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Fruit Notes 



repared by the Department of Plant & Soil Sciences. 



University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension. 



United States Department of Agriculture, and Massachusetts Counties Cooperating. 



Editors: Wesley R. Autio and William J. Bramlage 



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ISSN 0427-6906 



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Volume 56, Number 3 

 SUMMER ISSUE, 1991 



Table of Contents 



BIOLOGICAL 



Influence of Groundcover on the Incidence of 

 n Yole Activity and Damage in Apple Orchards 



Effects of Rootstocks on Apple Ripening 



iRRARY Early Performance of Summerland Red 

 SCIENCES UBKAKT Mcintosh on Various Rootstocks 



Soil Moisture Affects the Performance of Mcintosh Apple Trees 

 on M.7A M.26. M.9/MM.106. and M.9/MM.111 Rootstocks 



New England Fruit Meetings & Trade Show 



Removing Abandoned Apple Trees Near Orchards: 

 Time Required and Potential Benefits 



The Liberty Apple: Ripening and Storage Properties 



Seasonal Light Requirements in a Fruit Orchard 



