Table 10 Table A7. Management practices for three apple production systems. For a complete list of products used for weed, pest, and disease control, fruit thinning, and growth regulation, see Table A6.
Year | Organic | Conventional | Integrated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Soil Amendment | 1994 | Compost (919 kg ha-1) | Calcium nitrate (186 kg ha-1) | Calcium nitrate (93 kg ha-1) Compost (459 kg ha-1) |
1995 | Compost (919 kg ha-1) | Calcium nitrate (186 kg ha-1) | Calcium nitrate (93kg ha-1) Compost (459 kg ha-1) | |
Foliar Nutrients | 1997 – 1999 | Calcium chloride Boron | Calcium chloride Boron 3-18-18 (N-P-K) | Calcium chloride Boron 3-18-18 (N-P-K) |
1996 | Zinc sulfate | Urea Zinc sulfate | Urea Zinc sulfate | |
Weed Control | 1994 | Bark mulch | Glyphosate | Bark mulch; glyphosate |
1995 | Landscape fabric | Glyphosate | Glyphosate | |
1996 | Landscape fabric | Glyphosate | Glyphosate | |
1997 | Surface weed cultivator | Glyphosate | Glyphosate | |
1998 | Surface weed cultivator | Glyphosate; pre-emergence herbicide | Glyphosate | |
1999 | Mowed cover crop | Glyphosate; pre-emergence herbicide | Glyphosate |
