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Effect of pruning severity and branch quality on fruit set and fruit dry weight of Packham's Triumph pears (Pyrus communis L)

Reynolds, L. P. Jacobs, G. Theron, K. I. (International Society for Horticultural Science -- ISHS, 2005-04)

The effect of dormant pruning and the quality of 2-year-old bearing units(BU) on fruit set and mean fruit dry weight of ‘Packham’s Triumph’ pears wasdetermined during the 2002/03 season. Fruit set on short BU (28 cm long) ...
The effect of scoring during flower induction or the initiation phase on return bloom in Pyrus communis L

Reynolds, L. P. Jacobs, G. Theron, K. I. (International Society for Horticultural Science -- ISHS, 2005-04)

The influence of scoring during the flower induction phase was investigated. Pear trees, Pyrus communis L. cv. Doyenne du Comice, Forelle and Rosemarie were used in the study, conducted in the Western Cape, South Africa. ...