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  • August 2010 Issue
  • Story by Geraldine Warner

    • Water stress impacts cherries

    Researchers in British Columbia found that cherry trees on dwarfing rootstocks were extremely sensitive to water stress.

    Denise Neilsen explains how an atmometer is used in a cherry irrigation experiment at the Summerland research center in British Columbia. The timing of irrigation can impact the growth of a cherry tree and the quality of the fruit, research in British Columbia, Canada ­suggests. Drs. Gerry and Denise Neilsen, scientists at the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre at Summerland, are conducting an experiment with sixth-leaf Skeena and Cristalina cherries on Gisela 6 rootstocks using a drip ­irrigation system and an atmometer to schedule the ­irrigation. The atmometer simulates the rate of evapotranspiration in the block so that the irrigation controller […]

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    Geraldine Warner
    Geraldine Warner was the editor of Good Fruit Grower from 1992-2015. During her tenure, she planned and prepared editorial content, wrote for the magazine, and managed the editorial team. Read her stories: Story Index
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