Paper · 1968 · Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

The effect of Alar on vegetative growth and fruiting behaviour of three varieties of apples in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales

Margaret A Oldham; WJ Greenhalgh

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Abstract

Trials were conducted in three successive years to test the response of Granny Smith, Jonathan, and Delicious apple varieties to Alar (succinic acid 2, 2-dimethyl hydrazide) applied at various times and concentrations. The results confirmed overseas reports of reduced shoot growth, increased fruit set, reduced fruit size, reduced pre-harvest drop, and, in some cases, increased blossoming the following spring. The Jonathan variety was less responsive to the growth retardant than Delicious, which was, in turn, less responsive than Granny Smith.

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Claims 7

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Alar reduced shoot growth of apple trees.

Treatment
Alare1
Outcome
shoot growthe2
Direction
reducede2
Setting
Central Tablelands of New South Walest1

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Malus domestica
Malus domestica · TaxonW.carter · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“three varieties of apples”

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t1

“in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales”

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e1

“response of Granny Smith, Jonathan, and Delicious apple varieties to Alar (succinic acid 2, 2-dimethyl hydrazide) applied at various times and concentrations”

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e2

“reduced shoot growth”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Alar increased fruit set in apple trees.

Treatment
Alare1
Outcome
fruit sete3
Direction
increasede3

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Malus domestica
Malus domestica · TaxonW.carter · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“three varieties of apples”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 66–91 · show in text ↑
e1

“response of Granny Smith, Jonathan, and Delicious apple varieties to Alar (succinic acid 2, 2-dimethyl hydrazide) applied at various times and concentrations”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 60–217 · show in text ↑
e3

“increased fruit set”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Alar reduced fruit size of apples.

Treatment
Alare1
Outcome
fruit sizee4
Direction
reducede4

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Malus domestica
Malus domestica · TaxonW.carter · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“three varieties of apples”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 66–91 · show in text ↑
e1

“response of Granny Smith, Jonathan, and Delicious apple varieties to Alar (succinic acid 2, 2-dimethyl hydrazide) applied at various times and concentrations”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 60–217 · show in text ↑
e4

“reduced fruit size”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Alar reduced pre-harvest drop of apples.

Treatment
Alare1
Outcome
pre-harvest drope5
Direction
reducede5

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Malus domestica
Malus domestica · TaxonW.carter · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“three varieties of apples”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 66–91 · show in text ↑
e1

“response of Granny Smith, Jonathan, and Delicious apple varieties to Alar (succinic acid 2, 2-dimethyl hydrazide) applied at various times and concentrations”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 60–217 · show in text ↑
e5

“reduced pre-harvest drop”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Alar in some cases increased blossoming the following spring.

Treatment
Alare1
Outcome
blossominge6
Direction
increasede6
Qualifier
in some casese6

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Malus domestica
Malus domestica · TaxonW.carter · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“three varieties of apples”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 66–91 · show in text ↑
e1

“response of Granny Smith, Jonathan, and Delicious apple varieties to Alar (succinic acid 2, 2-dimethyl hydrazide) applied at various times and concentrations”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 60–217 · show in text ↑
e6

“in some cases, increased blossoming the following spring”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Jonathan apple was less responsive to the growth retardant than Delicious.

Material
Jonathane7
Treatment
growth retardante7
Outcome
responsive to the growth retardante7
Direction
less responsivee7
Comparator
Deliciouse7

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Malus domestica
Malus domestica · TaxonW.carter · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“three varieties of apples”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 66–91 · show in text ↑
e7

“The Jonathan variety was less responsive to the growth retardant than Delicious”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Delicious apple was less responsive to the growth retardant than Granny Smith.

Material
Deliciouse7
Treatment
growth retardante7
Outcome
responsive to the growth retardante7
Direction
less responsivee0
Comparator
Granny Smithe0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Malus domestica
Malus domestica · TaxonW.carter · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“three varieties of apples”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 66–91 · show in text ↑
e7

“The Jonathan variety was less responsive to the growth retardant than Delicious”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 413–492 · show in text ↑
e0

“which was, in turn, less responsive than Granny Smith”

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