Claim · model-written summary
The authors concluded that almond irrigation can be reduced by up to 50% during fruit-growth slowdown without reducing yield.
- Taxon
- almond
Prunus dulcise0 - Outcome
- water can be savede0
- Value
- 50%e0
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Verbatim
e0“water can be saved during the fruit-growth slowdown period by up to 25% in peach and 50% in almond and plum with improvements in fruit quality without affecting total yield”
Title
YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY OF ALMOND, PEACH AND PLUM UNDER REGULATED DEFICIT IRRIGATION
Rachid RAZOUK; Abdellah KAJJI; Anas HAMDANI; et al. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering 2020. doi:10.15302/j-fase-2020325
Other claims from this paper (13)
- Intervention effect Peach yield fell significantly under RDI-50.
- Intervention effect Peach fruit size fell significantly under RDI-50.
- Intervention effect Peach sugar to acid ratio increased under deficit irrigation in the first year.
- Intervention effect Peach polyphenol content increased under deficit irrigation in the first year.
- Intervention effect Plum quality improved significantly in years two and three.
- Intervention effect Almond kernel quality similarly improved.
- Intervention effect Almond kernel epidermal grooves became deeper under RDI-50.
- Mechanism The deeper grooves may have affected almond commercial value.
- Intervention effect Peach yield was maintained with 75% ETC irrigation.
- Intervention effect Almond yield was maintained at 50% ETC irrigation.
- Intervention effect Plum yield was maintained at 50% ETC irrigation.
- Recommendation The authors concluded that peach irrigation can be reduced by up to 25% during fruit-growth slowdown without reducing yield.
- Recommendation The authors concluded that plum irrigation can be reduced by up to 50% during fruit-growth slowdown without reducing yield.