Peach and apple thinning by shading and photosynthetic inhibition

SummaryShading cv Biscoe peach scaffold limbs 30–40, 35–45 and 40–50 days after full bloom (AFB) caused greater fruit abscission than shading from 15–25, 20–30, 25–35 or 50–60 days AFB. Terbacil, applied to peach limbs at 400 ppm thinned fruit at a similar timing as shading (35 and 40 days AFB). Who... View More