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These results do, however, demonstrate that summer pruning may 

 be an important method of coping with Ca deficiency in apples. We 

 are now considering less severe pruning methods to see if we can 

 find a technique that is compatible with our growing conditions, and 

 yet will remove enough vegetation to significantly improve fruit Ca 

 levels. An important point in considering summer pruning is to recog- 

 nize that if pruning is done early and regrowth occurs, the new vege- 

 tation will increase the competition for available Ca ; if substantial 

 regrowth occurs, summer pruning may reduce the amount of Ca in the 

 fruit, and worsen their storage problems. 



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