Claim · model-written summary
RDI maintained better tree water status.
- Taxon
- sweet cherry tree
Prunus aviumt0 - Treatment
- RDIe0
- Outcome
- tree water statuse0
- Direction
- bettere0
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Verbatim
e0“RDI maintained better tree water status and enhanced fruit size, particularly at lower altitudes”
t0“sweet cherry tree water status”
Title
Elena Nieto-Serrano; Carlos Campillo; Maria Henar Prieto; et al. Scientia Horticulturae 2026. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2026.114765
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Association Altitude significantly affected tree water needs and water status, phenology and fruit growth.
- Association Trees at 1030 m had longer fruit development than those at 480 m.
- Association Trees at 1030 m had less negative stem and trunk water potential, above -1.3 MPa, than trees at 480 m.
- Association Cherries at 1030 m were larger than at 480 m, with half exceeding 28 mm.
- Association At 480 m, fruit grew faster than at 1030 m.
- Observation At 480 m, high evaporative demand produced water stress with potential below -2.0 MPa.
- Observation At 480 m, half the cherries had diameters between 24 and 26 mm.
- Intervention effect RDI increased fruit size, particularly at lower altitudes.
- Association Soil water content and stomatal conductance varied by altitude and irrigation treatment.
- Intervention effect RDI helped mitigate water deficit stress at both altitudes.
- Recommendation The authors recommend precision irrigation, particularly RDI, to optimize water use and harvest value.