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Chemical Control of Vegetative Growth and Flowering of Non-bearing ‘Delicious’ Apple Trees1

Year: 1976

Type: article

Abstract: A combination of succinic acid-2,2-dimethylhydrazide (daminozide), (2-chloroethyl)-phosphonic acid (ethephon) and straight chain fatty alcohols (Off-Shoot-T85) or methyl esters of straight chain fatty acids (Off-Shoot-0) applied 30 days after bloom to nonbearing ‘Topred Delicious’ apple trees ( Malus domestica Borkh.) induced spur development on current season growth, increased the number of flower buds per tree, and suppressed terminal growth, one-year-old shoot diameter, and trunk diameter. The combination of daminozide and ethephon did not induce spurs to develop on current season growth; however, slightly enlarged buds on one-year-old growth flowered the spring following treatment.

Source: HortScience

DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.11.5.506

Authors: R. E. Byers, J. A. Barden

Institution: Virginia Tech

Language: English

Topic: Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,000