Abstract
Yields from five irrigation regimes that each applied 16 acre-inches/acre were evaluated during a simulated drought year and for the subsequent two seasons under full irrigation. Drought-year production was mildly reduced by regimes that produced smaller kernels. Much greater losses occurred in the season immediately following the drought due to reduced nut load. Applying a limited allotment of water early in the drought season proved less effective in limiting subsequent production losses than irrigating at a lower rate but for a longer period of the drought season. Avoiding severe water stress during flower bud development (August and September) is critical for subsequent bloom and fruit set.
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Claims 4
Claim · model-written summary
Drought-year production was mildly reduced by regimes yielding smaller kernels.
- Taxon
- almond
Prunus dulcist0 - Treatment
- regimes that produced smaller kernelse0
- Outcome
- Drought-year productione0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“almond”
e0“Drought-year production was mildly reduced by regimes that produced smaller kernels.”
Claim · model-written summary
Production losses were much greater in the season after drought, with reduced nut load.
- Taxon
- almondPrunus dulcist0
- Outcome
- lossese0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Qualifier
- season immediately following the droughte0
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Verbatim
t0“almond”
e0“Much greater losses occurred in the season immediately following the drought due to reduced nut load.”
Claim · model-written summary
Early use of limited water was less effective than a lower rate maintained longer for limiting later production losses.
- Taxon
- almondPrunus dulcist0
- Treatment
- Applying a limited allotment of water early in the drought seasone0
- Outcome
- limiting subsequent production lossese0
- Direction
- less effectivee0
- Comparator
- irrigating at a lower rate but for a longer period of the drought seasone0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“almond”
e0“Applying a limited allotment of water early in the drought season proved less effective in limiting subsequent production losses than irrigating at a lower rate but for a longer period of the drought season.”
Claim · model-written summary
Avoiding severe water stress during flower bud development is critical for later bloom and fruit set.
- Taxon
- almondPrunus dulcist0
- Organ / stage
- flower bud developmente0
- Outcome
- Avoiding severe water stress during flower bud developmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“almond”
e0“Avoiding severe water stress during flower bud development (August and September) is critical for subsequent bloom and fruit set.”
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