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Episode 22 Thinning Techniques for Apple Trees Through the Season: What's Killing My Kale?

Klodd, Annie
Hoidal, Natalie
Wiepz, Becky
2019-06-24

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What's Killing My Kale? Episode 22 (75.99 MB)

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Episode 22 Thinning Techniques for Apple Trees Through the Season: What's Killing My Kale?

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In episode 22 of What's Killing My Kale, Annie took a deep dive into apple crop load management (thinning) techniques with fruit tree researcher Becky Wiepz. Becky recently received her Masters degree in Horticulture at Penn State, studying a crop load management technique called artificial spur extinction. This non-chemical technique may be a promising option for organic apple growers in the Midwest, as it reduces or eliminates the need for chemical thinners during the growing season. In addition to artificial spur extinction, we compared the advantages and disadvantages of various thinning techniques, and laid out what options apple growers have at this point in the season if they have not thinned yet.

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Klodd, Annie; Hoidal, Natalie; Wiepz, Becky. (2019). Episode 22 Thinning Techniques for Apple Trees Through the Season: What's Killing My Kale?. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/216990.

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