@article{Milic:244908,
      recid = {244908},
      author = {Milic, Biserka and Keserovic, Zoran and Magazin, Nenad},
      title = {ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL FRUIT THINNING OF THE YOUNG  TREES},
      journal = {Economics of Agriculture},
      address = {2011},
      number = {297-2016-3800},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {Control of apple trees productivity, during the first  years of bearing is
essential for maintaining high and  regular yields in the entire exploitation period.
Removing  redundant fruitlets has to be done every year, either by  hand or using
chemical thinning compounds. The object of  this research was to optimize the
intensity of chemical  fruit thinning according to yield and income in  Golden
Delicious apple orchard, in the second and third  fruiting season. Three rates of 6-
benzyladenine (BA) were  applied to thin fruits: 100, 150 and 200 mg/l.  Calculated
income decreased after BA application by  12,5-21,5% compared to the untreated
group. The most  efficient treatment was 200 mg/l BA, regarding average  fruit
weight, diameter and yield which nearly reached the  planned yields. Additional
correction of fruit number per  tree by hand thinning was the least necessary  after
treatment with 200 mg/l BA.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/244908},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.244908},
}