FRUITpr 

 NOTES 



PREPARED BY 

 DEPARTMENT OF PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES 



COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE, 

 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED 

 STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND 

 COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICES COOPERATING. 



EDITORS 

 W. J. LORD AND W. J. BRAMLAGE 



Vol 43. (No. 4) 

 JULY/AUGUST 1978 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Factors Affecting Nutrient Content of Apple Foliage 

 Pomological Paragraph 



Use of ethephon to promote color and ripening of 



apples in Massachusetts 

 Late Summer Fertilization of Strawberries 

 New Herbicide for Blueberries 

 Pomological Paragraph 



When can the severity of russet on Golden Delicious 



be estimated? 

 Use of Creosote to Prevent Deer Damage in Orchards 

 Influence of Pesticides on Spider Mite and Predator 



Abundance in Massachusetts Apple Orchards — 



1977 Results 

 Apple Tree Response to Summer Pruning 

 The Effect of Summer Pruning of Mcintosh Apple Trees on 



the Calcium Nutrition and Postharvest Quality of the 



Apples 



