alternate bearing; biennial bearing
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Meanings
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to bear little or no fruit in the year(s) following a heavy crop (of fruit trees)
technicalTechnical term in horticulture describing the physiological phenomenon of alternate bearing (biennial bearing) common in fruit trees such as apple, pear, citrus, and mango.
Zhè这
kē棵
píng苹
guǒ果
shù树
qù去
nián年
jié结
guǒ果
tài太
duō多
，
jīn今
nián年
chè彻
dǐ底
xiē歇
zhī枝
le了
。
This apple tree bore too much fruit last year and is completely barren this year.
Wèi为
le了
fáng防
zhǐ止
gān柑
jú橘
xiē歇
zhī枝
，
guǒ果
nóng农
cǎi采
yòng用
le了
kē科
xué学
de的
xiū修
jiǎn剪
hé和
shū疏
huā花
jì技
shù术
。
To prevent citrus trees from alternate bearing, fruit growers adopted scientific pruning and flower-thinning techniques.
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Lí梨
shù树
róng容
yì易
chū出
xiàn现
xiē歇
zhī枝
xiàn现
xiàng象
，
xū需
yào要
hé合
lǐ理
shī施
féi肥
lái来
tiáo调
jié节
。
Pear trees are prone to alternate bearing and require reasonable fertilization to regulate this.