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Alternate-year pruning may provide temporary savings

Author(s) -

Stephen M. Southwick,

James T. Yeager,

Maxwell Norton,

J.W. Osgood,

Craig Weakley

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.v048n06p13

Subject(s) - pruning , revenue , tree (set theory) , quality (philosophy) , mathematics , agroforestry , business , biology , horticulture , finance , mathematical analysis , philosophy , epistemology

Effects of alternate-year pruning over four seasons on fruit production, quality and net revenues per tree compare favorably to those for traditional annual pruning methods. Alternate-year pruning may be feasible for growers interested in reducing pruning costs in a particular season. However, the cost to prune trees in the alternate year significantly affects revenues per tree.

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