Influence of blossom and fruit thinning on peach flower bud tolerance to an early spring freeze

• Published in: HortScience Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 146 - 148
• Main Authors: Byers, R.E, Marini, R.P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria, VA American Society for Horticultural Science 01.03.1994
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Biological and medical sciences; buds; cold tolerance; crop yield; flowers; fruit; fruit set; fruiting; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection; Prunus persica; shoot pruning; thinning; Weather damages; Weather damages. Fires; winter hardiness; Virginia; Plant production; Atmospheric condition; Flower; Fruit; Size; Rosaceae; Flower bud; Tolerance; Environmental factor; Early stage; Prunus persica; Dicotyledones; Spring(season); Angiospermae; Pruning; Spermatophyta; Yield; Fruit tree; Plant thinning; Bad weather effect; Freeze; Adaptation; Frost resistance

Peach trees [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch.] blossom-thinned by hand were overthinned due to poor fruit set of the remaining flowers; however, their yield was equivalent to trees hand-thinned 38 or 68 days after full bloom (AFB). Blossom-thinned trees had three times the number of flower buds per unit...