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When integrated within an organic approach, fruit thinning is a useful task which ultimately improves the resilience and vigour of plants. Skilfully applied thinning will help to maintain soil fertility by stabilising the seasonal demand and take-up of important minerals and organic nutrients. It can also enhance the quality and flavour characteristics of each mature crop. Because selective breeding and biotechnology now dominate many aspects of mainstream fruit production, fruit thinning is less commonly practiced and has even been marginalised within the organic sector for many common fruit species. With their ability to manipulate key characteristics of the reproductive cycle, agricultural scientists have developed plants which can produce...