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castratura (apical bud removal)

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A Venetian Lagoon artichoke cultivation technique in which the top flower bud (castraura) is picked early after budding, encouraging the growth of other buds left on the plant.

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Carciofo Violetto di Sant'Erasmo is processed by castratura (apical bud removal)contextual

Scope: The cultivation practice described on the Slow Food Presidio introductory page.

Note: The practice of picking the apical bud to encourage growth of the other buds (18–20 per plant per season). This is a description in the Presidio introduction, not an academic yield study.

The source calls the practice castratura and says harvest begins in late April: "il primo piccolo germoglio apicale di carciofo, tenerissimo, che viene tagliato per permettere la crescita più rigogliosa degli altri germogli" (verbatim: the first small tender apical bud on each plant is cut to encourage the other buds to grow more vigorously).
Limitations: The number of buds per plant (18–20) is a general statement in the article, not a measurement from a yield study.
Source: Carciofo Violetto di Sant'Erasmo (Presidio Slow Food) · full text checked
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claim: clm-w25-santerasmo-castraura-process / type: processing / updated: 2026-09-01

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