Abstract
Complete removal of leaves, along with decapitation of shoots, promoted flower bud differentiation (FBD), while ringing with partial or complete defoliation along with decapitation of shoots did not promote FBD. Decapitation of leafy shoots also promoted FBD, increasing from 44 to 63% and 37 to 54% in Sardar and Allahabad Safeda, respectively. Defoliation of same age shoots (1-3 months old) at different times of the year influenced FBD. In many cases, defoliation did not promote flowering compared with controls. Principal component analysis revealed that the time of shoot emergence was the decisive factor for FBD in 1-, 2- and 3-month-old shoots. Defoliated shoots put forth terminal extension or axillary growth, while in undefoliated ones only terminal growth took place. There is a strong indication that in guava, leaves play a favourable role in flower bud formation.
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Claim · model-written summary
Complete removal of leaves with decapitation of shoots promoted flower bud differentiation in guava.
- Taxon
- guava
Psidium guajavat0 - Treatment
- Complete removal of leaves, along with decapitation of shootse0
- Outcome
- flower bud differentiatione0
- Direction
- promotede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“guava (Psidium guajava L.)”
e0“Complete removal of leaves, along with decapitation of shoots, promoted flower bud differentiation (FBD)”
Claim · model-written summary
Ringing with partial or complete defoliation plus decapitation of shoots did not promote flower bud differentiation in guava.
- Taxon
- guavaPsidium guajavat0
- Treatment
- ringing with partial or complete defoliation along with decapitation of shootse1
- Outcome
- FBDe1
- Direction
- did not promotee1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“guava (Psidium guajava L.)”
e1“ringing with partial or complete defoliation along with decapitation of shoots did not promote FBD”
Claim · model-written summary
Decapitation of leafy shoots promoted flower bud differentiation in Sardar, with flower bud differentiation increasing from 44 to 63%.
- Taxon
- guavaPsidium guajavat0
- Material
- Sardare2
- Treatment
- Decapitation of leafy shootse2
- Outcome
- FBDe2
- Direction
- increasinge2
- Value
- 44 to 63%e2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“guava (Psidium guajava L.)”
e2“Decapitation of leafy shoots also promoted FBD, increasing from 44 to 63% and 37 to 54% in Sardar and Allahabad Safeda, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Decapitation of leafy shoots promoted flower bud differentiation in Allahabad Safeda, with flower bud differentiation increasing from 37 to 54%.
- Taxon
- guavaPsidium guajavat0
- Material
- Allahabad Safedae2
- Treatment
- Decapitation of leafy shootse2
- Outcome
- FBDe2
- Direction
- increasinge2
- Value
- 37 to 54%e2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“guava (Psidium guajava L.)”
e2“Decapitation of leafy shoots also promoted FBD, increasing from 44 to 63% and 37 to 54% in Sardar and Allahabad Safeda, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Defoliation of same-age shoots (1-3 months old) at different times of the year influenced flower bud differentiation in guava.
- Taxon
- guavaPsidium guajavat0
- Organ / stage
- shoots (1-3 months old)e3
- Treatment
- Defoliation of same age shootse3
- Outcome
- FBDe3
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
t0“guava (Psidium guajava L.)”
e3“Defoliation of same age shoots (1-3 months old) at different times of the year influenced FBD”
Claim · model-written summary
In many cases, defoliation did not promote flowering in guava compared with controls.
- Taxon
- guavaPsidium guajavat0
- Treatment
- defoliatione4
- Outcome
- floweringe4
- Direction
- did not promotee4
- Qualifier
- In many casese4
- Comparator
- controlse4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“guava (Psidium guajava L.)”
e4“In many cases, defoliation did not promote flowering compared with controls”
Claim · model-written summary
Time of shoot emergence was the decisive factor for flower bud differentiation in 1-, 2- and 3-month-old guava shoots.
- Taxon
- guavaPsidium guajavat0
- Organ / stage
- 1-, 2- and 3-month-old shootse5
- Treatment
- time of shoot emergencee5
- Outcome
- FBDe5
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“guava (Psidium guajava L.)”
e5“Principal component analysis revealed that the time of shoot emergence was the decisive factor for FBD in 1-, 2- and 3-month-old shoots”
Claim · model-written summary
Defoliated guava shoots put forth terminal extension or axillary growth, whereas undefoliated shoots only terminal growth.
- Taxon
- guavaPsidium guajavat0
- Treatment
- Defoliated shootse6
- Outcome
- terminal extension or axillary growthe6
- Comparator
- undefoliated onese6
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“guava (Psidium guajava L.)”
e6“Defoliated shoots put forth terminal extension or axillary growth, while in undefoliated ones only terminal growth took place”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaves are indicated to play a favourable role in flower bud formation in guava.
- Taxon
- guavaPsidium guajavae7
- Organ / stage
- leavese7
- Outcome
- flower bud formatione7
- Qualifier
- favourable rolee7
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Verbatim
e7“There is a strong indication that in guava, leaves play a favourable role in flower bud formation”
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