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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 34.0 ab † 9.7 a 7.7 a 7.6 a 0.052 d 1.03 d 0.034 def 19.7 ab 9.9 ab 8.7 b 9.0 de 0.063 h 1.15 f 12.2

Mean Fruit Ca Weight (g) 169 f–i 0.030 b 134 a 0.034 d 142 abc 0.037 e 133 a 0.030 bc 139 ab 0.035 d 131 a 0.037 e 150 a–f The Quality of Apples (Cultivar Lobo) after Thinning in 1993 (Continued)

Yield (kg/tree) 35.8 ab 63.0 def 69.2 f 53.8 b–f 53.0 b–f 57.8 c–f 68.6 ef significantly at P = .05. Duncan’s t test was used. † Single apples with symptoms of a brown core were noticed.

Treatment NAA 40 mg/L EPF CPPU 2,5 mg/L EPF 2 weeks APF * CPPU 5 mg/L EPF 2 weeks APF CPPU 10 mg/L EPF 2 weeks APF TABLE 15.5

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