Abstract
Bloom thinning mature peach trees increased shoot growth on sample limbs of 7.5-11 cm circumference by 53% when compared with trees hand thinned 44 days after full bloom (AFB). The number of flower buds per limb was increased by 103%. Bloom thinning increased the number of shoots which were 20 to 50 cm long by 86%. The number of buds on the basal five nodes of shoots 7-20 cm long was more than 2.2 times that of hand thinned trees. Shoots 7-64 cm long had more buds per cm shoot length. Application of 100 mg I"1 GA3, 0, 12, 36 and 47 days AFB inhibited flower buds and reduced the subsequent year’s cropping. Applications of GA3 36 and 47 days AFB inhibited flower bud development on short shoots more than when applied at 0 or 12 days AFB. None of the GA3 treatments affected flower bud development on the upper half of long shoots, but reduced numbers on short shoots. Fruit on long shoots were larger than those on short ones, and fruit on the upper half of all shoots were larger than those on the lower half. Later GA3 sprays resulted in more fruit on the upper half of all shoots. Flower buds were inhibited more strongly on short shoots.
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Claims 13
Claim · model-written summary
Bloom thinning increased peach shoot growth by 53% compared with hand thinning 44 days after full bloom.
- Taxon
- peach trees
Prunus persicat0 - Treatment
- Bloom thinninge0
- Outcome
- shoot growthe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 53%e0
- Qualifier
- sample limbs of 7.5-11 cm circumferencee0
- Comparator
- trees hand thinned 44 days after full bloome0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“peach trees”
e0“Bloom thinning mature peach trees increased shoot growth on sample limbs of 7.5-11 cm circumference by 53% when compared with trees hand thinned 44 days after full bloom (AFB).”
Claim · model-written summary
Bloom thinning increased flower buds per limb by 103%.
- Taxon
- peach treesPrunus persicat0
- Treatment
- Bloom thinninge1
- Outcome
- number of flower buds per limbe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 103%e0
- Comparator
- trees hand thinned 44 days after full bloome2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“peach trees”
e0“The number of flower buds per limb was increased by 103%.”
e1“Bloom thinning mature peach trees”
e2“when compared with trees hand thinned 44 days after full bloom (AFB)”
Claim · model-written summary
Bloom thinning increased the number of 20 to 50 cm shoots by 86%.
- Taxon
- peach treesPrunus persicat0
- Treatment
- Bloom thinninge0
- Outcome
- number of shoots which were 20 to 50 cm longe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 86%e0
- Comparator
- trees hand thinned 44 days after full bloome1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“peach trees”
e0“Bloom thinning increased the number of shoots which were 20 to 50 cm long by 86%.”
e1“when compared with trees hand thinned 44 days after full bloom (AFB)”
Claim · model-written summary
Bloom thinning more than doubled buds on the basal five nodes of 7-20 cm shoots relative to hand thinning.
- Taxon
- peach treesPrunus persicat0
- Treatment
- Bloom thinninge1
- Outcome
- number of buds on the basal five nodes of shoots 7-20 cm longe0
- Direction
- more thane0
- Value
- 2.2 timese0
- Comparator
- hand thinned treese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“peach trees”
e0“The number of buds on the basal five nodes of shoots 7-20 cm long was more than 2.2 times that of hand thinned trees.”
e1“Bloom thinning mature peach trees”
Claim · model-written summary
Shoots 7-64 cm long had more buds per cm of shoot length after bloom thinning.
- Taxon
- peach treesPrunus persicat0
- Organ / stage
- Shoots 7-64 cm longe0
- Treatment
- Bloom thinninge1
- Outcome
- buds per cm shoot lengthe0
- Direction
- moree0
- Comparator
- hand thinned treese2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“peach trees”
e0“Shoots 7-64 cm long had more buds per cm shoot length.”
e1“Bloom thinning mature peach trees”
e2“hand thinned trees”
Claim · model-written summary
GA3 application inhibited flower buds.
- Taxon
- peach treesPrunus persicat0
- Treatment
- Application of 100 mg I"1 GA3, 0, 12, 36 and 47 days AFBe0
- Outcome
- flower budse0
- Direction
- inhibitede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“peach trees”
e0“Application of 100 mg I"1 GA3, 0, 12, 36 and 47 days AFB inhibited flower buds and reduced the subsequent year’s cropping.”
Claim · model-written summary
GA3 application reduced cropping in the subsequent year.
- Taxon
- peach treesPrunus persicat0
- Treatment
- Application of 100 mg I"1 GA3, 0, 12, 36 and 47 days AFBe0
- Outcome
- subsequent year’s croppinge0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“peach trees”
e0“Application of 100 mg I"1 GA3, 0, 12, 36 and 47 days AFB inhibited flower buds and reduced the subsequent year’s cropping.”
Claim · model-written summary
GA3 applied at 36 or 47 days after full bloom inhibited bud development on short shoots more than application at 0 or 12 days.
- Taxon
- peach treesPrunus persicat0
- Treatment
- GA3 36 and 47 days AFBe0
- Outcome
- flower bud development on short shootse0
- Direction
- inhibitede0
- Comparator
- 0 or 12 days AFBe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“peach trees”
e0“Applications of GA3 36 and 47 days AFB inhibited flower bud development on short shoots more than when applied at 0 or 12 days AFB.”
Claim · model-written summary
GA3 treatments did not affect flower bud development on the upper half of long shoots.
- Taxon
- peach treesPrunus persicat0
- Treatment
- GA3 treatmentse0
- Outcome
- flower bud development on the upper half of long shootse0
- Direction
- None of the GA3 treatments affectede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“peach trees”
e0“None of the GA3 treatments affected flower bud development on the upper half of long shoots”
Claim · model-written summary
GA3 treatments reduced flower bud numbers on short shoots.
- Taxon
- peach treesPrunus persicat0
- Treatment
- GA3 treatmentse0
- Outcome
- numbers on short shootse0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“peach trees”
e0“None of the GA3 treatments affected flower bud development on the upper half of long shoots, but reduced numbers on short shoots.”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit on long shoots were larger than fruit on short shoots.
- Taxon
- peach treesPrunus persicat0
- Organ / stage
- long shootse0
- Outcome
- Fruite0
- Direction
- largere0
- Comparator
- short onese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“peach trees”
e0“Fruit on long shoots were larger than those on short ones”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit on the upper half of shoots were larger than fruit on the lower half.
- Taxon
- peach treesPrunus persicat0
- Organ / stage
- upper half of all shootse0
- Outcome
- fruite0
- Direction
- largere0
- Comparator
- lower halfe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“peach trees”
e0“fruit on the upper half of all shoots were larger than those on the lower half”
Claim · model-written summary
Later GA3 sprays led to more fruit on the upper half of shoots.
- Taxon
- peach treesPrunus persicat0
- Treatment
- Later GA3 sprayse0
- Outcome
- fruit on the upper half of all shootse0
- Direction
- moree0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“peach trees”
e0“Later GA3 sprays resulted in more fruit on the upper half of all shoots.”
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