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  • February 1st 2026 Issue
  • Story by Ross Courtney
  • Photographs by TJ Mullinax
  • New day for old idea in cherry crop load management — Video

    Michigan State University researcher urges cherry industry to use technology to measure leaf-to-fruit ratio for crop load management.

    The ratio of leaf surface area to fruit is a key measurement to inform horticultural management of sweet cherries, and the advent of high-capacity imaging sensors might make this a good time for growers to use the research metric for management decisions, according to professor emeritus Greg Lang of Michigan State University.

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