Crop Management

Crop Management of Apples and Pears

Resource List

AHDB resources

Root pruning in apples and pears Apple: Long term effects of applied composted green waste mulch on the cropping of Braeburn and Cox Determining the cost benefit of a range of thinning strategies for apple Continuation of previous work (TF 197) to determine the cost benefit of a range of thinning strategies for apple Comparison of different planting material for Fruit Wall orchard systems for apple Determination of the optimum pruning time for fruit wall orchard systems for Gala apple A review of the most cost effective and efficient methods of thinning tree fruit crops in order to improve fruit quality and identify approaches of further development Developing practical strategies to improve quality and storability of UK apples Fertigation of orchard trees 1994 Improvement of cropping self-fertile queen cox Interim Report 1993 Improvement of cropping self-fertile queen cox Interim Report 1996 Technical improvements in fruit tree propagation 1997 Maximise the potential of A931/15 (Meridian) and E11/20 (Park Farm Pippin) for UK growing conditions 1999 Maximise the potential of A931/15 (Meridian) and E11/20 (Park Farm Pippin) for UK growing conditions 2000 Maximise the potential of A931/15 (Meridian) and E11/20 (Park Farm Pippin) for UK growing conditions 2002 Maximise the potential of A931/15 (Meridian) and E11/20 (Park Farm Pippin) for UK growing conditions 2003 Evaluation and propagation of new apple and pear rootstocks Interim Report 2000 Evaluation and propagation of new apple and pear rootstocks Final Report 2001 Labour reduction in apple and pear production 2002 To draw up proposals for the specification of a ‘Concept Orchard’ aimed at reducing labour inputs by 30% 2007 Reduction in labour inputs for pruning and thinning in apples Final Report 2005 Apples and pears: investigation into the effects of root pruning on growth and cropping Interim Report 2005 Apples and pears: investigation into the effects of root pruning on growth and cropping Final Report 2007

Other resources

Yara: Apple agronomic principles Niab: Apple Best Practice Guide - Agronomy RHS: How to grow apples NIAB: Apple Best Practice Guide NIAB: Apple Best Practice Guide - Agronomy NIAB: Initiation and development of high quality flowers NIAB: Pollination and fruit set NIAB: Flower and fruitlet thinning NIAB: Improve fruitlet growth