Apricot plantation
Experimental hybrid plantation, not grafted for selection; blue plastic devices protect plants against rabbits.
Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence, Drôme, France, late March.
"The apricot is a difficult crop: it reacts badly to changes in soil and climate. We are therefore obliged to find varieties that are suited to different regions."
Guy Clauzel, assistant engineer at Experimental Unit Gotheron INRA, Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence, Drôme, France
in " Planting patterns ", p. 139