In all experiments reported here, the commercial product Bongrow (Safe-pack Product Ltd., Israel) containing 4% BA was applied as foliar sprays with the surfactant Triton X-100 (0.025%). The application time was always at full bloomþ14 daysðFBþ14Þ, when the fruitlet diameter was 10 mm, as previously found to be effective with CPPU for Spadona and Coscia pear (Flaishman et al., 2001; Stern et al., 2002).