Method of preventing premature fruit drop from apple trees

A method of preventing premature fruit loss from a tree on which apples grow, said method comprising applying a composition comprising cyclanilide, in an amount effective to prevent premature fruit loss, and an agriculturally acceptable carrier therefor to the tree.

A method of delaying fruit maturity in apples, said method comprising applying a composition comprising cyclanilide, in an amount effective to delay fruit maturity, and an agriculturally acceptable carrier therefor to a tree on which the apples grow.

A method of improving the quality of apples, said method comprising applying a composition comprising cyclanilide, in an amount effective to improve apple quality, and an agriculturally acceptable carrier therefor, to a tree on which apples in need of such improvement grow, said composition being applied by spraying the leaves or fruit of the tree after the fruit has set, when the fruit is from 3 to 5 cm in diameter, the cyclanilide being applied at a rate of from about 50 to about 100 g/ha, said method affording apples having a starch index at harvest of from 4.5 to 5 and a BRIX index of soluble solids at harvest of 12.8 to 13.

A method of preventing premature fruit loss from a tree on which apples grow which is in need of such prevention, said method comprising applying a composition comprising cyclanilide, in an amount effective to prevent premature fruit loss, and an agriculturally acceptable carrier therefor, to said tree, said composition being applied by spraying the leaves or fruit of the tree after the fruit has set, when the fruit is from 3 to 5 cm in diameter, the cyclanilide being applied at a rate of from about 50 to about 100 g/ha.

A method of delaying fruit maturity in apples, said method comprising applying a composition comprising cyclanilide, in an amount effective to delay fruit maturity, and an agriculturally acceptable carrier therefor, to a tree on which apples grow which is in need of such delay, said composition being applied by spraying the leaves or fruit of the tree after the fruit has set, when the fruit is from 3 to 5 cm in diameter, the cyclanilide being applied at a rate of from about 50 to about 100 g/ha.

A method of preventing premature fruit loss from a tree on which apples grow which is in need of such prevention while improving the quality of said apples, said method comprising applying a composition comprising cyclanilide, in an amount effective to prevent premature fruit loss which is also effective to improve the quality of said apples, and an agriculturally acceptable carrier therefor, to said tree, said composition being applied by spraying the leaves or fruit of the tree after the fruit has set, when the fruit is from 3 to 5 cm in diameter, the cyclanilide being applied at a rate of from about 50 to about 100 g/ha, said method affording apples having a starch index at harvest of from 4.5 to 5 and a BRIX index of soluble solids at harvest of 12.8 to 13.