Abstract
ABSTRACT Two alternatives to chemical control of Botrytis in strawberries were assessed, post-harvest defoliation and finger harrowing, the latter being used primarily in weed control but also claimed to affect the occurrence of Botrytis. Post-harvest defoliation, though having some positive effect on marketable yield, did not reduce the incidence of Botrytis significantly. This was the case regardless of whether or not cut leaf material was removed from the plots. Finger harrowing, though in some instances having a negative effect on yield, did not control Botrytis significantly either. However, it was clearly demonstrated that, in organic strawberry growing, the incidence of Botrytis increases with plant age. Therefore, a short-term cropping system may be more important in controlling Botrytis than either post-harvest defoliation or finger harrowing. In conclusion, the combined use of several cultural methods may be needed when controlling Botrytis in organically grown strawberries.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Post-harvest defoliation had some positive effect on marketable yield.
- Taxon
- strawberries
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Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Treatment
- Post-harvest defoliatione0
- Outcome
- marketable yielde0
- Direction
- positive effecte0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Post-harvest defoliation, though having some positive effect on marketable yield, did not reduce the incidence of Botrytis significantly.”
t0“Strawberries”
Claim · model-written summary
Post-harvest defoliation did not significantly reduce Botrytis incidence, regardless of cut leaf removal.
- Taxon
- strawberriesFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- Post-harvest defoliatione0
- Outcome
- incidence of Botrytise0
- Direction
- did not reducee0
- Qualifier
- regardless of whether or not cut leaf material was removed from the plotse0
BotrytisNot reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Post-harvest defoliation, though having some positive effect on marketable yield, did not reduce the incidence of Botrytis significantly. This was the case regardless of whether or not cut leaf material was removed from the plots.”
t0“Strawberries”
Claim · model-written summary
Finger harrowing sometimes negatively affected yield.
- Taxon
- strawberriesFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- Finger harrowinge0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- negative effecte0
- Qualifier
- in some instancese0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Finger harrowing, though in some instances having a negative effect on yield, did not control Botrytis significantly either.”
t0“Strawberries”
Claim · model-written summary
Finger harrowing did not significantly control Botrytis.
- Taxon
- strawberriesFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- Finger harrowinge0
- Outcome
- Botrytise0
- Direction
- did not controle0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Finger harrowing, though in some instances having a negative effect on yield, did not control Botrytis significantly either.”
t0“Strawberries”
Claim · model-written summary
Botrytis incidence increased with plant age in organic strawberry growing.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassae0
- Organ / stage
- plant agee0
- Outcome
- incidence of Botrytise0
- Direction
- increasese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“in organic strawberry growing, the incidence of Botrytis increases with plant age.”
Claim · model-written summary
A short-term cropping system may be more important for Botrytis control than defoliation or finger harrowing.
- Taxon
- strawberriesFragaria ×ananassat0
- Outcome
- a short-term cropping systeme0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“a short-term cropping system may be more important in controlling Botrytis than either post-harvest defoliation or finger harrowing.”
t0“Strawberries”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined cultural methods may be needed to control Botrytis in organic strawberries.
- Taxon
- strawberriesFragaria ×ananassae0
- Outcome
- combined use of several cultural methodse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the combined use of several cultural methods may be needed when controlling Botrytis in organically grown strawberries.”
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