Claim · model-written summary
Larger fruit under 2,4-D resulted from increased growth rate.
- Taxon
- Valencia oranges
Citrus sinensist0 - Treatment
- 2,4-De0
- Outcome
- larger fruit sizese0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- growth ratee0
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Verbatim
e0“larger fruit sizes resulting from use of 2,4-D were due to an increased growth rate”
t0“Valencia oranges”
Title
Effects of 2,4-D and related substances on fruit-drop, yield, size, and quality of Valencia oranges
W. S. Stewart; H. Z. Hield; B. L. Brannaman Hilgardia 1952. doi:10.3733/hilg.v21n11p301
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Intervention effect 2,4-D sprays reduced average Valencia orange fruit drop by 35.1 per cent.
- Intervention effect Only 2,4-D significantly increased Valencia fruit size.
- Intervention effect Only 2,4,5-T significantly increased Valencia fruit size.
- Intervention effect Sprays increased packed boxes of fruit size 220 and larger by 28.0 per 100 trees.
- Intervention effect Sprays decreased boxes of fruit size 252 and smaller by 19.8 per 100 trees.
- Association Older fruits appeared less responsive to 2,4-D.
- Recommendation The authors suggest increasing 2,4-D concentration over the 16-week period after flowering.