26 



20 



IS 



% Bitter pit 



10- 



— •— No oypaum 



~A 100# gypsum/tr»« 



High 

 rate 

 discontinued 



Year 



Figure 2. Effects of annual applications of 

 gypsum on the percent of fruit having bitter pit 

 after 6 months of storage in air at 32°F. Effects 

 were significant in 1985, 1987, and 1988. 



86 87 B8 



Year 



Figure 3. Effects of low (40 Ibs./tree) and high 

 (80 Ibs./tree) rates of gypsum applications on 

 leaf mineral composition of Cortland. There 

 were no significant effects on fruit mineral 

 composition. 



Fruit Notes, Fall, 1989 



