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THE PUZZLE OF THE FIG
... ostiole. Eventually a female flies to a new, young, flowering caprifig of the spring crop (profichi crop) and enters through the ostiole. The female oviposits eggs in some of the pistils, one ... . San Pedro fig types have two crops of figs each year. The spring crop (breba crop) is parthenocarpic, but the second crop, like the Smyrna fig, requires caprification. Smyrna figs are considered to be ...
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FIG Fruit Facts
... crop independent like the common fig, its second crop dependent on pollination. Fruits: The common fig bears a first crop, called the breba crop, in the spring on last season's growth. The second crop is borne in the fall on the new growth and is known as the main crop. In cold climates the breba crop ...
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Fig Interest Group
... by amateurs although figs are still a moderately important crop in California and some Mediterranean countries--Algeria, Italy, Greece and ... do not need pollination to set a breba crop but do need it for the main crop (in some environments). Examples are King, Lampeira ... It ripens a large breba crop between late June and August. A San Pedro type, it sometimes sets main crop figs without pollination. ...
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Print Article
... Breba crop. The Main Crop grows on the growth put on the new growth, or the branches grown this year. Cold climate figs have their Breba crop destroyed by spring frosts, so they are relying on the new wood and a warm warm summer to produce a good late, or main crop ...
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California Backyard Orchard: Fig
... parthenocarpically and several varieties have two crops/year. The "breba" crop (first crop) matures in mid-summer in 100-120 days, and the second crop matures in late summer or fall. Figs require very ...
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