Year: 1988
Type: article
Abstract: Trees of an early-ripening peach cultivar, De Wet, were given a dormancy-breaking spray of hydrogen cyanamide and later girdled, in an attempt to improve fruit size and earliness. Girdling promoted a significant increase in fruit size, total soluble solids (TSS) and number of fruit with split pips but had no significant effect on fruit firmness. Cyanamide significantly affected TSS only. Together these two treatments significantly increased fruit size, TSS and number of fruit with split pips.
Authors: M. North, J. D. Stadler, Hannelie de Villiers
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1996222842