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   Evaluation of five Pecan cultivars [Carya illinoensis (Wang.) R. Koch] for yield, precocity, alternate bearing, leaf:nut ratio and length of growing season in the Transvaal middleveld

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: T.K. Haulik --- , Republic of South Africa L.C. Holtzhausen --- Department of Horticultural Science, Republic of South Africa

   The average yield of five pecan cultivars over a 22-year period was 25, 1 kg per tree per annum. The extrapolated average yield for the last 10 years of bearing was 2 642 kg ha-1, which compares favourably with results...

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   Effect of BP1, BP3 and Quince A rootstocks, at three planting densities, on precocity and fruit quality of ‘Forelle’ pear (Pyrus communis L.)

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P. du Plooy --- , Republic of South Africa P. van Huyssteen --- , Republic of South Africa

   ‘Forelle’ pear trees (Pyrus communis L.) were established at the Bien Donné experimental farm in the Western Cape Province of South Africa on BP1, BP3 and Quince A rootstocks at three planting densities, i.e., 889, 1667 and 2857 trees. ha...

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   The effect of rootstock cultivar on the yield and fruit quality of ‘Packham's Triumph’, ‘Doyenne du Comice’, ‘Forelle’, ‘Flamingo’ and ‘Rosemarie’ pears

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.N. Jacobs --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa N.C. Cook --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa

   Production data and questionnaire results concerning the long-term effects of various rootstocks on pear (Pyrus communis L.) yield indicated that BP1 and BP3 are currently the preferred rootstocks in the South African industry. Yield records of ‘Packham's Triumph’ pears indicated...

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   Delayed rooting hormone application and stem cutting collection time improved Flacourtia indica rooting ability and root growth

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Simon A Mng’omba --- Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi

   Flacourtia indica (Burm.f.) Merr. is an important fruit and medicinal tree in Southern Africa. Efforts to achieve early fruiting have failed with juvenile propagules (planting materials) such as seed. Assessing rooting ability of mature (fruit bearing) F. indica stem cuttings...

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