Fruit Bud Formation

Author : B. S. Pickett
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484547543
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book Fruit Bud Formation written by B. S. Pickett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-23 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Fruit Bud Formation: Progress of Investigations in 1908, 1909, 1910 The subject of fruit bud formation is so comprehensive that any investiga tion into the causes which bring about the formation of fruit buds, or into means by which these causes may be controlled or directed, leads one into a field so vast that it becomes immediately apparent that the subject must be studied phase by phase. Among the factors that underlie the formation of fruit buds are climatic conditions, varietal forms and adaptations, supply Of plant food, Supply Of moisture, age or maturity of the plant, and its health or vitality as affected by natural agencies such as attacks by insect pests, or fungous diseases, or by artificial practices such as pruning, training, thinning, and spraying. Investigations on fruit bud formation by the Department of Horticulture at the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station have, therefore, been limited to such experiments as the material, means, and time of the department required. They are, however, designed to give results Of permanent value from a scientific standpoint as well as to furnish data Of practical value to the fruit growers of the state. In accordance with the plan Of limiting the field of investigation to the means at the disposal Of the department, it was decided to experiment only with the most important fruit grown in the state, the apple, and further to confine the work to the variety most largely grown, the Baldwin. The factors chosen as first in line for investigation include a comparative study of certain methods Of cultivation, fertilization and cover cropping. It was further planned to experiment on the effects Of both top and root pruning. The material, however, proved unsuitable for this purpose, the plan for top pruning being abandoned at the outset of the experiment and the attempt at special root-pruning being abandoned at the close Of the season Of 1910. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.