Claim · model-written summary
Ethephon gave erratic thinning results.
- Taxon
- apples
Malus domesticat0 - Treatment
- ethephone0
- Outcome
- erratic resultse0
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Verbatim
e0“ethephon (2-chloroethylphosphonic acid) gave erratic results”
t0“apples”
Title
The effect of some chemical agents on thinning of Golden Delicious and Granny Smith apples
A. F. Lourens South African Journal of Plant and Soil 1989. doi:10.1080/02571862.1989.10634517
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Intervention effect Dinoseb caused over-thinning and excessive russeting in apple.
- Intervention effect Paraquat caused over-thinning and excessive russeting in apple.
- Intervention effect NAA plus GA 4/7 gave the best Golden Delicious fruit-size results.
- Intervention effect NAD with or without GA 4/7 gave smaller fruit than hand thinning.
- Intervention effect NAD with or without GA 4/7 did not improve apple yields over three years.
- Intervention effect Carbaryl gave Granny Smith fruit the same size as hand thinning.
- Intervention effect Carbaryl increased Granny Smith gross income by 40% against hand thinning.
- Intervention effect Ethephon-treated Granny Smith trees did not produce fruit of acceptable size.
- Intervention effect NAA-treated Granny Smith trees did not produce fruit of acceptable size.