In areas where spring frosts cause death or pistachio shell damage in most years
The product is fruit trees, gardeners in various ways to reduce the effect
Cold or prevent damage. This is especially the case in
Areas of cultivation of early flowering fruit trees such as almonds and apricots are of particular importance
Enjoys. So that in most years, millions of tomans of damage to gardeners
These areas are entered. It is so important that the occurrence or non-occurrence
Cold affects the international prices of such products, especially almonds and apricots
In 1997, 50% of the pistachio crop was destroyed by cold.
Also in 2004, an average of 30% of pistachio production in the province
Kerman and some pistachio-growing areas were destroyed.
Although pistachios are not as early as almonds and apricots, but the cold and changes
The atmosphere created in the last few years has shown that pistachio is also one of the products
It is sensitive to spring cold and has a high probability of frost in the next few years
Climate change will not be unexpected. Therefore, considering the importance of pistachio product
In the country in terms of economy and currency, the need to apply methods to prevent
It is necessary from the spring cold. Generally in different parts of the world of this method
To prevent frostbite, they use:
1- Using fog generating machines
2- Using a special well system
3- Using smoke by turning on the tires
4- Sprinkler irrigation and creating ice cover on the canopy of trees
5- Moving cold and compressed air on the lower level of the garden with warmer air on the upper levels
Garden using powerful fans or flying helicopters on the garden surface.