INFLUENCE OF PARTIAL SPUR LEAVES REMOVAL ON FRUITLET SHEDDING, FRUIT QUALITY AND SHOOT GROWTH IN APPLE TREES AS A BASIS FOR MECHANICAL THINNING
Knowledge of the physiology of natural fruitlet shedding is especially important to insure thinning efficiency in apple production. The effect of partial spur leaf removal on shedding, as well as on fruit quality and bourse shoot growth, was investigated. Removing spur leaves increased shedding, wh...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Life Sciences in Lublin - Publishing House
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Acta Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus |
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| Online Access: | https://czasopisma.up.lublin.pl/index.php/asphc/article/view/1393 |