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Vlad

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Girdling (cincturing) of citrus
« on: March 26, 2018, 11:22:54 PM »
Is girdling to increase fruit size and yield a common practice by commercial citrus growers?

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Re: Girdling (cincturing) of citrus
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2018, 08:07:28 AM »
The common practice is to apply a foliar spray of low biuret Urea one month prior to expected bloom, then for quality and size, apply a second foliar spray of low biuret urea directly after the early drop period