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Agronomy, 2022 Most apple cultivars produce too many flowers to enable consistent yields of high-quality fruit, thus, crop load management (thinning) is an integral part of orchard management in modern apple cultivation.
Ramandeep Singh Sidhu +2 more
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Agriculture, 2019 Fruit size declines in strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) as the season progresses in many subtropical areas, possibly due to inadequate leaf area, over-cropping, or high temperatures.
Christopher M. Menzel
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Improving 'Piyarom' date palm fruit quality with fruit thinning and bunch covering treatments
Advances in Horticultural Science, 2021 ‘Piyarom’ dates are one of the most important commercial date cultivars grown in Iran but fruit quality and postharvest losses can be a problem. Thinning and the use of bunch covers were examined to improve the date fruit quality.
Babak Madani +2 more
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Effects of fruit thinning on the on-and off-season production of guava
Fundamental and Applied Agriculture, 2019 The study was conducted during the period from July 2017 to October 2018 at the Germplasm Centre of the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU-GPC), Mymensingh to find out the effects of fruit thinning on the on-and off-season production of guava.
Md. Al Ekram +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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Effects of Fruit Thinning and Percentage of Retained- Fruitlets on Fruit Quantity and Quality of Siam Mandarin Cultivar at Kintamani, Bali, Indonesia [PDF]
, 2018 Fruit thinning in Siam mandarin (Citrus nobilis var microcarpa L.) has been applied in order to improve quality of the fruit involving bigger or higher fruit weght, the sweet of the fruit hence higher market price.
A, S. I. (Santirupini) +2 more
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Mechanical flower thinning in peach trees [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de FruticulturaIn cultivation of peaches, thinning is conventionally performed on fruits by hand, and needs to be done in a short time and with specialized labor, which increases the operational costs of this practice.
Caroline Farias Barreto +5 more
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Comparison among chemical thinners applied to ‘Maciel’ and ‘Sensação’ peach trees
Bioscience Journal, 2020 Peach tree thinning, which aims at reducing plant load so as to ensure productivity and fruit quality, has been manually carried out within a short period of time in the stage of fruit development.
Roseli de Mello Farias +5 more
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Application time of chemical thinning with metamitron in ‘Sensação’ peach trees
Revista Ceres, 2020 Thinning is a cultural practice that leads to balance between fruit yield and quality. It is carried out in a short period of time and requires qualified workforce, whose shortage ends up increasing costs.
Roseli de Mello Farias +4 more
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Technologies and Equipment of Mechanized Blossom Thinning in Orchards: A Review
Agronomy, 2023 Orchard thinning can avoid biennial bearing and improve fruit quality, which is a necessary agronomic section in orchard management. The existing methods of artificial fruit thinning and chemical spraying are no longer suitable for the development of ...
Xiaohui Lei +8 more
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