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¹ Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi, Bahçe Bitkileri Bölümü 32260 Çünür/ISPARTA Viewed : 1764 - Downloaded : 1219 In this review, emphasized the effect of thinning on fruit quality, a literature review is presented on recent acknowledges about development of chemical thinning of apple. Different chemicals such as; dinitro compounds, NAA (Napthalen Acetic Acid), NAAm (Napthalen Acid Amid), carbaryl, etephon, gibberillik acid (GA ), thiourea, oxamyl and BA (6-Benzyladenine) are used for thinning. However, there are several 3 factors on successful thinning application. Firstly application concentration and application time should be regulated in the best way. Tree age and vigor, variety and climatic conditions especially, temperature and humidity is to be quite important. On the other hand all world recently, it has become a pressure for using environmentaly friendly chemicals. Keywords : Apple (Malus communis L.), Chemical Thinning