THE AVAILABILITY OF RADIANT ENERGY IN MECHANICALLY PRUNED PEAR TREES

Continuous mechanical hedging may lead to a marked decrease of spur and fruit formation in apple trees when the radiant energy in the canopy decreases to less than 30% of its exterior level /3/. Since no information is yet available on the relationship of radiant energy, tree arrangement and pruning method in pears, the present investigation attempts to address this subject.

Symposium on Production and Preservation of Pears

E. BALDINI, F. ROSSI, R. BARALDI, B. MARANGONI

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1984.161.16