the effects of trunk scoring and pruning methods on fruit quality of ...
the effects of trunk scoring and pruning methods on fruit quality of ...
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The <str<strong>on</strong>g>effects</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>trunk</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>scoring</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>pruning</str<strong>on</strong>g>……In ‘Elstar’, yield was generally higher with <str<strong>on</strong>g>trunk</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>scoring</str<strong>on</strong>g>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> generallylower with branch breaking (Tab. 1). Nei<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r method influenced size or colour(Tab. 3, 5).T a b l e 2 . Yield <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> ‘J<strong>on</strong>agold’, depending <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>trunk</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>scoring</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> breaking <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>branchesTreatmentYield [kg tree -1 ]2001 2002 2003 2004Total yield2001-2004M.26C<strong>on</strong>trol 2.7 a* 29.6 b 6.1 a 24,3 c 62.7 aTrunk <str<strong>on</strong>g>scoring</str<strong>on</strong>g> 9.0 ab 27.8 ab 11.2 abcd 23.9 bc 71.9 abTrunk <str<strong>on</strong>g>scoring</str<strong>on</strong>g> +branch breaking7.0 ab 2 6.8 ab 18.3 cd 19.1 bc 71.2 abBranch breaking 5.5 ab 31.0 b 16.9 bcd 21.5 bc 74.9 bM.9C<strong>on</strong>trol 7.6 ab 28.3 ab 10.9 abc 18.7 bc 65.5 abTrunk <str<strong>on</strong>g>scoring</str<strong>on</strong>g> 4.8 ab 25.9 ab 10.0 ab 17.7 abc 58.4 aTrunk <str<strong>on</strong>g>scoring</str<strong>on</strong>g> +branch breaking4.9 ab 25.9 ab 18.9 d 15.4 ab 65.1 abBranch breaking 10.9 b 20.9 a 17.6 bcd 9.8 a 59.2 a*For explanati<strong>on</strong>, see Table 1T a b l e 3 . Percentage <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> apple in different size classes <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> ‘Elstar’ in (mean 2001-2004)Treatment% <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> apple with diameter [cm]> 7.5 7.5 -6.5 6.5-5.5