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Effects of cincturing, defoliation and summer pruning on vegetative growth and flowering of custard apple (Annona cherimola x Annona squamosa) in subtropical Queensland
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George, AP and Nissen, RJ, Effects of cincturing, defoliation and summer pruning on vegetative growth and flowering of custard apple (Annona cherimola x Annona squamosa) in subtropical Queensland, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 27 pp. 915-918. ISSN 1836-0939 (1987) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 1987 CSIRO
Abstract
Trunk cincturing at monthly intervals from budbreak to mid January had no significant effects on vegetative flushing or flowering of 6-year-old custard apple trees Annona cherimola x Annona squamosa) cv. Pink's Mammoth in subtropical Queensland. In contrast, pre-budbreak defoliation with 1 .O g/L of 2-chloroethyl-phosphonic acid and 250 g/L of urea hastened, and post-budbreak defoliation and summer pruning delayed, shoot growth and flowering in 3-yearold custard apple trees, cv. African Pride. These responses were associated with a reduction in the number of flowers with defoliation and an increase after summer pruning. The main effect of summer pruning was
to increase the number of subpetiolar buds which emerged on the new wood. There was no significant effect of treatments on the number of buds emerging from 1-year-old wood.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | manipulating flushing and flowering of custard apple |
Research Division: | Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences |
Research Group: | Horticultural production |
Research Field: | Horticultural crop growth and development |
Objective Division: | Plant Production and Plant Primary Products |
Objective Group: | Horticultural crops |
Objective Field: | Horticultural crops not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Nissen, RJ (Dr Robert Nissen) |
ID Code: | 111389 |
Year Published: | 1987 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 9 |
Deposited By: | Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture |
Deposited On: | 2016-09-09 |
Last Modified: | 2017-06-08 |
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