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Publication 360, Fruit Production Recommendations: Tender Fruit (Stone Fruit and Pears)

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 14 June 2006
Last Reviewed: 14 June 2006
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  1. Tender Fruit Nutrition
    • Manure for Orchards
    • pH Requirements
    • Leaf Analysis
    • Fertilizer for Tender Fruit
    • Micronutrients for Tender Fruit
  2. Notes on Stone Fruit Diseases
    • Brown rot control
    • Plum pox virus (Sharka) of stone fruits
  3. Notes on Insects and Mites
    • Aphids
    • Mites
    • Obliquebanded leafroller
    • Oriental fruit moth
    • Peachtree borers
    • Pear psylla
    • Plum curculio
    • Tarnished plant bug
  4. Apricot Calendar (PDF 78k)
  5. Notes on Apricot Diseases
    • Bacterial spot
    • Verticillium wilt
  6. Sour Cherry Calendar (PDF 65k)
  7. Notes on Sour Cherry Diseases
  8. Growth Regulators for Sour Cherries
    • Ethephon to promote fruit loosening of sour cherries
    • Cherry yellows virus and use of gibberellic acid
  9. Sweet Cherry Calendar (PDF 80k)
  10. Growth Regulators for Sweet Cherries
    • To delay ripening and improve fruit quality of sweet cherries
  11. Peach Calendar (PDF 73k)
  12. Guidelines for Protecting Young Non-Bearing Peach Plantings
  13. Notes on Peach Pests
    • Peach canker
    • Southwest injury and rodent control
  14. Thinning Peaches
  15. Pear Calendar (PDF 100k)
  16. Guidelines for Protecting Young Non-Bearing Pear Plantings
  17. Notes on Pear Diseases
    • Blue mould and grey mould
    • Fabraea leaf spot
    • Fire blight of pear
    • Pear scab
  18. Thinning Pears
  19. Plum Calendar (PDF 60k)
  20. Notes on Plums
    • Heat spot
  21. Thinning Plums

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