pruning · Yield · Pyrus communis (pear)

Fruit Set as Related to Girdling, Early Cluster Thinning and Pruning of ‘Anjou’ and ‘Comice’ Pear1 · 1974

• positive
  Heading-back pruning increased fruit set of Comice pear on Quince C in a high density plot relative to thinning-out pruning.

  compared with thinning-out pruning

• positive
  Early thinning to 1 fruit per cluster increased ultimate fruit set of Comice pear.
• positive
  Heading-back pruning increased ultimate yield of Comice pear on Quince C in a high density plot relative to thinning-out pruning.

  compared with thinning-out pruning

EFFECT OF SOME CULTURAL PRACTICES ON FLOWER BUD FORMATION, FRUIT SET AND YIELD OF 'LE-CONTE" PEAR TREES · 2000

• positive
  Girdling gave the best fruit weight, volume and height.

THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT RATES OF PROHEXADIONECALCIUM AND GIRDLING ON SHOOT GROWTH AND FRUIT QUALITY WHEN APPLIED TO DIFFERENT PEAR CULTIVARS · 2005

• positive
  Girdling improved final fruit weight in Flamingo.
• positive
  Girdling increased fruit length in Early Bon Chretien.
• positive
  Girdling increased return bloom in all cultivars except Packham’s Triumph.
• no effect
  Girdling did not improve fruit set in any cultivar.

Effect of mulching and pruning on yield and quality of pear · 2007

• positive
  Mulching with 50% pruning gave the highest number of fruits per plant, 151.
• positive
  Mulching with 50% pruning gave the highest fruit yield, 20.87 t/ha.

Effect of a postbloom naphthaleneacetic acid thinning spray and hand thinning on quality and quantity of pear fruit (Pyrus communis L.) cv. Harrow Sweet · 2009

• positive
  Hand thinning significantly increased fruit diameter and weight in 2005 and 2006.
• no effect
  NAA thinning did not reduce pear yield per tree.
• no effect
  NAA thinning had no negative effect on fruit set, yield efficiency, or crop load.

Fruit thinning in ‘Conference’ pear grown under deficit irrigation to optimise yield and to improve tree water status · 2010

• positive
  Fruit thinning improved fruit size under DI-50.

  compared with DI-50

• positive
  Under DI-20, light thinning improved yield.
• positive
  Under DI-20, heavy thinning increased fruit size.
• positive
  Fruit thinning improved fruit size under full irrigation.

  compared with FI

• negative
  Fruit thinning reduced total fresh-market yield.

Impact of girdling on quality and maturity of Patharnakh pear · 2014

• positive
  Sub-limb girdling at 15 DAFI gave 162.0 kg/tree compared with 135.3 kg/tree in control.

  compared with control

Effects of compost made from pruned pear trees on the fruit, soil nutrients and microorganisms in pear orchards · 2018

• positive
  Pruning compost increased pear fruit yield by 47.3% compared with chemical fertilizer in 2013.

  compared with CF

• positive
  Pruning compost increased pear fruit yield by 31.7% compared with chemical fertilizer in 2014.

  compared with CF

Effect of severity of pruning on growth, yield and quality in soft pear cv. Punjab · 2018

• positive
  Lightly pruned pear trees gave significantly higher yield.

Effect of girdling and root pruning on vegetative growth, fruit metabolites and yield of pear grown under sub-tropical conditions · 2022

• positive
  Root pruning at 60 cm significantly increased fruit set, retention and yield versus control and other treatments.

  compared with control and the other treatments

Response of Pear Trees to Girdling and Foliar Spray with Naphthalene Acetic acidand Yeast Extract under the Conditions of New Valley · 2024

• positive
  Girdling plus 15 ppm NAA gave the best fruit set % relative to water spray.

  compared with untreated trees (water spray only)

• positive
  Girdling plus 15 ppm NAA gave the best total number of fruits/tree relative to water spray.

  compared with untreated trees (water spray only)

• positive
  The combination increased the number of seeds.
• positive
  Girdling plus 15 ppm NAA gave the best yield relative to water spray.

  compared with untreated trees (water spray only)

Relationship between pruning severity and reproductive performance in commercial pear orchards · 2025

• positive
  Severe winter pruning enhanced yield.
• positive
  Fruit set was 40.9% under severe pruning and exceeded 37.4% under conventional pruning.

  compared with conventional pruning

• no effect
  Severe winter pruning did not compromise fruit set efficiency.

Effect of root pruning and trunk girdling on morphological, yield and fruit quality attributes in ‘YaLi’ pear (Pyrus spp.) trainedon the Cordon system · 2026

• positive
  Girdling and root pruning increased fruit yield efficiency and antioxidant activity relative to control.

  compared with control