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Improving fruit quality in Concorde pear as influenced by boron and pollination

Author: Eugene A. Mielke

Published: 2003

Summary: Determine if color sorting and segregation at harvest can improve color appearance following storage. 2. Determine the role of pollination in fruit set and fruit quality of Concorde pears following harvest. 3. Determine if fall pre-harvest or spring full bloom applications of boron can correct the physiological problems affecting Concorde pears following storage.

Keywords:

  • Pear
  • Concord
  • Fruit quality
  • Boron
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