Questionnaire for Field Measurements Prunings
Field data (Each questionnaire refers to one crop species cultivated per field)
Municipality :
Zadar

Latitude :
44.14700

Longitude :
15.26100


Field Size (ha)
455

Crop Species
olives
vineyards
apples
pears

peaches
apricot
nectarine
plum

cherries
oranges
tangerines
lemons

grapefruit
hazelnuts
chestnuts
almonds

Age of crop
7

Density of crop (trees/ha)
280

Width between cultivated rows (m)
6.5

Distance between trees (m)
5.5


Crop form

Crop forms for fruit trees

Natural

Vase

Bush/Globe (very small trees)

Spindle/Pyramid


Palm/Fan

Epsylon transversal



Crop Yield



Irrigation
rain fed
partial irrigation
fully irrigated
Pruning Operations Performed (prior to measurement)


Pruning Method
Only manually
Mechanised pre-pruning + manual
Fully mechanised

Pruning OperationsSpecify the pruning operations that are carried out. Check as many as apply.

Manually
shears

Assisted
shears

Chainsaw/
armchainsaw


pre-pruner:hedge trimmer

pre-pruner:discs

pre-pruning topping

Frequency of pruning
annual
biannual
biennial
Once per years

Pruning Measurement
Date of Measurement (DD/MM/YY)
2009
Ammount of prunings obtained (t/ha)Specify the tonnes per hectare of prunings collected from the crop
1.63
Losses of prunings that
weren't harvested (t/ha)
Moisture content (%)Specify the moisture content (%) of the biomass collected if available
45

References-External links:Provide references on which the information is based on or highlight any comments

N. Bilandzija , N. Voca, T. Kricka, A. Matin and V. Jurisic,Energy potential of fruit tree pruned biomass in Croatia,Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 2012 10(2), 292-298 Data obtained from EuroPruning Biomass Ratios Database, through the Task 3.1 and Deliverable D3.1 Mapping and analysis of the pruning biomass potential in Europe.

 

This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 691748