Stone Fruit: Fertility Management - Implications If Done Incorrectly

摘要

THE implications of improper fertility management are many. Supplemental fertilization is expensive. If nutrients are supplied in excess, luxuriant vegetative growth may result causing internal canopy shading, thereby reducing fruit quality this yearand reducing flower bud production for next year's crop. Too many leaves and too dense a canopy causes restriction of air movement and limits sunlight penetration that is necessary for drying plant surfaces.