Retractable Netting and Evaporative Cooling for Sunburn Control and Increasing Red Color for ‘Honeycrisp’ Apple

Protective netting and evaporative cooling are commonly used for sunburn protection in apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) orchards in semiarid environments such as central Washington state. Sunburn is caused by a combination of solar radiation and heat, which can cause significant economic losses. Altho...

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Main Authors: Noah Willsea, Victor Blanco, Orlando Howe, Thiago Campbell, Erica Casagrande Biasuz, Lee Kalcsits
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) 2023-10-01
Series:HortScience
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Online Access:https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/58/11/article-p1341.xml