Abstract
SUMMARY Greenwaste mulches affect avocado tree growth and roots through small incremental changes in phenology and the soil from mulch to mulch. Trees growing under greenwaste mulches had a tendency for greater trunk growth, more roots, and an increase in some minerals and for more earthworms in the soil than the minimal mulch, leaf litter and post peelings mulches. The greenwaste mulches had considerable quantities of nutrients and may act as slow release fertilizers. The mulches evaluated did not prevent or slow down the drying of soil and cannot be considered as a substitute for irrigation. We believe mulches made from greenwaste make suitable mulches for avocado trees.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Greenwaste mulches tended to increase avocado trunk growth relative to other mulches.
- Taxon
- avocado
Persea americanae1 - Treatment
- greenwaste mulchese0
- Outcome
- trunk growthe0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Qualifier
- had a tendencye0
- Comparator
- minimal mulch, leaf litter and post peelings mulchese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Trees growing under greenwaste mulches had a tendency for greater trunk growth, more roots, and an increase in some minerals and for more earthworms in the soil than the minimal mulch, leaf litter and post peelings mulches.”
e1“avocado tree growth”
Claim · model-written summary
Greenwaste mulches tended to produce more avocado roots.
- Taxon
- avocadoPersea americanae1
- Treatment
- greenwaste mulchese0
- Outcome
- rootse0
- Direction
- moree0
- Qualifier
- had a tendencye0
- Comparator
- minimal mulch, leaf litter and post peelings mulchese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Trees growing under greenwaste mulches had a tendency for greater trunk growth, more roots, and an increase in some minerals and for more earthworms in the soil than the minimal mulch, leaf litter and post peelings mulches.”
e1“avocado tree growth”
Claim · model-written summary
Greenwaste mulches tended to increase some minerals.
- Taxon
- avocadoPersea americanae1
- Treatment
- greenwaste mulchese0
- Outcome
- some mineralse0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Qualifier
- had a tendencye0
- Comparator
- minimal mulch, leaf litter and post peelings mulchese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Trees growing under greenwaste mulches had a tendency for greater trunk growth, more roots, and an increase in some minerals and for more earthworms in the soil than the minimal mulch, leaf litter and post peelings mulches.”
e1“avocado tree growth”
Claim · model-written summary
Greenwaste mulches tended to increase soil earthworms.
- Taxon
- avocadoPersea americanae1
- Treatment
- greenwaste mulchese0
- Interactor
- earthwormsCrassiclitellatae0other
- Outcome
- earthworms in the soile0
- Direction
- moree0
- Qualifier
- had a tendencye0
- Comparator
- minimal mulch, leaf litter and post peelings mulchese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Trees growing under greenwaste mulches had a tendency for greater trunk growth, more roots, and an increase in some minerals and for more earthworms in the soil than the minimal mulch, leaf litter and post peelings mulches.”
e1“avocado tree growth”
Claim · model-written summary
Greenwaste mulches contained substantial nutrients and may act as slow release fertilizers.
- Taxon
- avocadoPersea americanae1
- Outcome
- slow release fertilizerse0
- Qualifier
- considerable quantities of nutrientse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The greenwaste mulches had considerable quantities of nutrients and may act as slow release fertilizers.”
e1“avocado trees”
Claim · model-written summary
The evaluated mulches did not prevent or slow soil drying.
- Taxon
- avocadoPersea americanae1
- Treatment
- mulches evaluatede0
- Outcome
- drying of soile0
- Direction
- did not prevent or slow downe0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The mulches evaluated did not prevent or slow down the drying of soil”
e1“avocado trees”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend greenwaste mulches for avocado trees.
- Taxon
- avocadoPersea americanae0
- Outcome
- mulches made from greenwaste make suitable mulches for avocado treese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“We believe mulches made from greenwaste make suitable mulches for avocado trees.”
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