Claim · model-written summary
MOW had lower tree height, pruning weights and trunk cross-sectional area from 2007.
- Taxon
- Peach Tree
Prunus persicat0 - Treatment
- MOWe0
- Outcome
- Tree height, pruning weights, and trunk cross-sectional areae0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Qualifier
- beginning in 2007e0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValue
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
t0“Peach Tree”
e0“Tree height, pruning weights, and trunk cross-sectional area were similar with the exception that MOW was lower for all three growth measurements beginning in 2007”
Title
Pecan Shell Mulch Impact on ‘Loring’ Peach Tree Establishment and First Harvest
Eric T. Stafne; Charles T. Rohla; Becky L. Carroll HortTechnology 2009. doi:10.21273/horttech.19.4.775
Other claims from this paper (13)
- Observation MOW had the poorest 2008 yield at 13.2 kg/tree.
- Observation MOW had 93 fruit/tree in 2008.
- Observation Other treatments did not differ in yield.
- Observation Soluble solids concentration was unaffected by treatment.
- Observation Fruit weight was unaffected by treatment.
- Observation Pecan mulch appeared to reduce soil pH.
- Observation Foliar N, K and Zn showed treatment differences in 2006.
- Observation K and Zn showed no treatment differences in 2007 and 2008.
- Observation FOUR had greater foliar N than MOW in 2008.
- Observation Tree mortality increased with mulch depth.
- Observation MOW, SPRAY and TWO had 0%–5% tree loss.
- Observation FOUR had 15% mortality.
- Observation SIX had 35% mortality.