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Fruit Notes 



Prepared by: Department of Plant and Soil Sciences 



Massachusetts Cooperative Extension, University of Massachusetts, United 

 States Department of Agriculture and Massachusetts counties cooperating. 



Editors: W. R. Autio and W. J. Bramlage 



Volume 52, No.2 

 SPRING ISSUE, 1987 



Table of Contents 



Soil Applications of Gypsum Can Improve 

 Apple Fruit Calcium Levels 



Pomological Paragraph: 

 Reducing Fruit Load on Tree Leaders 



Can Rootstock Affect Apple Ripening and Quality? 



Pomological Paragraph: . 

 Pruning Well-feathered Trees at Planting 



A Report on the 1986 Massachusetts 

 Apple IPM Program 



Pomological Paragraph: 

 Early, Heavy Cropping of Apples 



Results of 1986 Chemical Thinning Trials on Mcintosh 



Timing the Tarnished Plant Bug: A Tale of Frustration 



