Crop: Pear
QTee – Effect of pruning, fertilization, and early leaf blowing on thinning, production, fruit size, and coloring.
In 2015, two rows of the pear variety QTee® were planted in the pear variety trial plot at FRC Randwijk. […]
Timing of Hand Thinning in Conference
This year, due to the moderate bloom in the trial orchard, there is little to no need for hand thinning […]
QTee – Effect of pruning, fertilization, and early leaf blowing on thinning, production, fruit size, and coloring.
In 2015, two rows of the pear variety QTee® were planted in the pear variety trial plot at FRC Randwijk. […]
Timing of Hand Thinning in Conference
This year, due to the moderate bloom in the trial orchard, there is little to no need for hand thinning […]
Conference – Mechanical pruning
In 2022, 2023, and 2024, half a row of Conference was mechanically pruned. This approach was also applied to Lucas […]
Spring fertilization in autumn?
It is important that sufficient nitrogen is available around the flowering period. A shortage of nitrogen during flowering and the […]
Conference – Mechanical topping pruning
Since 2020, a demonstration trial has been conducted on three rows of dual-leader Conference pear trees, using mechanical pruning of […]
Spring fertilization in autumn?
It is important that sufficient nitrogen is available around the flowering period. A shortage of nitrogen during flowering and the […]
Bio Xenia – Winter Fertilization
Ensuring sufficient nitrogen availability around bloom is crucial. A nitrogen deficiency during flowering and the cell division phase can easily […]
Mechanical pruning B.A. Lucas
In 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, a demonstration with mechanical pruning was carried out on half a row of cordon-trained […]
