Fresh Quarterly
Issue Four
March 2019
Articles in this Issue
The sharpest tool in the shed
Measuring flesh firmness in late-season nectarines with the 8-mm penetrometer. By Anna Mouton. The introduction of late-season nectarine cultivars has…
Stopping the rot
What we’ve learnt about cankers in apple trees. By Grethe Bestbier. Canker development in newly established apple trees has been…
A South African perspective on chemical thinners
Fresh Quarterly interviews a deciduous fruit expert. By Wiehann Steyn. Professor Karen Theron has been with the Department of Horticultural…
How do the different chemicals thin?
Understanding natural and assisted abscission. By Karen Theron. Fruit growers use several chemical thinning compounds to control the number of…
Who’s who in chemical thinners?
And what are best practices for use. By Karen Theron, Schalk Reynolds, and Schalk van der Merwe. Most fruit trees…