Orchards harvesting fruit

With reference to the surface deposits accruing from orchard application of insecticides, certain characteristics which enhance their value as implements in the chemical control of many species of insects—physical persistency and chemical stability—may also be conducive to the contamination of the harvested fruits with potentially deleterious residues. 

Uses herbicides/insecticides pre- or post-emergence control of broadleaf weeds in cereals, maize, lucerne, clover, trefoil, grass leys, potatoes, peas, onions, garlics, peas, leeks, soya beans, orchards, groundnuts, strawberries, vineyards and other crops for control of strawberry runners and raspberry suckers and overwintering forms of insect pests on fruit trees also used as a desiccant for leguminous seed crops destruction of potato haulms as a pre-harvest hop defoliant, etc. 

Use In orchard sprays to facilitate fruit harvesting, defoliant, growth inhibitor. 

Before windsurfing became a big hit, Hood River was famous among epicureans for its orchards and vineyards. The area s fruits are coveted by gourmet chefs worldwide. In the autumn, take a drive down the Mt. Hood Loop tour and stop at any of the fruit stands along the way. Another way to enjoy the local bounty is to visit the Hood River Harvest Festival held in mid-October. Pick up locally grown winter pears, Bartletts, Newton apples, cherries and peaches amid a backdrop of colorful fall foliage. Admission to the festival is free. 

The combination of financial stresses that currently threaten all sources of funding for agricultural research is in danger of leaving us with fruit ripe for the picking as a result of our prior investments in biological research, but with few harvesters in the orchard. If so, others may then profit from our lack of vision. 

Keep some chickens 276 Harvest store orchard fruits... 

What could be more enjoyable than an orchard that you ve planted yourself Walking in the dappled shade of blossom-laden fruit trees in spring to the sound of pollinating bees, watching fruits swell on the trees in summer, and picking your own sun-ripened harvest are all experiences not to be missed. 

The secret of successful harvesting is to know when to pick particular fruit. Some crops are best picked before they turn ripe others, such as stone fruits, should be tree-ripened if you want the best flavor. Trees that have been grown in optimum conditions produce the best crops for storage immature crops, or those that have received too little water and nutrients or suffered from pest and disease damage, won t store well. There are a few simple golden rules to follow when harvesting and storing orchard fruits to help preserve them for several months. 

Apples (cv. Golden Delicious) were harvested In October In a french orchard, Immedlatly transferred to rooms with controlled temperature (0,12 or 35 C) and stored for several weeks In the dark. In some experiments, fruits were transferred after some period of storage at 0 C to 12 C or the reverse. Every 15 days, seeds were taken out from fruits and their survival was determined after freezing at -7"C for 30 mln.. ... 

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