Blossom thinning and managing bitter pit, storage life and fruit quality in organically grown apples

Blossom thinning and application of calcium influence storage life and apple fruit quality. Spray application of lime sulphur (4-5%) with olive oil (3%) and 0.05% synertrol oil as a surfactant at 75% bloom was most effective in reducing crop load with minimum leaf scorching and improved fruit qualit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alrashedi, Mubarak Mohammed
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1097