Paper · 1975 · HortScience

Aluminum Mulch Increases Quality and Yield of ‘Orleans’ Apples1

S. Moreshet; G. Stanhill; M. Fuchs

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Abstract

Abstract Covering the ground between the hedge rows of an ‘Orleans’ apple orchard with a laminated plastic film vacuum-coated with aluminum significantly increased the average weight, diameter, color and sugar content of fruit harvested from the lower half of the canopy. The total weight of fruit harvested per tree was not affected until the following season when a large increase was recorded.

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Claims 4

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Aluminum-coated ground film significantly increased fruit weight and diameter in the lower canopy.

Material
‘Orleans’e0
Organ / stage
fruit harvested from the lower half of the canopye0
Treatment
laminated plastic film vacuum-coated with aluminume0
Outcome
average weight, diametere0
Direction
increasede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Malus domestica
Malus domestica · TaxonW.carter · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“Covering the ground between the hedge rows of an ‘Orleans’ apple orchard with a laminated plastic film vacuum-coated with aluminum significantly increased the average weight, diameter, color and sugar content of fruit harvested from the lower half of the canopy.”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Aluminum-coated ground film significantly increased lower-canopy fruit color and sugar content.

Material
‘Orleans’e0
Organ / stage
fruit harvested from the lower half of the canopye0
Treatment
laminated plastic film vacuum-coated with aluminume0
Outcome
color and sugar contente0
Direction
increasede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Malus domestica
Malus domestica · TaxonW.carter · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Covering the ground between the hedge rows of an ‘Orleans’ apple orchard with a laminated plastic film vacuum-coated with aluminum significantly increased the average weight, diameter, color and sugar content of fruit harvested from the lower half of the canopy.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–271 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Total fruit weight per tree was not affected until the following season.

Taxon
‘Orleans’ Applest0
Treatment
laminated plastic film vacuum-coated with aluminumt1
Outcome
total weight of fruit harvested per treee0
Direction
not affectede0
Qualifier
until the following seasone0

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e0

“The total weight of fruit harvested per tree was not affected until the following season when a large increase was recorded.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 272–396 · show in text ↑
t0

“‘Orleans’ Apples”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 46–62 · show in text ↑
t1

“laminated plastic film vacuum-coated with aluminum”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 89–139 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Total fruit weight per tree increased substantially in the following season.

Taxon
‘Orleans’ Applest0
Outcome
total weight of fruit harvested per treee0
Direction
large increasee0
Qualifier
following seasone0

Not reportedTreatmentComparator

Verbatim

e0

“The total weight of fruit harvested per tree was not affected until the following season when a large increase was recorded.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 272–396 · show in text ↑
t0

“‘Orleans’ Apples”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 46–62 · show in text ↑

aluminium atom · growth · Malus domestica (apple)Positive and negative results

3 papers: 1 positive, 2 negative or no effect

1 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. negative
  2. no effect
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mulching · quality: sugar starch · Malus domestica (apple)Results differ

10 papers: 7 positive, 3 negative or no effect

6 papers in the same direction as this paper · 3 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
  2. no effect
  3. negative

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mulching · growth · Malus domestica (apple)Positive and negative results

19 papers: 18 positive, 1 negative or no effect

17 papers in the same direction as this paper · 1 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
  2. positive
  3. positive

15 papers more in this group

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