Abstract
The non-climateric character of pomegranate (P. granatum) fruit underlines the importance of determining the optimum harvest time to improve fruit quality. The effect of irrigation withholding during 6, 15, 25 and 36 d before harvest was evaluated in order to clarify whether fruit ripening is critical or non-critical from the yield, fruit characteristics and composition point of view. The results indicated that this phenological period is critical because irrigation is essential during most of this phenological period to achieve maximum yield. However, a 6 d of irrigation restriction at the end of ripening period can be used as a tool to come early harvest time, saves irrigation water, enhances the bioactive compounds (anthocyanins, phenolic compounds, punicalagin and ellagic acid) and increases the price of the fruit without affecting marketable yield and fruit size.
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Claim · model-written summary
Pomegranate ripening was a critical period in which irrigation was essential through most of the period to achieve maximum yield.
- Taxon
- pomegranate
Punica granatume1 - Outcome
- irrigation is essential during most of this phenological periode0
- Qualifier
- to achieve maximum yielde0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The results indicated that this phenological period is critical because irrigation is essential during most of this phenological period to achieve maximum yield.”
e1“pomegranate (P. granatum)”
Claim · model-written summary
Six days of irrigation restriction at the end of pomegranate ripening could advance harvest.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Treatment
- 6 d of irrigation restrictione0
- Outcome
- harvest timee0
- Direction
- earlye0
- Qualifier
- at the end of ripening periode0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“a 6 d of irrigation restriction at the end of ripening period can be used as a tool to come early harvest time”
e1“pomegranate (P. granatum)”
Claim · model-written summary
Six days of irrigation restriction saved irrigation water.
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e0“a 6 d of irrigation restriction at the end of ripening period can be used as a tool to come early harvest time, saves irrigation water”
Claim · model-written summary
Six days of irrigation restriction enhanced anthocyanins, phenolic compounds and punicalagin in pomegranate fruit.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Treatment
- 6 d of irrigation restrictione0
- Outcome
- anthocyanins, phenolic compounds, punicalagine0
- Direction
- enhancese0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“a 6 d of irrigation restriction at the end of ripening period can be used as a tool to come early harvest time, saves irrigation water, enhances the bioactive compounds (anthocyanins, phenolic compounds, punicalagin and ellagic acid)”
e1“pomegranate (P. granatum)”
Claim · model-written summary
Six days of irrigation restriction enhanced ellagic acid in pomegranate fruit.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Treatment
- 6 d of irrigation restrictione0
- Outcome
- ellagic acide0
- Direction
- enhancese0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“a 6 d of irrigation restriction at the end of ripening period can be used as a tool to come early harvest time, saves irrigation water, enhances the bioactive compounds (anthocyanins, phenolic compounds, punicalagin and ellagic acid)”
e1“pomegranate (P. granatum)”
Claim · model-written summary
Six days of irrigation restriction increased fruit price.
Not reportedTaxonComparator
Verbatim
e0“a 6 d of irrigation restriction at the end of ripening period can be used as a tool to come early harvest time, saves irrigation water, enhances the bioactive compounds (anthocyanins, phenolic compounds, punicalagin and ellagic acid) and increases the price of the fruit”
Claim · model-written summary
Six days of irrigation restriction did not affect pomegranate marketable yield or fruit size.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Treatment
- 6 d of irrigation restrictione0
- Outcome
- marketable yield and fruit sizee0
- Direction
- without affectinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“a 6 d of irrigation restriction at the end of ripening period can be used as a tool to come early harvest time, saves irrigation water, enhances the bioactive compounds (anthocyanins, phenolic compounds, punicalagin and ellagic acid) and increases the price of the fruit without affecting marketable yield and fruit size.”
e1“pomegranate (P. granatum)”
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