date:Oct 30, 2019
tion in the tree canopy (and therefore the amount reaching the fruit) changes throughout the growing season. The growth of vegetative shoots results in shading and subsequent summer pruning leads to higher exposure. A preliminary experiment performed on the cultivar ANP-0534 demonstrated a highly dynamic response to the application of shade followed by sunlight exposure. Shading during the early and middle parts of fruit growth resulted in complete loss of red colour, with red colour restored wi