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As was previously noted, ReTain[TM]was applied uniformly over the entire block on 16 August.
This coincided roughly with 4.5 weeks prior to anticipated harvest.
Treatments were harvested on 7 October. Each treatment limb was harvested, counted and
weighed. Each treatment was then placed in conventional cold storage (33ºF, 95% RH) until grade
evaluations could be conducted on 24 October. Data points collected at harvest and packout included:
count and weight of fruit at harvest, packout of fruit at harvest between grades 2.75", 3.00", 3.25"
and 3.5", as well as a stem-end crack rating, L/D ratios and yield efficiency.
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Abbott Laboratories 1994, Accel Technical Report.
Abbott Laboratories, Dr. Greg Clark, Personal Communication
Compton, J.M., Cowgill Jr., W.P., Tietjen, W.H. 1998. Effect of Size Influencing
Compounds on 'Empire' Apple. Proceedings: 74thCumberland-Shenandoah Fruit
Workers Conference.
Schwallier, Philip. 1996 Apple Thinning Guide. Great Lakes Publishing Company.
13 pages
Unrath, C.R., et al. A Tree Row Volume Model for Determining Proper Spray Rates in
Apple Orchards. North Carolina State University Agricultural Research and Extension
Service. Publication No. 001, 7 pages
1999 North Jersey Tree Fruit Annual Report38
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