Fruit production in Chile: bright past, uncertain future

In 2007 (the last agricultural census), Chile had 308, 445 ha of fruit orchards: an increase of almost 32% from the previous census (1997). The most important species were table grapes (20%), avocados (13%) and apples (12%). Some 22% of the fruit crops growing area corresponded to juvenile orchards;...

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Main Authors: Jorge B. Retamales, Juan Carlos Sepúlveda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Fruticultura 2011-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-29452011000500020&lng=en&tlng=en