Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Boron sprays after bloom increased fruit set.

A claim from Apple yield and fruit quality as influenced by boron applications · 1999

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Boron sprays after bloom increased fruit set.

Treatment
Boron sprays after bloome0
Outcome
fruit sete0
Direction
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Malus domestica
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“Boron sprays after bloom increased fruit set and apple yield”

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Title

Apple yield and fruit quality as influenced by boron applications

Pawel Wójcik; Grzegorz Cieslinski; Augustyn Mika Journal of Plant Nutrition 1999. doi:10.1080/01904169909365719

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boron atom · yield · Malus domestica (apple)Positive and negative results

17 papers: 13 positive, 4 negative or no effect

12 papers in the same direction as this claim · 4 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
    B treatment had preharvest fruit drop similar to controls.

    AVG, NAA, boron, and magnesium influence preharvest fruit drop and fruit quality of ‘Honeycrisp’ apples · 2017 · compared with the control

    Opposite directionCites this paper

  2. no effect
    Boron sprays and soil boron applications had no effect on the number of seeds in apple and pear fruit

    Effect of foliar- and soil-applied boron in deciduous fruit orchards 1: apple and pear · 2002

    Opposite directionCites this paper

  3. positive
    Boron sprays after bloom increased fruit set and yield of apple trees.

    Effect of boron fertilization of apple trees (Malus domestica Borth.) on yield and fruit quality · 2013 · compared with Apple trees without any boron fertilization

    Same directionCited by this paper

  4. negative
    A high concentration of boron inhibited pollen germination and tube growth in Malus domestica.

    Boron Toxicity Causes Multiple Effects on Malus domestica Pollen Tube Growth · 2016

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    Boron fertiliser did not influence apple fruit maturity at harvest compared with the control.

    EFFECT OF BORON FERTILIZATION ON THE STORAGE ABILITY OF APPLES (MALUS DOMESTICA BORTH.) · 1999 · compared with the control

    Opposite direction

  6. positive
    pollen germination changed under boron deficiency.

    Boron deficiency alters cytosolic Ca2+ concentration and affects the cell wall components of pollen tubes in Malus domestica · 2018

    Same directionAbout lacking this nutrient, so it counts the other way round

  7. positive
    Slotting saw pruned hedgerow spurs produced more fruit than cutterbar pruned spurs.

    Foliage Canopy Development of ‘Mcintosh’ Apple Hedgerows in Relation to Mechanical Pruning, the Interception of Solar Radiation, and Fruiting1 · 1973 · compared with A

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Postharvest boron spray without urea improved fruit set.

    Effect of Postharvest Sprays of Boron and Urea on Yield and Fruit Quality of Apple Trees · 2006 · compared with Trees not sprayed with B and urea

    Same direction

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

141 papers: 107 positive, 34 negative or no effect

106 papers in the same direction as this claim · 32 in the opposite direction · 2 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
    Boron sprays and soil boron applications had no effect on the number of seeds in apple and pear fruit

    Effect of foliar- and soil-applied boron in deciduous fruit orchards 1: apple and pear · 2002

    Opposite directionCites this paper

  2. no effect
    Sprays with Ca(NO3)2 in 2000 did not affect fruit calcium level at harvest.

    YIELD AND “JONAGOLD” APPLE FRUIT QUALITY AS INFLUENCED BY SPRING SPRAYS WITH COMMERCIAL ROSATOP MATERIAL CONTAINING CALCIUM AND BORON · 2002 · compared with water

    Opposite directionCites this paper

  3. positive
    Urea sprays sometimes increased fruit set.

    The Application of Foliar Sprays Containing Nitrogen, Magnesium, Zinc and Boron to Apple Trees. I. Effects on Fruit Set and Cropping · 1982

    Same directionCited by this paper

  4. positive
    Boron sprays after bloom increased fruit set and yield of apple trees.

    Effect of boron fertilization of apple trees (Malus domestica Borth.) on yield and fruit quality · 2013 · compared with Apple trees without any boron fertilization

    Same directionCited by this paper

  5. negative
    Ethephon sprays hastened fruit drop.

    Effects of Aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) on Preharvest Fruit Drop and Maturity of ‘Delicious’ Apples · 1997

    Opposite direction

  6. no effect
    Silver nitrate sprays did not alter the effect of NAA on apple fruit retention

    Abscission Mechanism Studies With Apple Fruitlets1 · 1978 · compared with NAA

    Opposite direction

  7. negative
    Late NAA spray reduced fruit size and set.

    NAA and Sevin on Composition, Development, and Abscission of Apple Fruit1 · 1973

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    Calcium sprays had no effect on apple yield, mean fruit weight or fruit skin russeting at harvest.

    EFFECT OF AUTUMN CALCIUM SPRAY AT A HIGH RATE ON ‘GRANNY SMITH’ APPLE QUALITY AND STORABILITY · 2009 · compared with Trees unsprayed with Ca

    Opposite direction

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