Alternate-year pruning may provide temporary savings

Alternate-year pruning may provide temporary savings

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 partic...

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Main Authors: Stephen Southwick, James T. Yeager, Maxwell Norton, Joseph Osgood, Craig Weakley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1994-11-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v048n06p13
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spelling doaj-676e79db7fbe4a1488823e000c35a1a12020-11-25T02:56:41ZengUniversity of California Agriculture and Natural ResourcesCalifornia Agriculture0008-08452160-80911994-11-01486131710.3733/ca.v048n06p1310.3733/cav048n06_7Alternate-year pruning may provide temporary savingsStephen Southwick0James T. Yeager1Maxwell Norton2Joseph Osgood3Craig Weakley4S. M. Southwick is Extension Pomologist, Pomology Department, UC DavisJ.T. Yeager is Staff Research Associate, Pomology Department, UC DavisM. Norton is Farm Advisor, Merced County Cooperative ExtensionJ. Osgood is retired Farm Advisor, Tehama County Cooperative ExtensionC. Weakley is Consultant, Sierra Canners.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.http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v048n06p13
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Alternate-year pruning may provide temporary savings
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title_short Alternate-year pruning may provide temporary savings
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description 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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