The present work was conducted in 1999, at the Estação Experimental Agronômica of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, located in the county of Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, latitude 30º05'52"S, longitude 51º39'08" W and altitude at 46 meters. Were tested the effects of the Hydrogen Cyanamide (H.C.) and Mineral Oil (M.O.) in mixture, Mineral Oil (M.O.) and Thidiazuron (TDZ) with Mineral Oil (M.O.), on bud break, yield and anticipation of the crop. Trees were spayde at bud stage A. The following treatments were tested: H.C. 0,5%, 1,0% and 1,5% + M.O. 1,0%, M.O. 1,0% and 2,0%, TDZ 200 and 400 ppm + M.O. 2,0% and control (without any spray). The treatments did not result in anticipation of the bud burst. The treatment H.C. 1,5% and M.O. 1,0% provided enough yield to make possible the cultivation of "Chiripá" in mild winters conditions, but there was not significant difference in fruit weight. TDZ, at the tested concentrations, was not efficient to break the dormancy of this cultivar. No effect or crop anticipation was observed.
Prunus persica; peach; dormancy breaking
