In this study, combined water harvesting techniques (mulching × micro-catchment) significantly improved soil water content, plant morphology (plant height and leaf number per tree) and physiology of pistachio trees. Soil water content from the 36 m2 micro-catchment was higher than 64 and 100...
Tree-crown size influences the quality of pistachio nuts since canopy volume affects the crop load, impacting the fruit set and ovary growth, leading to embryo development disorders, and leaving the nut empty [4]. Moreover, as in other crops, it is essential to estimate the canopy volume sin...
The Pistacia vera is a small tree which produces pistachio nuts. Global pistachio production has been on an upward trend for more than a decade, with 1.3 million tonnes of pistachios produced in 2021, according to the latest verified data [28]. The largest producers are Iran, the USA, Turke...
The pistachio tree (Pistacia vera L.), which originated in the Middle East, has been introduced to various countries that have warm climates that allow its growth, such as Australia, Spain, and the United States of America (California) [1]. The species has deep roots, which allow it to ...
Finally, the third zone of degradation started at approximately 310 °C, and it corresponds to the thermal decomposition of the rest of cellulose and lignin, which occurs from 400 °C. This stage is termed “passive pyrolysis” since the mass loss rate is lower compared with the previous ...
Figure 4 presents a ground-level photo showing the pistachio tree when the UAV images were taken. Regulatory pruning was carried out to manage vegetation growth while leaving the entire quantity of flower buds. In addition, the ground was kept free of any weeds that could affect image processing...
1.1. Characteristics and Compositions of Pistachio Nut and Skin Pistachio nut (Pistacia vera) is one of the world's most popular tree nuts, belonging to the Anacardiaceae family, which comprises about 70 genera and over 600 species. P. vera is considered the only species of the genus ...