CerezasCerezas

Chile

Graham Moore

Early CherriesEarly Cherries

E l ?Early?

Protect your cherries withCoversCovers 

and turn them into ….. 

L ?Late?

20% heavier20% > Brix< 5% cracking

FilmsFilms% light transmission

% diffusion Film effect

LuminanceTHB

87% >90% Absorbs infra red light to reduce temperature. Also 85% thermicityAlso 85% thermicity

ADR 70% >90% Incorporates shade to lower temps and delay cropscrops

Glasshouses 65-85% Depends on pane size, complexity of structure

UVI Clear Poly 90-92% <25%

Film/Cover Average Temp (ºC) Average light integral (Mj.m-2.d-1)

Luminance THB 18 51 ºC 4 43Luminance THB 18.51 C 4.43

ADR 17.97 ºC 2.93

30% shade 18.78 ºC 3.05

Planting SystemsPlanting Systems

Trees @ 2m in the rowDensity 1,250 trees/ha

Author: Graham MoorePrepared for: INIA

8.0m

This side of tunnel can remain vented for most days unless earliness is required. Should be on lee‐ward side of prevailing wind

2.4m+ height

3.0m 2.5m 0.5m

4.5m

TO SCALE1cm = 1m

Simgle row system. 8.5m tunnels (Conventional or Greenhouse type). 

To think about....To think about....

• Thinking aheadThinking ahead

• When to invest?

• Tree management

• Pollination

• Phytophthora

Trees @ 1.25m in the rowDensity 2,353 trees/ha

Author: Graham MoorePrepared for: INIA

4.0m

2.4m 

1.88m0.375m

3 0m

height1.75m

3.0m

3.0m 1.0m

2.5m

3.0m2.5m

1.0m

Idea for single row system. Alternating 2 & 3 rows per tunnel.

TO SCALE1cm = 1m

g y g pAll 8m Greenhouse Series tunnels. Tractor access both sides of all trees. Objective: Optimum light, spray & picker access plus ability to root prune/mulch