|
Lbs.
of fruit
|
Increase
|
|
|
Year 1 |
|
|
| Control trees |
2,163
lbs.
|
|
| Treatment #1 (1.4 lbs polymer/tree) |
3,104
lbs.
|
44%
|
| Treatment #2 (2.3 lbs polymer/tree with 13% less water) |
2,893
lbs.
|
37%
|
|
|
||
|
Year 2 |
|
|
| Control trees |
1,362
lbs.
|
|
| Treatment #1 |
1,827
lbs.
|
34%
|
| Treatment #2 |
1,765
lbs.
|
30%
|
|
|
||
|
Year 3 |
|
|
| Control trees |
3,031
lbs.
|
|
| Treatment #1 |
3,851
lbs.
|
27%
|
| Treatment #2 |
3,066
lbs.
|
-0-
|
|
|
||
|
Year 4 |
|
|
| Control trees |
1,736
lbs.
|
|
| Treatment #1 |
2,963
lbs.
|
71%
|
| Treatment #2 |
2,140
lbs.
|
23%
|