The trend of cut flower industry is gradually shifting from conventional cultivation to extended
cropping seasons and off-season production. Alteration of flower time is highly desirable in …

The main characteristics of Narrow Orchard Systems (NOS) are (i) narrow canopies, with (ii)
multiple closely-spaced upright leaders and (iii) narrow inter-rows, regardless of tree …

Due to its antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, sulfur dioxide (SO2) is widely used in
foods and beverages to prevent the growth of microorganisms and to preserve the color and …

Pruning has been practiced for ages in controlling tree size because it has much less
stimulating effect on shoot re-growth. The pruning is done to restrict excessive vegetative …

Orchard-side optimization of fruit quality is experiencing renewed research focus in the fresh
fruit industry as new technologies and quality metrics have emerged to enhance consumer …

Com o presente trabalho objetivou-se avaliar as características produtivas de diferentes
genótipos de pessegueiro (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch.), submetidos a podas em épocas …

Winter and summer pruning are widely applied processes in all fruit trees, including in
peach orchard management. This study was conducted to determine the effects of summer …

Mature “Earlyred” and Glohaven” peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] trees on peach
seedling rootstocks were dormant and summer pruned (June, July, August and September) …

This experiment was conducted in Cacak region (Western Serbia) in 2008-2010 to
determine the effects of Myrobalan rootstock (Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.) and Blackthorn …

The experiment was established at private apricot orchard near Cacak (Western Serbia)
during 2010 and 2011. In the present study we wanted to determine the physicochemical …