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Research<\/h3>\n

Dr. Kon’s program seeks to develop and deliver research-based solutions to improve orchard practices and enhance the economic and environmental sustainability of the southeastern apple industry. To meet this goal, specific objectives include:<\/p>\n

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  1. to develop and evaluate novel apple crop load management programs, products, and decision-making aids,<\/li>\n
  2. to develop and evaluate technologies to manage vegetative growth throughout the life of the orchard, especially during orchard establishment, and<\/li>\n
  3. maximize fruit quality and storage potential, and manage labor through new technologies, non-destructive testing, and predictive models.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Physiological effects, environmental interactions, and\/or economic consequences of orchard management decisions are determined, reported, and integrated into recommendations for apple producers.<\/p>\n

    Area(s) of Expertise<\/h3>\n

    Dr. Kon (80% research; 20% extension) serves the southeastern apple industry (NC, SC, and GA). He is currently developing an integrated research and extension program to address the technological needs of the southeastern apple industry.<\/p>\n

    Research interests include: crop load and canopy management, pruning and training systems, rootstock evaluations, mechanization of orchard practices, pre-harvest drop control, and cultural\/chemical practices to improve fruit quality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":346,"featured_media":1688,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"group":[333,325,304,367,364,334],"person_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1157","person","type-person","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","group-extension-appt","group-faculty","group-fruits","group-horticultural-crop-production-and-management","group-plant-and-postharvest-physiology","group-research-appt"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/horticultural-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/person\/1157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/horticultural-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/person"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/horticultural-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/person"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/horticultural-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/346"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/horticultural-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/person\/1157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17250,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/horticultural-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/person\/1157\/revisions\/17250"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/horticultural-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/horticultural-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/horticultural-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/group?post=1157"},{"taxonomy":"person_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/horticultural-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/person_tag?post=1157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}