Abstract
Three experiments evaluated the effects of pollination and irradiance on fruit set, fruit drop, and fruit size and weight of ‘Fuyu’, the most highly planted non-astringent persimmon cultivar in subtropical Australia (Lat. 27° S). At irradiances of 13.8 and 5.9 vs. 19.8 MJ m~2 day"1, fruit set of open.pollinated flowers was reduced by 53 and 100%, respectively. In contrast, fruit set of hand pollinated flowers was reduced by only 21 and 40%, respectively. Fruit weight of open pollinated or non-pollinated fruit was between 5-20% lower than hand pollinated fruit. Whole tree or calyx shading slightly reduced fruit size of hand pollinated fruit. The planting of adequate numbers of pollinizer trees and the provision of hives of European honeybees might be essential for adequate set and fruit size in coastal regions of Australia which experience cloudy conditions (irradiance < 10 MJ rrf2 day"1).
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Claims 10
Claim · model-written summary
At 13.8 MJ m~2 day"1, open-pollinated fruit set was reduced by 53% relative to 19.8.
- Treatment
- 13.8e0
- Outcome
- fruit sete0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 53e0
- Qualifier
- open.pollinated flowerse0
- Comparator
- 19.8 MJ m~2 day"1e0
DiospyrosOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“persimmon(Diospyros kakiL.)”
e0“At irradiances of 13.8 and 5.9 vs. 19.8 MJ m~2 day"1, fruit set of open.pollinated flowers was reduced by 53 and 100%, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
At 5.9 MJ m~2 day"1, open-pollinated fruit set was reduced by 100% relative to 19.8.
- Treatment
- 5.9e0
- Outcome
- fruit sete0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 100%e0
- Qualifier
- open.pollinated flowerse0
- Comparator
- 19.8 MJ m~2 day"1e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“persimmon(Diospyros kakiL.)”
e0“At irradiances of 13.8 and 5.9 vs. 19.8 MJ m~2 day"1, fruit set of open.pollinated flowers was reduced by 53 and 100%, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
At 13.8 MJ m~2 day"1, hand-pollinated fruit set was reduced by 21%.
- Treatment
- 13.8e1
- Outcome
- fruit sete0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 21e0
- Qualifier
- hand pollinated flowerse0
- Comparator
- 19.8 MJ m~2 day"1e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“persimmon(Diospyros kakiL.)”
e0“fruit set of hand pollinated flowers was reduced by only 21 and 40%, respectively”
e1“At irradiances of 13.8 and 5.9 vs. 19.8 MJ m~2 day"1”
Claim · model-written summary
At 5.9 MJ m~2 day"1, hand-pollinated fruit set was reduced by 40%.
- Treatment
- 5.9e1
- Outcome
- fruit sete0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 40%e0
- Qualifier
- hand pollinated flowerse0
- Comparator
- 19.8 MJ m~2 day"1e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“persimmon(Diospyros kakiL.)”
e0“fruit set of hand pollinated flowers was reduced by only 21 and 40%, respectively”
e1“At irradiances of 13.8 and 5.9 vs. 19.8 MJ m~2 day"1”
Claim · model-written summary
Open-pollinated fruit weighed 5-20% less than hand-pollinated fruit.
- Treatment
- open pollinatede0
- Outcome
- Fruit weighte0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Value
- 5-20%e0
- Comparator
- hand pollinated fruite0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“persimmon(Diospyros kakiL.)”
e0“Fruit weight of open pollinated or non-pollinated fruit was between 5-20% lower than hand pollinated fruit.”
Claim · model-written summary
Non-pollinated fruit weighed 5-20% less than hand-pollinated fruit.
- Treatment
- non-pollinated fruite0
- Outcome
- Fruit weighte0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Value
- 5-20%e0
- Comparator
- hand pollinated fruite0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“persimmon(Diospyros kakiL.)”
e0“Fruit weight of open pollinated or non-pollinated fruit was between 5-20% lower than hand pollinated fruit.”
Claim · model-written summary
Whole-tree shading slightly reduced hand-pollinated fruit size.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“persimmon(Diospyros kakiL.)”
e0“Whole tree or calyx shading slightly reduced fruit size of hand pollinated fruit.”
Claim · model-written summary
Calyx shading slightly reduced hand-pollinated fruit size.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“persimmon(Diospyros kakiL.)”
e0“Whole tree or calyx shading slightly reduced fruit size of hand pollinated fruit.”
Claim · model-written summary
Authors suggest adequate pollinizer trees may be essential for fruit set and size in cloudy coastal Australia.
- Treatment
- planting of adequate numbers of pollinizer treese0
- Outcome
- adequate set and fruit sizee0
- Setting
- coastal regions of Australiae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“persimmon(Diospyros kakiL.)”
e0“The planting of adequate numbers of pollinizer trees and the provision of hives of European honeybees might be essential for adequate set and fruit size in coastal regions of Australia which experience cloudy conditions”
Claim · model-written summary
Authors suggest European honeybee hives may be essential for fruit set and size in cloudy coastal Australia.
- Treatment
- provision of hives of European honeybeese0
- Interactor
- European honeybees
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Apis melliferae0pollinator - Outcome
- adequate set and fruit sizee0
- Setting
- coastal regions of Australiae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_Apis_mellifera_(female)_-_on_viburnum_tinus_flowers.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
t0“persimmon(Diospyros kakiL.)”
e0“The planting of adequate numbers of pollinizer trees and the provision of hives of European honeybees might be essential for adequate set and fruit size in coastal regions of Australia which experience cloudy conditions”
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