Wael Haddad*(1) Rashid AlSayed Omar(1) and Wessam Massah(2)
(1). Horticulture Research Administration. General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR), Damascus, Syria.
(2). GCSAR, Damascus, Syria.
(*Corrsponding author: Dr. Wael Haddad. E-Mail: a waelhaddad1982@gmail.com ).
Received: 27/11/2017 Accepted: 18/03/2018
Abstract
The research was carried out in Dahr Al-Qusair Region-Homs during three successive seasons 2015, 2016 and 2017 on Golden delicious trees, to demonstrate the effect of summer pruning on two different periods on the productivity of pruning trees in the next season, and on qualities of fruits. The results showed that the last ten days of July had insignificant differences compared with other dates in increasing the production of trees. The average of production reached 61.67 kg in the first season and 70 kg in the next season. The results showed also, that there were insignificant differences between the three dates in their impact on firmness and TSS of fruits.
Keyword: Summer pruning, Golden delicious, Productivity, Total soluble solids, Firmness.
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