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Autor:
K. M. Warner, N. E. Looney
Publikováno v:
Acta Horticulturae. :101-107
Publikováno v:
Journal of Horticultural Science. 70:287-296
SummaryMature ‘Royal Gala’/MM.106, ‘Jonagold’/MM.106, and four year old ‘Braeburn’/M.793 apple trees were treated with 6-benzyladenine (6-BA) or carbaryl at rates and times after bloom intended to reduce fruit set at spur sites (an early
Publikováno v:
Journal of Horticultural Science. 67:841-847
Post-bloom gibberellin sprays increased fruit length:diameter (L/D) ratio and juice soluble solids but did not influence flesh firmness of ‘Golden Delicious’ apples grown in a maritime (Quebec) or desert (Okanagan Valley, B.C.) climate. Irrespect
Publikováno v:
Journal of Horticultural Science. 67:613-618
Mature ‘Golden Delicious’ apple trees in British Columbia (B.C.) and Quebec, Canada and Cox’s Orange Pippin apple in Canterbury, New Zealand were sprayed weekly for four weeks, commencing at petal fall, with formulations of GA4, GA4+7 mixture (
Publikováno v:
Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 61:751-755
Automated recording of Magness-Taylor fruit pressure tester values is accomplished by coupling the indicator slide to a linear displacement transducer and a microprocessor-controlled printer. After each pressure test, a transducer-induced voltage val
Autor:
N. E. Looney, J. M. Lee
Publikováno v:
Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 57:81-85
Apple (Malus sylvestris Mill.) seedlings arising from controlled crosses involving McIntosh Wijcik segregate reliably into normal and compact growth types. The compact or spur-type seedlings have shorter, thicker stems; shorter internodes; and a stro
Autor:
O. L. Lau, N. E. Looney
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 107:531-534
‘Golden Delicious’ apples (Malus domestiea Borkh.) were subjected to regular air storage, to conventional controlled-atmosphere (CA) storage (O2 reduced to 2.5% within 20–25 days of harvest by fruit respiration), or to several rapid CA procedur
Autor:
N. E. Looney, A. O. Olorunda
Publikováno v:
Annals of Applied Biology. 87:465-469
SUMMARY Freshly harvested but already cured Acorn squash (Cucurbita pepo cv. Acorn) were stored for 4 wk in storage environments of20, 15, 10, 5 and o oC, with or without 5 μl 1-1-1 ethylene. Ethylene had no significant effect on overall acceptabili
Autor:
P. B. Lombard, Nancy W. Callan, F. G. Dennis, N. E. Looney, G. C. Martin, A. R. Renquist, E. A. Mielke
Publikováno v:
HortScience. 23:813-817
Flowering, fruit set, fruit size, and bearing potential are the main components of tree fruit and nut yield. The contributions of the individual components to yield and their interrelationships must be clearly defined in research addressing tree frui
Autor:
D. F. Wood, N. E. Looney
Publikováno v:
Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 57:653-659
De Chaunac grapes were thinned to one- and two-flower clusters per fruitful shoot, cluster-pruned by removing part of the flower cluster of two clusters per shoot and/or sprayed with 50 ppm gibberellic acid (GA3) 10 days after bloom. A low to moderat