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Abstract
Orchard application of 300 ppm (2-chloroethyl)phosphonic acid (ethephon) to sweet cherries (Prunus avium L. cv. Schmidt) enhanced fruit abscission and decreased fruit injury from stem scar tearing when harvested without stems. Postharvest pitting of the fruit at the stem scar and the development of brown rot were reduced by ethephon. Even so, treated fruit picked without stems was unmarketable after 5 days at room temperature because of excessive amounts of decay, regardless of fungicidal treatment or storage for 0 to 6 weeks at 0 and 5°C.
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HortScience