Claim · model-written summary
The reduced tree size of the semidwarf peach is attributed to shorter internodes.
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Verbatim
e0“A single seedling exhibiting a semidwarf growth habit was found in an open-pollinated clingstone peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] population”
e1“Tree size was about half that of its siblings as a result of shorter internodes”
t0“Clingstone Peach”
Title
Semidwarf Growth Habit in Clingstone Peach with Desirable Tree and Fruit Qualities
T.M. Gradziel; W. Beres HortScience 1993. doi:10.21273/hortsci.28.10.1045
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation A single clingstone peach seedling exhibited a semidwarf growth habit.
- Association Tree size of the semidwarf seedling was about half that of its siblings.
- Association The total number of nodes on first-order branches did not differ significantly from standard-sized trees.
- Observation The semidwarf growth habit remained stable after vegetative propagation.
- Observation The semidwarf trait is highly heritable in sexual progeny.