Nectarine

Peaches are one of the types of fruits that can adapt to different climatic conditions. It is cultivated between 24-25 degrees of latitude south and north of the equator. Dec. In our country, it is grown in the warm climate Mediterranean and Aegean Region, the temperate Marmara Region and the Eastern Anatolia Region with a cold climate. Low winter temperatures, winter cooling needs of the variety, spring frosts and low summer temperatures are gaining importance in peach cultivation. Eyes and shoots freeze in places where the winter temperature drops to -18 oC -20 OC. Trees freeze when the temperature drops to –250C. The winter Decolonization requirements of the varieties range from 250 hours to 1250 hours. When the varieties cannot complete the winter cooling requirement, the flower buds shrug off, flowering in spring is delayed and becomes irregular. Peaches are one of the types of fruits that bloom early. They are very damaged by late spring frosts that occur after the flowers open. In regions where the summer temperature is low, the ripening of fruits is delayed and the fruit quality decreases.