Abstract
Abstract Gibberellic acid (GA) applied at 20 ppm 4−6 weeks before harvest increased the ascorbic acid content of fresh and processed ‘Rainier’ cherries ( Prunus avium L.) while also increasing fruit size and yellow color. Anthocyanin content was also reduced. GA treated fruit rated higher according to USDA processed fruit grades. Ascorbic acid content did not change with maturity. There was no interaction between GA and maturity on ascorbic acid content (2-Chloroethyl)phosphonic acid (ethephon), applied at 500 ppm 1 to 3 weeks before harvest, reduced fruit size compared with untreated fruit. Fruit treated with succinic acid-2,2-dimethylhydrazide (daminozide) at 2000 ppm 2 weeks after full bloom reduced the weight per fruit after processing but not before processing. This was reflected in a greater loss in drained weight. Daminozide increased anthocyanin content and reduced yellow and green color of fresh fruit.
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Claims 13
Claim · model-written summary
GA increased ascorbic acid in fresh and processed cherries.
- Taxon
- Prunus avium L.
Prunus aviume0 - Material
- ‘Rainier’e0
- Treatment
- Gibberellic acid (GA) applied at 20 ppm 4−6 weeks before harveste0
- Outcome
- ascorbic acid content of fresh and processed ‘Rainier’ cherriese0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Gibberellic acid (GA) applied at 20 ppm 4−6 weeks before harvest increased the ascorbic acid content of fresh and processed ‘Rainier’ cherries ( Prunus avium L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
GA increased cherry fruit size.
- Taxon
- Prunus avium L.
Prunus aviume0 - Treatment
- Gibberellic acid (GA) applied at 20 ppm 4−6 weeks before harveste0
- Outcome
- fruit sizee0
- Direction
- increasinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
t0“‘Rainer’ Cherries”
e0“Gibberellic acid (GA) applied at 20 ppm 4−6 weeks before harvest increased the ascorbic acid content of fresh and processed ‘Rainier’ cherries ( Prunus avium L.) while also increasing fruit size and yellow color.”
Claim · model-written summary
GA increased yellow cherry color.
- Taxon
- Prunus avium L.
Prunus aviume0 - Treatment
- Gibberellic acid (GA) applied at 20 ppm 4−6 weeks before harveste0
- Outcome
- yellow colore0
- Direction
- increasinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
t0“‘Rainer’ Cherries”
e0“Gibberellic acid (GA) applied at 20 ppm 4−6 weeks before harvest increased the ascorbic acid content of fresh and processed ‘Rainier’ cherries ( Prunus avium L.) while also increasing fruit size and yellow color.”
Claim · model-written summary
GA reduced cherry anthocyanin content.
- Taxon
- ‘Rainer’ Cherriest0
- Treatment
- Gibberellic acid (GA) applied at 20 ppm 4−6 weeks before harveste1
- Outcome
- Anthocyanin contente0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Anthocyanin content was also reduced.”
t0“‘Rainer’ Cherries”
e1“Gibberellic acid (GA) applied at 20 ppm 4−6 weeks before harvest”
Claim · model-written summary
GA treated fruit received higher USDA processed grades.
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“GA treated fruit rated higher according to USDA processed fruit grades.”
t0“‘Rainer’ Cherries”
Claim · model-written summary
Cherry ascorbic acid content did not change with maturity.
Verbatim
e0“Ascorbic acid content did not change with maturity.”
t0“‘Rainer’ Cherries”
Claim · model-written summary
GA and maturity had no interaction for ascorbic acid content.
Verbatim
e0“There was no interaction between GA and maturity on ascorbic acid content”
t0“‘Rainer’ Cherries”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethephon reduced fruit size relative to untreated fruit.
Verbatim
e0“(2-Chloroethyl)phosphonic acid (ethephon), applied at 500 ppm 1 to 3 weeks before harvest, reduced fruit size compared with untreated fruit.”
t0“‘Rainer’ Cherries”
Claim · model-written summary
Daminozide reduced fruit weight after processing.
- Taxon
- ‘Rainer’ Cherriest0
- Treatment
- succinic acid-2,2-dimethylhydrazide (daminozide) at 2000 ppm 2 weeks after full bloome0
- Outcome
- weight per fruit after processinge0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Fruit treated with succinic acid-2,2-dimethylhydrazide (daminozide) at 2000 ppm 2 weeks after full bloom reduced the weight per fruit after processing but not before processing.”
t0“‘Rainer’ Cherries”
Claim · model-written summary
Daminozide did not reduce fruit weight before processing.
- Taxon
- ‘Rainer’ Cherriest0
- Treatment
- succinic acid-2,2-dimethylhydrazide (daminozide) at 2000 ppm 2 weeks after full bloome0
- Outcome
- weight per fruite0
- Direction
- note0
- Qualifier
- before processinge0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Fruit treated with succinic acid-2,2-dimethylhydrazide (daminozide) at 2000 ppm 2 weeks after full bloom reduced the weight per fruit after processing but not before processing.”
t0“‘Rainer’ Cherries”
Claim · model-written summary
Daminozide caused greater drained weight loss.
- Taxon
- ‘Rainer’ Cherriest0
- Treatment
- succinic acid-2,2-dimethylhydrazide (daminozide) at 2000 ppm 2 weeks after full bloome1
- Outcome
- loss in drained weighte0
- Direction
- greatere0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“This was reflected in a greater loss in drained weight.”
t0“‘Rainer’ Cherries”
e1“Fruit treated with succinic acid-2,2-dimethylhydrazide (daminozide) at 2000 ppm 2 weeks after full bloom”
Claim · model-written summary
Daminozide increased anthocyanin content.
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Daminozide increased anthocyanin content and reduced yellow and green color of fresh fruit.”
t0“‘Rainer’ Cherries”
Claim · model-written summary
Daminozide reduced yellow and green color of fresh fruit.
- Taxon
- ‘Rainer’ Cherriest0
- Treatment
- Daminozidee0
- Outcome
- yellow and green color of fresh fruite0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Daminozide increased anthocyanin content and reduced yellow and green color of fresh fruit.”
t0“‘Rainer’ Cherries”
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