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(Potassium + Magnesium):Calcium Exp. 3 Exp. 2 55.7 b 53.8 a 57.0 b 71.6 b 47.2 ab 64.3 ab 55.9 b 60.0 ab 45.8 ab — 52.3 ab — 53.8 b — 34.5 a 52.9 a 42.0 ab 59.4 ab 42.6 ab 58.3 ab 39.4 ab 53.1 a 41.9 ab 53.8 a 47.6 ab 52.7 a 1.1 ab —

Exp. 3 Exp. 1 85.1 b 52.8 b 89.6 b 54.1 b 91.7 b 47.3 ab — 53.0 b 83.4 b 43.5 ab 73.8 ab 49.7 ab — 51.1 b 67.8 ab 32.6 a 80.7 ab 39.9 ab — 40.4 ab 57.2 a 37.4 ab 76.6 ab 38.7 ab — 45.1 ab 70.0 ab 38.6 ab
Potassium:Calcium Exp. 2 52.1 ab 69.4 b 62.0 ab 59.5 ab — — — 51.0 a 56.6 ab 56.1 ab 51.0 a 56.2 ab 50.6 a — Effect of Treatment with Retardants (SADH: daminozide, PB: paclobutrazol) and Auxin (IAA) in Relation to Potassium,

Exp. 1 74.9 ab 86.0 b 86.7 b — 79.6 ab 68.0 ab — 63.2 a 76.1 ab — 57.4 a 77.9 ab — 64.9 ab

Time of Treatment (weeks after bloom) — 2 2 4 2 2 + 2 2 + 4 2 2 + 2 2 + 4 2 2 + 2 2 + 4 2 The means in columns with the same letter do not differ significantly at P = .05, Duncan’s t test. Magnesium, and Calcium in Double Red McIntosh Apples

Treatment Control, untreated GA 3 IAA IAA PB (shoots and fruits) PB (shoots and fruits) + IAA PB (shoots and fruits) + IAA SADH (shoots and fruits) SADH (shoots and fruits) + IAA SADH (shoots and fruits) + IAA SADH (shoots only) SADH (shoots only) + IAA SADH (shoots only) + IAA Sh

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