Optimizing Fruit-Thinning Strategies in Peach (<em>Prunus persica</em>) Production

Fruit size is a highly valued commercial trait in peach. Competition among fruit and among other sinks on a tree reduces potential growth rate of the fruit. Hence, crop-load management strategies such as thinning (removal of flowers or fruit) are often practiced by growers to optimize fruit size. Th...

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Published in:	Horticulturae
Main Authors:	Mary Sutton, John Doyle, Dario Chavez, Anish Malladi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Subjects:	bloom-thinning crop-load management fruit growth and development fruit number fruit size
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/6/3/41