Yield gain by delayed harvest: Continuing fruit growth of Yellow Newtown apples increased yield in tonnage and quality when harvested in late October

Brown, D; Koch, E

Yield gain by delayed harvest: Continuing fruit growth of Yellow Newtown apples increased yield in tonnage and quality when harvested in late October

Authors

Dillon S. Brown
Edward C. Koch

Authors Affiliations

Dillon S. Brown is Associate Professor of Pomology, University of California, Davis; Edward C. Koch is Farm Advisor, Santa Cruz County, University of California.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 11(9):6-16. DOI:10.3733/ca.v011n09p6. September 1957.

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Abstract

Top quality Yellow Newtown apples can not be expected in the Watsonville district until late October but harvest usually begins about the third week of September.

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