This chapter covers the nutrient requirements of apple, highlighting the direct determination
of apple tree nutrient status, nutritional implications of rooting characteristics in the crop, soil …

Net photosynthesis (Pn), leaf nutrition, and current terminal shoot (CTS) growth of ‘BC-2 Fuji’
apple [Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill var.domestica (Borkh.) Mansf.] trees on three rootstocks, …

A comparison of the effects of foliar and soil N application was made in field-grown mature
fruiting Gala/M9 apple trees (Malus domestica Borkh) in 2001 and 2002 growing seasons …

Applications of nitrogen to vineyard foliage or soil at veraison can improve grape juice yeast
assimilable nitrogen concentrations and may prevent the excessive vine growth, delayed …

Micro-irrigation scheduling and mulch application can be used by orchardists to match
water supply to plant demand and conserve water. There is little information on how these …

Replant disease (RD) presents a significant barrier to establishing productive orchards on
old orchard soil. Using a field and greenhouse experiment, this study evaluated the influence …

A randomized, complete block, split-plot experimental design with six replicates was
established and maintained annually for the first five fruiting seasons (1999 to 2003) in a high-…

Use of crop evapotranspiration (ETc), when a precise crop coefficient value (Kc) is used,
provides a reliable tool (irrigation scheduling) for determination of water requirement. In this …

‘Cristalina’ and ‘Skeena’ sweet cherry cultivars ( Prunus avium L.) on Gisela 6 ( Prunus
cerasus × Prunus canescens ) rootstock planted in 2005 were maintained since 2006 in a …

Nitrogen (N) fertilization experiments were maintained for three growing seasons in commercial
Cabernet Sauvignon (CS), on Vitis riparia rootstock, and Merlot (M), on SO4 rootstock, …