Hedging Chandler walnut trees on a 3-year interval rather than the standard alternate-year rotation increased yield.

Claim · model-written summary

Hedging Chandler walnut trees on a 3-year interval rather than the standard alternate-year rotation increased yield.

Taxon

Juglans regiaJuglans regiae0

Treatment

hedged on a 3-year rather than the standard alternate-year hedging rotatione1

Outcome

yielde1

Direction

increasee1

Comparator

the standard alternate-year hedging rotatione1

Setting

California orchardse0

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Verbatim

e0

“In many California orchards, expected yields of hedgerow plantings of `Chandler' ( Juglans regia ) walnuts have fallen below grower expectations”

e1

“Results indicate an incremental yield increase when `Chandler' trees are hedged on a 3-year rather than the standard alternate-year hedging rotation”