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FRUIT NOTES INDEX FOR 1979 



(This index of major articles has been prepared for those who keep 

 a file of Fruit Notes . The number in parenthesis indicates the 

 pages on which the item appears.) 



January/February Vol. 44 (No.l) 



Varieties of Strawberries for Massachusetts (1-3) 



Pruning MacSpurs (3) 



Pomological Paragraph - Stub pruning (4) 



Pruning Peach trees (4-6) 



Control of Water Sprouts and Suckers with Tree-Hold* (6-8) 



U.S. Apple Exporters Expect Another Good Year Following 



Record Showing in 1977/78 (8-11) 

 Integrated Management of Apple Pests in Massachusetts - 1978 



Results: Insects (12-16) 



March/April Vol. 44 (No. 2) 



Monitoring Apple Maggot Flies, Sawflies, and Plant Bugs with 



Visual Traps (1-5) 

 Rootstock Testing on an International Basis (6) 

 Treatment of Girdled Fruit Trees (7-9) 

 Nutritional Problems in 1978 and Suggestions for Fertilization 



of Apple Trees in 1979 (10-12) 

 Pomological Paragraph - Deeper planting may reduce suckering from 



the rootstock on interstem trees. (12) 

 Apple Disease Incidence in Massachusetts in 1978 (13-15) 



May/ June Vol. 44 (No. 3) 



Influence of Training on Growth of Newly-planted trees (1-3) 



Promalin Studies in 1978 and Comments on Trial Use in 1979 (4-8) 



Harvesting Early Ripening Apple Cultivars (8) 



Chemical Thinning of Apples in 1979 (9-11) 



Growth Regulator Spray for Growth Suppression on Apple Trees (11) 



Suggestions for Use of Chemical Thinners on Several Apple 



Varieties (chart) (12) 

 Alternate vs. Every Middle Spraying for Apple Pests in 1978 (13-15) 



July/August Vol. 44 (No. 4) 



Brown-Line Decline of Apples (1-2) 



Poor Apple Growth Disease in Massachusetts (3) 



Coating the Trunks of Fruit Trees to Reduce Winter Injury (4) 



Photographs of Nutrient Deficiences (5-6) 



Further Observations of Tree Performance on M26 (6-8) 



Use of Ethephon to Promote Color and Ripening of Apples in 



Massachusetts (9-11) 

 Pomological Paragraph - Foliar sprays (11) 



