String blossom thinner proves effective across stages of bloom development

Blossom or fruitlet thinning is a labour-intensive part of commercial peach and nectarine production. The use of mechanical string blossom thinners has been shown to reduce labour requirements and improve fruit size in peach crops, but stone fruit producers have needed more information about the range of thinning times. New research from Tara Auxt Baugher and colleagues from The Pennsylvania State University and Penn State Cooperative Extension gives producers sought-after data about optimum thinning times...

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