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Percent of Rotted Apples After Storage 34.0 ab † 19.7 ab 12.2 ab † 5.6 ab 23.1 ab † 23.1 ab † 4.6 a †

Soluble Solids (% at Harvest) 9.7 a 9.9 ab 10.2 ab 10.9 b 9.7 ab 10.0 ab 9.9 ab

Firmness (lb) After Storage 7.7 a 8.7 b 8.7 b 9.2 b 9.0 b 9.0 b 9.0 b

At Harvest 7.6 a 0.052 d 9.0 de 0.063 h 9.0 de 0.052 d 9.0 de 0.060 g 8.5 b–e 0.058 f 8.6 b–e 0.051 c 8.5 bcde 0.055 e
Mineral Constituents of Apples (% dry matter) Mg K 1.03 d 0.034 def 1.15 f 0.83 b 1.00 d 1.06 e 0.030 bc 0.77 a 1.00 d ∗BPF = beginning of petal fall, EPF = end of petal fall, 2 weeks APF = 2 weeks after petal fall. Means in columns with the same letter do not differ

Mean Fruit Ca Weight (g) 169 f–i 0.030 b 134 a 0.034 d 142 abc 0.037 e 133 a 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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