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Harvest time affects valencias: Yield, fruit size and grade influenced by early, late, or midseason timing of orange harvesting

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Winston W. Jones, University of California
Clarence B. Cree, University of California

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California Agriculture 9(1):11-11.

Published January 01, 1955

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Delayed harvest of Valencia oranges—if consistently delayed several weeks beyond the point of the legal fruit maturity of eight parts soluble solids to one part citric acid in the juice—seems to result in reduced fruit yield and reduced fruit grade.

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The late Dr. E. R. Parker initiated and directed the experiment almost to its completion.

Harvest time affects valencias: Yield, fruit size and grade influenced by early, late, or midseason timing of orange harvesting

Winston W. Jones, Clarence B. Cree
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Harvest time affects valencias: Yield, fruit size and grade influenced by early, late, or midseason timing of orange harvesting

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Authors

Winston W. Jones, University of California
Clarence B. Cree, University of California

Publication Information

California Agriculture 9(1):11-11.

Published January 01, 1955

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Author Affiliations show

Abstract

Delayed harvest of Valencia oranges—if consistently delayed several weeks beyond the point of the legal fruit maturity of eight parts soluble solids to one part citric acid in the juice—seems to result in reduced fruit yield and reduced fruit grade.

Full text

Full text is available in PDF.

Author notes

The late Dr. E. R. Parker initiated and directed the experiment almost to its completion.


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