Improving fruit set, production efficiency, and profitability of pears
Author: Todd Einhorn
Published: 2015
Summary: This projects objectives were: 1) Develop ReTain, NAA and Ethephon protocols for increasing return bloom and fruit set in pear. Determine the effects of each of these on flowering, fruit set, and yield. 2) Complete a 3-year evaluation of root pruning in a high-density 'd'Anjou' planting. Characterize the effects of root pruning and potassium fertilizer on production and growth. 3) Evaluate the efficacy of metamitron as a thinner for 'Bartlett' pear.
