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PostPosted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:22 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
Very interesting technique, however according to this Wikipedia article, so unsuccessful that it spawned a liberal political magazine by the name "Magyar Narancs" (Hungarian Oranges) to refer to the generally goofiness of the Hungarian communist system of that era.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magyar_Narancs
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:41 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
Very cool information. Thanks Mike.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:32 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
Interesting article. Cant't say much for the construction material the communist government used. - Millet (406-)
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:38 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
Millet wrote:
Interesting article. Cant't say much for the construction material the communist government used. - Millet (406-)
Only the finest!! Wink
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:23 am Post subject: Reply with quote
I have the book which is mentioning about trench culture at Keszthely but I was too lazy to sit down and translate, till now. Embarassed
The book describe the biology of citrus, the average temperature requirements for growing citrus from flowering till fruit ripening, soil, etc. There are also few data's about hardiness.
The majority of citrus trees were grow from seed until 1951-52 when arrived from Georgia country few thousand of grafted citrus plants like: C. Unshiu, 'New Georgian' Lemon, 'Georgian' Orange, Meyer Lemon and Lemon 'Keszthely' - I believe this one is from seed.
Two rootstock's are mentioned in the book: PT and Bigaradier.
In 1953 Keszthely, the average of temperature to meet the growing requirement of citrus was 199 days and the total temperature received by plants was 3495C degrees. This calorimetry was enough for Satumas fruits to ripen till end of November but not for lemons and orange.
There was done an experiment from 1953 when those tranches were covered with glass from 15th of September until 30th of April and with this method they can increase the growing season to 278 days and the total temperature received by plants to 4.755C. This was enough for lemons and satsumas fruits to ripen in the same year but instead for oranges it wasn't because the intensity of sun is not enough during spring and autumn. Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:30 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
That really worked.
I was there and ate some fruits even.
The fruits very tasty , just very small, at all the lemons ...
With a little of heating this tech would even work perfectly at any place ...
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 10:06 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
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I was there and ate some fruits even.
When were you there?