Volume 58 Number 4 Article 28
Year 2004 Month 10
Title: Cable-Tie Girdling of Peach Trees Approximates Standard Girdling Results
Author: K.C. Taylor
Abstract:
A new method for girdling peach trees, using plastic cable ties, was tested against standard complete
ring-girdling of main scaffolds with a 5 mm girdling knife of 'Redglobe' peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch)
on Guardian™ to determine if the new method would approximate yield, size and earliness results of the
standard knife girdling technique.
The use of one or two cable ties resulted in peach fruit of size and yield
similar to or better than that of standard knife girdling.
Fruit total soluble solids in all girdled treatments
were higher than on non-girdled treatments.
Fruit harvest was advanced by knife girdling and cable-tie
girdling treatments.
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