Evolutions of the pear training model in South Africa

dc.contributor.author	Strydom, Daan K.
dc.contributor.author	Cook, Nigel C.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-10T12:22:18Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-10T12:22:18Z
dc.date.issued	2005-04
dc.description	The original publication is available at http://www.actahort.org/books/671/671_2.htm	en_ZA
dc.description.abstract	The history of pear pruning and training under the hot and dry conditions in South Africa is discussed. Due to the poor soils and the need for irrigation the move towards high-density plantings occurred with the continued use of the vigorous BP rootstocks. Planting densities have stabilized at ca. 4 x 1.5m (1667 trees/ha). Vigor in these plantings is managed through girdling and the manipulation of branching on young trees. These developments and technologies are discussed.	en_ZA
dc.format.extent	4 p.
dc.identifier.citation	Strydom, D.K. and Cook, N.C. 2005. Evolutions of the pear training model in South Africa. Acta Hort. (ISHS) 671:37-40.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	0567-7572 (print)
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/37281
dc.publisher	International Society for Horticultural Science -- ISHS	en_ZA
dc.rights.holder	International Society for Horticultural Science -- ISHS	en_ZA
dc.subject	Pyrus communis L. (Pears) -- Pruning
dc.subject	Pears -- Rootstocks	en_ZA
dc.title	Evolutions of the pear training model in South Africa	en_ZA
dc.type	Article

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