instructions for beta-testers using excel pollen tube growth model
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR
BETA-TESTERS USING EXCEL POLLEN TUBE
GROWTH MODEL
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FACTORS GOVERNING START
OF TEMPERATURE
DATA ENTRY
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1) SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF KING BLOOM OPEN TO GIVE PROPER CROPLOAD
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2) WARM TEMPERATURES (BEES PROBABLY WON’T BE STIRRING
MUCH BELOW 50°F)
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3) POLLINATION OF FLOWERS BY BEES
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4) SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF KING BLOOM (%) FERTILIZED FOR
DESIRED CROPLOAD (CAN BE BY VISUAL EVALUATION OR BY NUMBER OF FLOWERS /
BRANCH)
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5) REMEMBER: ITS NOT THE FIRST KING BLOOM
FERTILIZED THAT STARTS THE MODEL BUT THE LAST ONE
THAT YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THE CROP
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6) FIRST THINNING SPRAY DETERMINES THE CROPLOAD.
APPLY WHEN MODEL SHOWS POLLEN TUBE GROWTH HAS
REACHED THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STYLES FOR THAT
VARIETY
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7) AFTER EACH SPRAY RESET MODEL TO START CALCULATING
POLLEN TUBE GROWTH FOR FLOWERS NOT OPEN WHEN
FIRST SPRAY APPLIED
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8) SUBSEQUENT THINNING SPRAYS SHOULD BE APPLIED AS NEEDED
BEFORE MODEL PREDICTED POLLEN TUBE GROWTH REACHES AVERAGE
STYLE LENGTH