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Mineral Constituents of Apples Firmness (lb) (% dry matter) Percent of Soluble Rotted Apples Solids (% After At After Storage at Harvest) Storage Harvest Mg K 18.2 ab 10.50 ab 9.2 b 9.0 d 0.049 b 0.87 c 8.2 ab 10.10 ab 8.4 b 9.2 e 0.047 a 0.87 c 7.4 ab 9.9 ab 8.8 b 9.
Mean Fruit Ca Weight (g) 0.025 a 136 a 0.032 c 162 d–h 0.038 ef 145 a–d 0.035 ef 136 a 0.031 b 158 c–h 0.028 b 146 abc 0.035 ef 155 b–g 165 e–h 172 ghi The Quality of Apples (Cultivar Lobo) after Thinning in 1993
Yield (kg/tree) 57.9 c–f 51.0 a–f 56.5 c–f 67.6 ef 41.3 abc 45.6 abc 51.5 a–f 53.3 b–f 39.1 abc
Treatment Control unthinned Hand thinned Urea 2% BPF * Urea 2% EPF * Urea 4% BPF Urea 4% EPF Mixture: urea 1.5%+ NAA 25 mg/L EPF without adjuvant Mixture urea 1.5%+ NAA 15 mg/L EPF + adjuvant Mixture: urea 0.45%+ NAA 20 mg/L EPF + adjuvant TABLE 15.5
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