Publication 360, Fruit Production Recommendations: Apples

Excerpt from Publication 360, Fruit Production Recommendations, Order this publication

Chapter 7- Apples

1. Apple Nutrition
   • Manure for Orchards
   • pH Requirements
   • Leaf analysis
   • Fertilizer for apples
   • Micronutrients for apples
2. Apple Calendar
3. Guidelines for Protecting Non-Bearing Apple Plantings
   • Using Surround as a pest management tool
4. Notes on Apple Diseases and Insects
5. Thinning and Growth Regulators
   • Chemical thinning of apples
   • Fruit size distribution in the tree canopy
   • Chemicals Available for Thinning
   • Factors influencing response to thinning agents
   • Timing of application
   • Steps in thinning
   • Special conditions
   • Cultivar notes
   • Suggested rates for chemical thinning of apples
   • Key concepts and benefits of hand thinning
6. Growth Regulators
   • Promalin to improve fruit shape of delicious
   • Ethephon to promote fruit colouring
   • Chemical control of preharvest drop of apples
   • Prevention of heat stress and fruit sunburn on apple and pear trees
   • Vegetative growth control in apples

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Learn more

• Notes on Apple Diseases and Insects
• OMAFRA Apples index page
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• Pesticide Application and Safety
• Pesticide Companies and Agents
• Search the PMRA website
• Ontario Minor Use Program
• OMAFRA Publication 505: Ontario Weeds
• OMAFRA Publication 75: Guide To Weed Control: Tree Fruit

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