Irrigation and Crop Load Management Lessen Rain-Induced Cherry Cracking [PDF]
Plants, 2022 The combined effects of deficit irrigation and crop load level on sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) physiological and agronomic response were evaluated during the 2019 season in a commercial orchard located in southeastern Spain.
Victor Blanco +3 more
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Branch Numbers and Crop Load Combination Effects on Production and Fruit Quality of Flat Peach Cultivars (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) Trained as Catalonian Vase [PDF]
Plants, 2022 Thinning and pruning are expensive cultural practices in peach cultivation, but essential to obtain adequate production. This study evaluated the effects of combining two pruning (four and six scaffold branches) and three thinning (low, medium, and high ...
Luca Mazzoni +6 more
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Crop Load Influences Growth and Hormone Changes in the Roots of “Red Fuji” Apple [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 Crop load has a substantial impact on growth of the aerial and belowground parts of apple trees. Here, we examined the effects of different crop loads on growth and hormone levels in apple roots.
Bowen Liang +6 more
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Influence of crop load on yield and grape quality of cv. `Chardonnay`
Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2004 In the research we tried to define proper crop load for cv. `Chardonnay` (Vitis vinifera L. cv. `Chardonnay`) trained on the 1.7 m high cordon trellis in the Vipava Valley. The experiment was designed as a block trial.
Franc ČUŠ
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New Tools for Mechanical Thinning of Apricot Fruitlets
Agriculture, 2021 In this study, the thinner machine with yellow rod equipment was tested in relation to tree branch length and orientation in April 2019, in a narrow-canopied apricot orchard of Emilia Romagna Region, Italy. The trees were mechanically thinned with manual
Alberto Assirelli +3 more
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Horticulturae, 2022 Apples have become a major source of income for smallholder farmers in Bohai Bay. However, the annual productivity of apples in the area is relatively low and the interannual yield gap varies drastically.
Zhiping Duan +6 more
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Leaf Photosynthesis and Carbon Metabolism Adapt to Crop Load in ‘Gala’ Apple Trees
Horticulturae, 2021 It is widely accepted that a tight coordination between carbon (C) utilization in the sink and C assimilation and metabolism in the source exists in higher plants.
Xiaohua Yang +2 more
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Apple and Pear Model for Optimal Production and Fruit Grade in a Changing Environment
Horticulturae, 2022 Apple and pear crops are very important to the rural economy of Portugal. Despite significant improvements in productivity and quality, due to the introduction of new management techniques, model-based decision support may further increase the revenue of
Miguel L. Sousa +6 more
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Fruitlet Thinning Improves Juice Quality in Seven High-tannin Cider Cultivars
HortScience, 2023 Over 3 years (2016–18), tree productivity, biennial bearing, return bloom, and fruit quality were evaluated for seven high-tannin cider apple (Malus ×domestica Borkh.) cultivars. Five treatments were evaluated on each of the seven cultivars: hand-thinned
David L. Zakalik +2 more
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Flowering in ‘Honeycrisp’ Apple Shows That Spurs Are Semiautonomous Organs
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 2023 Irregular flowering and biennial bearing are challenging in many apple (Malus ×domestica) cultivars such as Honeycrisp. Apple flowering is influenced by many factors including crop load, fruit weight, seed number, and bourse shoot length.
Mokhles A. Elsysy, Peter M. Hirst
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