Claim · model-written summary
Across years, basal area increment tended to decrease as yield increased.
Prunus dulcisVerbatim
e0“as yield increased, basal area increment tended to decrease”
e1“four almond varieties in a commercial orchard (California, USA)”
Title
Trees just go “nuts”: prioritizing carbon allocation to yield in almond trees
Shreya S. Veeravelli; Andrew J. McElrone; Ian R. Wright; et al. Planta 2026. doi:10.1007/s00425-026-05003-0
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation Total NSC concentrations fell significantly during dormancy in all sampled organs.
- Association Branch total NSC concentration entering dormancy correlated positively with next-year yield.
- Association Stem total NSC entering dormancy correlated negatively with next-year stem growth.
- Observation Almond whole-tree NSC storage was lower than that of temperate forest trees.
- Mechanism The authors interpret lower almond NSC storage as prioritization of carbon to yield.