Facility for Cultivating Zaozhong Ⅵ Loquat

This study was designed to use bamboo shed in an attempt to promote the fruit-bearing of Zaozhong Ⅵ loguat.Environmental conditions relating to loquat fruiting was investigated for the purpose of optimizing the cultivation.A random block design was applied to generate needed data.The result showed that the fruits could be harvested 17.74 days ahead of schedule with implementation of the optimized conditions in the shed.Particularly when the outside temperature was high, the more beneficial for the fruit-bearing.The plant growth curves under the experimental, as well as control conditions followed a Logistic (S) equation.The experimental growth curve yielded an accumulated temperature of 1 419.205 3℃, while the control, 1 021.887 8℃.The longitudinal and latitudinal diameters of the fruit crossed at a rate of approximately 50%.The rate of diseased fruits for the experimental group was 27.33%, while the control group, 19.33%.On the fruit weight, the experimental fruits tended to be 4.2 g per fruit lighter than the control.The soluble solid content of the treatment fruits was 22.2% higher, but the edible portion, 2.74% lower, than those of the control.