Abstract
L.) compared to a fully irrigated control in a Mediterranean climate. Field trials were conducted over two growing seasons at the Cajamar Experimental Center in Paiporta, Valencia, Spain. The SDI strategy, which achieved considerable water savings of approximately 50%, led to a reduction in yield (both total and marketable), as well as a decrease in the size and unit weight of the fruits. However, it also produced arils with higher dry matter content and aril juice with higher soluble solids content, all without altering the maturity index. Notably, the SDI approach resulted in increased non-marketable production due to a higher incidence of cracking, particularly during the exceptionally hot and dry summer of 2023. Although the maturity index remained unchanged across the irrigation strategies, the SDI yielded a greater percentage of pink-red rind on marketable fruits compared to the other strategies. This is important because 'Mollar de Elche' pomegranates are typically harvested based on their external colour. Thus, the SDI strategy could allow for earlier harvesting, potentially enhancing the commercial value, as earlier harvests often command higher prices, which may partially offset some of the reduction in marketable yield. Conversely, both RDI strategies achieved a slight water saving without compromising marketable yield or the quality characteristics of the fruit.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
Sustained deficit irrigation (SDI) achieved water savings of approximately 50% relative to a fully irrigated control in pomegranate.
- Taxon
- Pomegranate
Punica granatumt0 - Treatment
- SDI strategye2
- Outcome
- water savingse2
- Direction
- achievede2
- Value
- approximately 50%e2
- Comparator
- fully irrigated controle0
- Setting
- Paiporta, Valencia, Spaine1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Physiological Disorders of Pomegranate Fruits”
e0“L.) compared to a fully irrigated control in a Mediterranean climate”
e1“Field trials were conducted over two growing seasons at the Cajamar Experimental Center in Paiporta, Valencia, Spain”
e2“The SDI strategy, which achieved considerable water savings of approximately 50%, led to a reduction in yield (both total and marketable), as well as a decrease in the size and unit weight of the fruits”
Claim · model-written summary
SDI reduced total and marketable yield of pomegranate relative to a fully irrigated control.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- SDI strategye2
- Outcome
- yield (both total and marketable)e2
- Direction
- reductione2
- Comparator
- fully irrigated controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Physiological Disorders of Pomegranate Fruits”
e0“L.) compared to a fully irrigated control in a Mediterranean climate”
e2“The SDI strategy, which achieved considerable water savings of approximately 50%, led to a reduction in yield (both total and marketable), as well as a decrease in the size and unit weight of the fruits”
Claim · model-written summary
SDI decreased fruit size and unit weight of pomegranate relative to a fully irrigated control.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- SDI strategye2
- Outcome
- size and unit weight of the fruitse2
- Direction
- decreasee2
- Comparator
- fully irrigated controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Physiological Disorders of Pomegranate Fruits”
e0“L.) compared to a fully irrigated control in a Mediterranean climate”
e2“The SDI strategy, which achieved considerable water savings of approximately 50%, led to a reduction in yield (both total and marketable), as well as a decrease in the size and unit weight of the fruits”
Claim · model-written summary
SDI produced arils with higher dry matter content than a fully irrigated control in pomegranate.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Organ / stage
- arilse3
- Treatment
- SDI strategye2
- Outcome
- dry matter contente3
- Direction
- highere3
- Comparator
- fully irrigated controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Physiological Disorders of Pomegranate Fruits”
e0“L.) compared to a fully irrigated control in a Mediterranean climate”
e2“The SDI strategy, which achieved considerable water savings of approximately 50%, led to a reduction in yield (both total and marketable), as well as a decrease in the size and unit weight of the fruits”
e3“it also produced arils with higher dry matter content and aril juice with higher soluble solids content, all without altering the maturity index”
Claim · model-written summary
SDI produced aril juice with higher soluble solids content than a fully irrigated control in pomegranate.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Organ / stage
- aril juicee3
- Treatment
- SDI strategye2
- Outcome
- soluble solids contente3
- Direction
- highere3
- Comparator
- fully irrigated controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Physiological Disorders of Pomegranate Fruits”
e0“L.) compared to a fully irrigated control in a Mediterranean climate”
e2“The SDI strategy, which achieved considerable water savings of approximately 50%, led to a reduction in yield (both total and marketable), as well as a decrease in the size and unit weight of the fruits”
e3“it also produced arils with higher dry matter content and aril juice with higher soluble solids content, all without altering the maturity index”
Claim · model-written summary
SDI left the maturity index of pomegranate unchanged across the irrigation strategies.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- SDIe5
- Outcome
- maturity indexe5
- Direction
- remained unchangede5
- Comparator
- irrigation strategiese5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Physiological Disorders of Pomegranate Fruits”
e3“it also produced arils with higher dry matter content and aril juice with higher soluble solids content, all without altering the maturity index”
e5“Although the maturity index remained unchanged across the irrigation strategies, the SDI yielded a greater percentage of pink-red rind on marketable fruits compared to the other strategies”
Claim · model-written summary
SDI increased non-marketable production of pomegranate because of more cracking, particularly in the hot, dry summer of 2023.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- SDI approache4
- Outcome
- non-marketable productione4
- Direction
- increasede4
- Qualifier
- due to a higher incidence of crackinge4
- Setting
- exceptionally hot and dry summer of 2023e4
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Physiological Disorders of Pomegranate Fruits”
e4“Notably, the SDI approach resulted in increased non-marketable production due to a higher incidence of cracking, particularly during the exceptionally hot and dry summer of 2023”
Claim · model-written summary
SDI gave a greater percentage of pink-red rind on marketable pomegranate fruits than the other strategies.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- SDIe5
- Outcome
- percentage of pink-red rind on marketable fruitse5
- Direction
- greatere5
- Comparator
- the other strategiese5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Physiological Disorders of Pomegranate Fruits”
e5“Although the maturity index remained unchanged across the irrigation strategies, the SDI yielded a greater percentage of pink-red rind on marketable fruits compared to the other strategies”
Claim · model-written summary
SDI could allow earlier harvesting of pomegranate and so enhance its commercial value.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- SDI strategye6
- Outcome
- earlier harvestinge6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Physiological Disorders of Pomegranate Fruits”
e6“Thus, the SDI strategy could allow for earlier harvesting, potentially enhancing the commercial value, as earlier harvests often command higher prices”
Claim · model-written summary
Regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) achieved a slight water saving in pomegranate.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- RDI strategiese7
- Outcome
- water savinge7
- Direction
- achievede7
- Value
- slighte7
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Physiological Disorders of Pomegranate Fruits”
e7“Conversely, both RDI strategies achieved a slight water saving without compromising marketable yield or the quality characteristics of the fruit”
Claim · model-written summary
RDI did not compromise marketable yield or fruit quality characteristics of pomegranate.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- RDI strategiese7
- Outcome
- marketable yield or the quality characteristics of the fruite7
- Direction
- without compromisinge7
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Physiological Disorders of Pomegranate Fruits”
e7“Conversely, both RDI strategies achieved a slight water saving without compromising marketable yield or the quality characteristics of the fruit”
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