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Crop Management & Pollination

Featured stories about crop management and pollination appear in this issue.

Finding the

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The response of grapevines to crop load management varies substantially from year to year and between varieties and sites, which makes following viticulture "recipes" meaningless,

In the Box

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Dear Good Fruit Grower: I read with interest the article about carbon credits ("Carbon credits require proof," February 15, 2009, Good Fruit Grower:). It was

The ABCs of bees

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Eric OlsonPollination is one of the most important factors in a good fruit crop. The information in these articles is designed to be used by

Is your orchard bee friendly?

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The number of hives needed to pollinate a tree fruit crop depends on the species of tree, the density of planting, and other conditions. Eric

Optimum size for Gala

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Cornell University's Dr. Terence Robinson, based on years of apple thinning research, has developed practical suggestions for New York growers to guide them in targeting

Colony collapse crisis

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Bees are pushed hard to pollinate multiple crops, and some crops might not provide adequate nutrition. Dr. Zachary Huang, Michigan State University Approximately 130 crops

Economic revival

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Orchards at the nursery and fruit-growing operation Plantex are protected from hail. In the distance is a nuclear power plant. The entrepreneurial spirit was stamped

Honeycrisp seed numbers

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Michigan State University researchers suspect there is something physiologically different about Honeycrisp apples that leads to such variability in return bloom. "We've seen that between

Apple Matters

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Now that President Barack Obama is in office and the 111th Congress moves to order on the nation's business, the U.S. Apple Association and other

Apple Lines

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A Colombian street vendor displays her colorful fruit. Latin America is a diverse region that encompasses over 25 different countries, united by their use of