Abstract
Several strawberry cultivars (Fragaria X ananassa Duch.) bloomed and fruited earlier than control plants when wintermulched with clear polyethylene. Bloom date was influenced by date of mulch removal. Yield and fruit size were reduced when clear polyethylene was applied as winter mulch and allowed to remain intant until late in the bloom season. Fruit size and yield of plants mulched with polyester row covers were similar to or better than those mulched with straw. Those mulched with polyester until late May bloomed earlier than those mulched until April, but fruit yield and size was slightly reduced. Plants mulched with spring oats produced similar or slightly larger yields and fruit size than straw-mulched plants. Removal time did not influence bloom date, fruit yield or size in the straw-mulched or spring oats-mulched plants.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Clear polyethylene winter mulch made several strawberry cultivars bloom and fruit earlier than control plants.
- Taxon
- Fragaria X ananassa
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Fragaria ×ananassae0 - Material
- strawberry cultivarse0
- Treatment
- wintermulched with clear polyethylenee0
- Outcome
- bloomed and fruitede0
- Direction
- earliere0
- Comparator
- control plantse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“Several strawberry cultivars (Fragaria X ananassa Duch.) bloomed and fruited earlier than control plants when wintermulched with clear polyethylene”
Claim · model-written summary
Bloom date was influenced by the date of mulch removal.
- Taxon
- Fragaria X ananassaFragaria ×ananassae0
- Treatment
- date of mulch removale1
- Outcome
- Bloom datee1
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Several strawberry cultivars (Fragaria X ananassa Duch.) bloomed and fruited earlier than control plants when wintermulched with clear polyethylene”
e1“Bloom date was influenced by date of mulch removal”
Claim · model-written summary
Clear polyethylene winter mulch left in place until late in the bloom season reduced yield and fruit size.
- Taxon
- Fragaria X ananassaFragaria ×ananassae0
- Treatment
- clear polyethylenee2
- Outcome
- Yield and fruit sizee2
- Direction
- reducede2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Several strawberry cultivars (Fragaria X ananassa Duch.) bloomed and fruited earlier than control plants when wintermulched with clear polyethylene”
e2“Yield and fruit size were reduced when clear polyethylene was applied as winter mulch and allowed to remain intant until late in the bloom season”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit size and yield of plants mulched with polyester row covers were similar to or better than those mulched with straw.
- Taxon
- Fragaria X ananassaFragaria ×ananassae0
- Treatment
- polyester row coverse3
- Outcome
- Fruit size and yielde3
- Direction
- similar to or better thane3
- Comparator
- strawe3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Several strawberry cultivars (Fragaria X ananassa Duch.) bloomed and fruited earlier than control plants when wintermulched with clear polyethylene”
e3“Fruit size and yield of plants mulched with polyester row covers were similar to or better than those mulched with straw”
Claim · model-written summary
Polyester mulch until late May bloomed earlier than polyester mulch until April.
- Taxon
- Fragaria X ananassaFragaria ×ananassae0
- Treatment
- polyester until late Maye4
- Outcome
- bloomede4
- Direction
- earliere4
- Comparator
- those mulched until Aprile4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Several strawberry cultivars (Fragaria X ananassa Duch.) bloomed and fruited earlier than control plants when wintermulched with clear polyethylene”
e4“Those mulched with polyester until late May bloomed earlier than those mulched until April, but fruit yield and size was slightly reduced”
Claim · model-written summary
Polyester mulch until late May slightly reduced fruit yield and size compared with mulch until April.
- Taxon
- Fragaria X ananassaFragaria ×ananassae0
- Treatment
- polyester until late Maye4
- Outcome
- fruit yield and sizee4
- Direction
- slightly reducede4
- Comparator
- those mulched until Aprile4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Several strawberry cultivars (Fragaria X ananassa Duch.) bloomed and fruited earlier than control plants when wintermulched with clear polyethylene”
e4“Those mulched with polyester until late May bloomed earlier than those mulched until April, but fruit yield and size was slightly reduced”
Claim · model-written summary
Spring oats mulch gave similar or slightly larger yields and fruit size than straw mulch.
- Taxon
- Fragaria X ananassaFragaria ×ananassae0
- Treatment
- spring oatse5
- Outcome
- yields and fruit sizee5
- Direction
- similar or slightly largere5
- Comparator
- straw-mulched plantse5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Several strawberry cultivars (Fragaria X ananassa Duch.) bloomed and fruited earlier than control plants when wintermulched with clear polyethylene”
e5“Plants mulched with spring oats produced similar or slightly larger yields and fruit size than straw-mulched plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Removal time did not influence bloom date, fruit yield or size in straw-mulched or spring oats-mulched plants.
- Taxon
- Fragaria X ananassaFragaria ×ananassae0
- Treatment
- Removal timee6
- Outcome
- bloom date, fruit yield or sizee6
- Direction
- did not influencee6
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Several strawberry cultivars (Fragaria X ananassa Duch.) bloomed and fruited earlier than control plants when wintermulched with clear polyethylene”
e6“Removal time did not influence bloom date, fruit yield or size in the straw-mulched or spring oats-mulched plants”
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