FRUITp^ 

 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. 44 (No. 3) 

 MAY/JUNE 1979 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Influence of Training on Growth of Newly-planted 

 Trees 



Promalin Studies in 1978 and Comments on Trial 

 Use in 1979 



Harvesting Early Ripening Apple Cultivars 



Chemical Thinning of Apples in 1979 



Growth Regulator Spray for Growth Suppression on 

 Apple Trees 



Suggestions on Use of Chemical Thinners on 

 Several Apple Varieties (chart) 



Alternate vs. Every Middle Spraying for Apple 

 Pests in 1978 



