Open AccessEthephon sprays eliminate the messy, hazardous fruits of flowering pear and liquidambar
Author(s) -
Ed Perry,
Allen Lagarbo
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
california agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2160-8091
pISSN - 0008-0845
DOI - 10.3733/ca.v048n02p21
Subject(s) - pear , ethephon , bloom , horticulture , biology , liquidambar styraciflua , botany , environmental science , ethylene , ecology , biochemistry , catalysis
Two commonly planted street trees—flowering pear and liquidambar—produce heavy crops of fruits that are not only unsightly, but also create slippery sidewalks. Trials have now shown that almost all of the fruits of both species can be eliminated by telephone sprays applied at full bloom.
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