تلخیص
Fig tree (Ficus carica L.) is well adapted to the conditions of Tunisia. Many cultivars are of Smyrna type and caprification is
a common practice in all regions. However, this technique remains not well controlled. The present study was carried out to
better understand caprification efficiency in cultivars ‘Zidi’, ‘Bidhi’ and ‘Bither Abiadh’. Many parameters were studied as
fruit retention, yield, fruit size and quality and shoot growth. In ‘Zidi’ two fruiting waves were identified and caprification at
two dates scheduled on 10-14 days could be sufficient to have a satisfactory yield and fruit quality (60 g per fruit, 19°Brix)
without negative effect on shoot elongation. For the other cultivars, the effect of caprification was noted especially on the
fruit retention (70% and 65%, respectively, for ‘Bidhi’ and ‘Bither Abiadh’) and the average fruit weight (50 g for ‘Bither
Abiadh’ and 52 g for ‘Bidhi’).