Improving sweet cherry yield security and fruit quality
Author: Matthew Whiting, Dugald Close, Todd Einhorn
Published: 2011
Summary: The objectives of this project were: 1. Understand role of environment on fruit set and effective pollination period. 2. Identify the best time to thin. 3. Investigate potential post-bloom thinners. 4. Understand timing of mesocarp cell division & expansion cycles and their relative role in fruit quality. 5. Develop counter-seasonal collaboration with University of Tasmania and leverage WTFRC/OSCC funding via Horticulture Australia Limited.
