Peach orchards are usually hand-thinned at around 40–60 days after bloom, but this practice is labor-intensive and costly. Ethylene plays a key role in peach fruitlet abscission foliar applications of ethephon have been reported to be effective some cultivars induce fruit abscission. However, results inconsistent there no experiences about its application flat peaches and/or inducing flowers Et...

the objective of the present field experiment was to examine how plant density and enhanced source, i.e. thinning treatments, may affect grain yield and its components for a non-prolific maize hybrid, sc704. the environment of the hybrid maize crop was changed at intervals over its life cycle by removing every other plant in rows equispaced at 75 cm apart with a population of 13.34 plants m...

This study aimed to identify the efficiency of mechanical flower thinning (MFT) and its influence on apple fruit quality. In first experiment, ‘Arisoo’ flowers were subjected MFT with one hundred sixty-two (half) three twenty-four (full) strings at same rotor (300 rpm) tractor (6 km/h) speeds. Hand was performed as a control. The number removed in each terminal lateral cluster slightly higher f...

An overview of the conceptual and methodological changes in citrus developmental research during the past half century is provided. Beginning with the hormonal era, the extensive use of plant growth regulators (PGRs) is described and the presumed role of gibberellins in various stages of the reproductive processes is emphasized. Introduction of the sourcesink concept opened the way for alternat...

Most apple cultivars produce too many flowers to enable consistent yields of high-quality fruit, thus, crop load management (thinning) is an integral part orchard in modern cultivation. Crop managed by thinning excess and/or fruit from a tree, however ideal targets vary between cultivars. In this two-year study, the effect methods at different levels on quality and production, post-harvest stor...