Hungary: Despite the drought, this year's plum crop is good

Based on their report, part of this year's harvest was smaller and its content was weaker than desired due to the lack of water, which may also affect next year's prospects. Drought hinders the development of flower buds, so repeated yield reductions cannot be ruled out. They added that weather extremes increase the importance of fruit growing research and irrigation. Growing plums is not always easy, because in difficult conditions you need to know how much water and what nutrients can be used to help their development - Agro Napló learned from the announcement. After apples and cherries, plums are the third largest fruit to be picked in Hungary, where 25 of the approximately 3,000 varieties can be found. It grows on almost 7,000 hectares, predominantly in ...