ARARAT VALLEY APRICOTS: TOO EARLY TO PREDICT TEMPERATURE DROP EFFECT
Grisha Balasanyan

13:24, March 27, 2013

On the night of March 24, temperatures in the Ararat Valley dropped
by three degree in some areas and experts are now wondering how this
will affect blossoming apricot trees.

Deputy Agriculture Minister Garnik Petrosyan told Hetq that on the very
day when the temperature dropped he was out in the field informing
farmers how they could protect their fruit trees. The official had
set up advisory meetings with regional officials on the matter.

“Naturally, as frequently happens, not everyone paid followed our
advice. But some did and used smoke heaters to protect the crop,”
Petrosyan said.

The official said it was too early to predict what effect the
temperature drop would have on this year’s apricot crop.

Petrosyan said we would have to wait some twenty days until the
blossoming ends and the fruit starts growing.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress