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CHEMICAL THINNING OF 'CONFERENCE' PEARS [PDF]
Acta Horticulturae, 2010 The increasing difference in the market value of small and larger sized ‘Conference’ pears (>65 mm) and the high labour costs for hand thinning, makes it interesting for growers to find a cheaper and reliable method for thinning pear trees. In 2007, 2008 and 2009 trials were carried out to test the thinning efficacy of several chemicals.
Maas, F.M. +2 more
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Thinning Granny Smith apples chemically [PDF]
California Agriculture, 1991 Chemically thinning Granny Smith apples improved fruit size and, perhaps more importantly, increased return bloom the following year. While carbaryl did the best job of chemical thinning, two other registered materials were also ...
Warren Micke +3 more
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Influence of Mechanical Flower Thinning on Fruit Set and Quality of ‘Arisoo’ and ‘Fuji’ Apples
International Journal of Plant Biology, 2023 This study aimed to identify the efficiency of mechanical flower thinning (MFT) and its influence on apple fruit quality. In the first experiment, ‘Arisoo’ apple flowers were subjected to MFT with one hundred sixty-two (half) and three hundred twenty ...
Nay Myo Win +7 more
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Managing Crop Load in European Pear (Pyrus communis L.)—A Review
Agriculture, 2021 Reducing levels of fruit set is often desirable in many European pear (Pyrus communis L.) cultivars. With a negative linear relationship between crop load and fruit size, crop load management early in the season minimises wastage of tree carbohydrate ...
Sally A. Bound
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Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2021 The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of chemical thinning with metamitron on fruit of the Maciel and Sensação peach (Prunus persica) tree cultivars, as well as to identify its relation to the carbohydrate content in their branches.
Caroline Farias Barreto +6 more
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Plants, 2023 It is crucial to evaluate the effects of thinning on litterfall production, soil chemical properties, and fine root dynamics when implementing thinning as a silvilcultural technique to enhance tree growth and timber yield in Pinus koraiensis plantations.
Si Ho Han +7 more
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Chemical thinning increasing larger fruits and profit in red guava orchards
Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2021 The guava is a fruit of strong economic and social relevance, regionally projected and greatly important in some regions of Brazil. The chemical thinning has been adopted in some fruit trees to obtain greater caliber of fruits and better prices. However,
Marcelo Souza Silva +5 more
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Crop Load Management in Nashi Pear—A Review
Horticulturae, 2022 Most nashi cultivars require heavy thinning, and this has traditionally been performed by the time and labour-intensive practice of hand thinning. Crop load management is a key cost driver for nashi production, but there are limited cost-effective ...
Sally A. Bound
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Agricultural Science, 2021 The study subject of the experience was Pink Lady apple variety, grafted on M26. The trees were trained as slender spindle system. The distance of plantation was 4.0x1.5 m.
Sergiu PANUŢA +3 more
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Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2001 O "russeting" da maçã caracteriza-se por uma camada de cortiça formada entre as células da epiderme e que dá um aspecto de rugosidade à superfície do fruto, depreciando-o para a comercialização.
ANÍSIO PEDRO CAMILO, FREDERICO DENARDI
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