Abstract:
Investigations were carried out in 2013-2014 in apple orchard in SA Zubresti planted in spring 2003 planting scheme 4x2 m. Trees are led by improved thin spindle-shaped crown. Apple fruit thinning was studied by chemical thinning, manual and mixed varieties Golden Delicious, Idared and Florina, grafted on rootstock M26. Was determined number of flowers, number of fruits. Norming application load the rod leads to obtain a stable quantity of high quality fruit and the submission of a sufficient number of fruit buds for next year. Inflorescence with a fruit variant 2 with chemical thinning fruit and mixed variant 3 with thinning (thinning chemical + hand thinning fruit) is the same for 164 pcs / tree and 166 pcs / tree. In variant 4 by manual fruit thinning inflorescence number is 174 pcs / tree.
