Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Thinning flowers or fruitlets increased Sunset apple fruit size.

A claim from Effects of Thinning Blossom and Fruitlets on Growth and Cropping of Sunset Apple · 1968

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Thinning flowers or fruitlets increased Sunset apple fruit size.

Material
Sunsett0
Treatment
Thinning flowers at the pink bud stage, and fruitlets at one, two and three weeks after full bloome0
Outcome
fruit sizee0
Direction
increasede0

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Malus domestica
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“Thinning flowers at the pink bud stage, and fruitlets at one, two and three weeks after full bloom, increased fruit size and trunk-girth increment”

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“Effects of Thinning Blossom and Fruitlets on Growth and Cropping of Sunset Apple”

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Title

Effects of Thinning Blossom and Fruitlets on Growth and Cropping of Sunset Apple

J. D. Quinlan; A. P. Preston Journal of Horticultural Science 1968. doi:10.1080/00221589.1968.11514264

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pruning · yield · Malus domestica (apple)Positive and negative results

147 papers: 100 positive, 47 negative or no effect

99 papers in the same direction as this claim · 47 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
    Fruit thinning reduced yield.

    Fruit Numbers, Fruit Size, and Yield Relationships in ‘McIntosh’ Apples1 · 1977

    Opposite directionCites this paper

  2. no effect
    Pruning and N fertilization had little effect on apple yield.

    Effects of Fruiting, Pruning, and Nitrogen Fertilization on Shoot Growth of ‘Empire’ Apple Trees1 · 1982

    Opposite directionCites this paper

  3. positive
    Heavy pre-blossom thinning increased apple fruit size and weight.

    The Growth of Apple Fruitlets, and the Effect of Early Thinning on Fruit Development: With fourteen Figures in the Text · 1960

    Same directionCited by this paper

  4. positive
    Early thinning improved fruit size, firmness and soluble solids content.

    Determination of Target Crop Loads for Maximising Fruit Quality and Return Bloom in Several Apple Cultivars · 2023

    Same directionCites this paper

  5. negative
    Ringing reduced final fruit set.

    Effect of Spur Defoliation and Ringing during Bloom on Fruiting, Fruit Mineral Level, and Net Photosynthesis of ‘Golden Delicious’ Apple1 · 1982

    Opposite direction

  6. no effect
    Leaf removal had no effect on fruit size or K content.

    Wood age and leaf area influence fruit size and mineral composition of apple fruit · 1994

    Opposite direction

  7. negative
    Root pruning at bloom reduced cumulative apple yield by 14%.

    Time of Root Pruning Influences Vegetative Growth, Fruit Size, Biennial Bearing, and Yield of `Jonathan' Apple · 1992

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    Pruned trees had reduced yield, primarily due to fewer flower clusters.

    Leaf Area Development Patterns in Young Pruned and Unpruned Apple Trees · 1984 · compared with Unpruned

    Opposite direction

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