Thinning Granny Smith apples chemically

Yeager, J; Grant, J; Micke, W; Norton, M

Thinning Granny Smith apples chemically

Authors

James T. Yeager
Joseph A. Grant
Warren C. Micke
Maxwell V. Norton

Authors Affiliations

Joseph A. Grant is Cooperative Extension Farm Advisors in San Joaquin; Warren C. Mickeand James T. Yeager are Extension Pomologist and Staff Research Associate with the Department of Pomology, University of California, Davis; Maxwell V. Norton is Cooperative Extension Farm Advisors in Merced counties.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 45(1):30-32. DOI:10.3733/ca.v045n01p30. January 1991.

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Abstract

Chemically thinning Granny Smith apples improved fruit size and, perhaps more importantly, increased return bloom the following year. While carbaryl did the best job of chemical thinning, two other registered materials were also effective.

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