Claim · model-written summary
Fungicide decreased Sphaerulina leaf spot disease rate.
- Taxon
- lowbush blueberry
Vaccinium angustifoliumt0 - Treatment
- fungicide applicationse0
- Interactor
- Sphaerulina
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Sphaerulinae0pathogen - Outcome
- disease rate ( Sphaerulina leaf spot)e0
- Direction
- decreasee0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“fungicide applications caused a yield gain of about 212 kg ha −1 year −1 , a decrease in disease rate ( Sphaerulina leaf spot)”
t0“The combined effects of thermal pruning, fungicide, and fertilizer applications on lowbush blueberry”
Title
The combined effects of thermal pruning, fungicide, and fertilizer applications on lowbush blueberry
Anne Schmitt; Jean Lafond; Maxime C. Paré Canadian Journal of Plant Science 2025. doi:10.1139/cjps-2025-0018
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Intervention effect Thermal pruning did not enhance blueberry fruit yield or evaluated traits relative to mechanical pruning.
- Intervention effect Fungicide increased yield by about 212 kg per hectare per year.
- Intervention effect Fungicide with mineral fertilizer increased stem density.
- Intervention effect Mineral fertilizer reduced Sphaerulina leaf spot incidence.
- Intervention effect Mineral fertilizer improved plant nutrient status.
- Intervention effect Mineral fertilizer increased yield by about 853 kg per hectare per year.
- Intervention effect Organic fertilization improved fruit yield by about 691 kg per hectare per year.
- Intervention effect Fungicide increased macronutrient export in harvested fruit.
- Recommendation The authors recommend long-term nutrient monitoring with fungicide use.