Claim · model-written summary
In the second year, top shoot pruning with a single stem yielded 6.92 kg/m2, about the same as the control at 6.93 kg/m2.
- Taxon
- Melons
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Cucumis melot0 - Treatment
- top shoot pruning with a single steme0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede0
- Value
- 6.92 kg/m 2e0
- Qualifier
- 6.93 kg/m 2e0
- Comparator
- the controle0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“the best yield was obtained from top shoot pruning with two stems (8.30 kg/m 2 ), followed by top shoot pruning with a single stem (6.92 kg/m 2 ) and the control (6.93 kg/m 2 )”
t0“Melons Grown in Greenhouses”
Title
Nilgün Uygun; Nebahat Sarı DergiPark (Istanbul University) 2000
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Intervention effect In the first year, top shoot pruning increased early and total yield compared with the control, although differences between treatments were not significant.
- Intervention effect A fruit setting height of 60 cm gave better results than 30 cm in the first year.
- Intervention effect In the second year, the best yield came from top shoot pruning with two stems, 8.30 kg/m2.
- Intervention effect Two stems increased total yield by 20% compared with a single stem.
- Intervention effect Fruit setting height affected plant growth, yield and fruit quality parameters.
- Recommendation The authors conclude the best result was obtained with a 45-60 cm fruit setting height.