Speaker: Dr. Alan Lakso Apple production is complex as it is a perennial plant that is highly manipulated in variable environments. Apple has a very high reproductive potential, but is limited in many cases by environment or imprecise cultural practices. Ecophysiological approaches will be reviewed, utilizing experiments, simulation modeling and new technologies that have examined physiological bases to improve productivity, fruit thinning and development, light utilization, canopy management, and water management.
