Intervention effectmodel-written summary

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

A claim from Effect of boron fertilization of apple trees (Malus domestica Borth.) on yield and fruit quality · 2013

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

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

Taxon
apple treesMalus domesticat0
Material
Š a m p i o ne3
Treatment
boron sprays after bloome1
Outcome
fruit set and yielde1
Direction
increasede1
Comparator
Apple trees without any boron fertilizatione2
Setting
Dąbrowice Experimental Orcharde3

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Malus domestica
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Verbatim

e1

“only boron sprays after bloom increased fruit set and yield”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 777–836
e2

“Apple trees without any boron fertilization were served as a control”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 673–741
e3

“The experiment was carried out during 1994-1996 in Dąbrowice Experimental Orchard belonging to Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture in Skiemiewice, on Š a m p i o n cultivar, grafted on M26 rootstock”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 105–315
t0

“Effect of boron fertilization of apple trees (Malus domestica Borth.) on yield and fruit quality”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–96

Title

Effect of boron fertilization of apple trees (Malus domestica Borth.) on yield and fruit quality

Paweł Wójcik; Augustyn Mika; Grzegorz Cieśliński Acta Agrobotanica 2013. doi:10.5586/aa.1997.014

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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. positive
    Boron sprays after bloom increased fruit set.

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

    Same directionCites this paper

  2. 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

  3. 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 direction

  4. 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 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. positive
    Boron sprays after bloom increased fruit set.

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

    Same directionCites this paper

  2. negative
    Ethephon sprays hastened fruit drop.

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

    Opposite direction

  3. 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

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

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

    Opposite direction

  5. 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

  6. negative
    Paclobutrazol including a spray at three weeks after petal fall reduced Cox fruit number and yield per tree.

    The use of growth regulators to increase precocity in apple trees · 1986

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    A single paclobutrazol spray had no significant effect on total Suntan yield.

    The effect of paclobutrazol sprays with or without the addition of surfactants on the shoot growth, yield and fruit quality of the apple cultivars Cox and Suntan · 1986

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    The sprays had no effect on yield, fruit size or russeting.

    Effects of preharvest sprays of iodine, selenium and calcium on apple biofortification and their quality and storability · 2023

    Opposite direction

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