Increasing singles in apples bears fruit

摘要

Achieving good yields whilst increasing the overall premium size grading for apples cost-effectively, must surely be important objectives for most commercial growers. One way to achieve these objectives and get the best returns is to thin the crop atflowering, so that as many single fruits as possible are produced.Hutchinsons Horticultural Technical Manager, Dr. Jonathan Blackman, explains that growers have the option to achieve this through hand-thinning, although this has become very expensive. Growers want to reduce this expense or avoid it altogether, he says.