Abstract
Two experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of irrigation and N application on the initiation and growth of leaves, and thus gel production, of Aloe barbadensis Mill. under the typical arid conditions of Aruba. Irrigation proved to be essential for continuous vegetative growth and high yields of A. barbadensis in Aruba throughout the year. It increased the fresh weight per leaf, but, during the first months of drought, water deficiency hardly affected the leaf appearance rate. Vegetative reproduction by suckers was reduced by drought. Nitrogen fertilization improved the total gel yield by increasing the rate of leaf initiation and by increasing the yield per leaf. Interactions between N an irrigation were significant when drought stress was severe.
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Claim · model-written summary
Irrigation enabled continuous vegetative growth throughout the year.
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e0“Irrigation proved to be essential for continuous vegetative growth and high yields of A. barbadensis in Aruba throughout the year.”
Claim · model-written summary
Irrigation supported high yields throughout the year.
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e0“Irrigation proved to be essential for continuous vegetative growth and high yields of A. barbadensis in Aruba throughout the year.”
Claim · model-written summary
Irrigation increased fresh weight per leaf.
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e0“It increased the fresh weight per leaf”
t0“Effects of irrigation and N on the vegetative growth of Aloe barbadensis Mill. in Aruba”
Claim · model-written summary
During the first months of drought, water deficiency hardly affected leaf appearance rate.
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- water deficiencye0
- Outcome
- leaf appearance ratee0
- Direction
- hardly affectede0
- Qualifier
- during the first months of droughte0
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e0“during the first months of drought, water deficiency hardly affected the leaf appearance rate”
t0“Effects of irrigation and N on the vegetative growth of Aloe barbadensis Mill. in Aruba”
Claim · model-written summary
Drought reduced vegetative reproduction by suckers.
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e0“Vegetative reproduction by suckers was reduced by drought.”
t0“Effects of irrigation and N on the vegetative growth of Aloe barbadensis Mill. in Aruba”
Claim · model-written summary
Nitrogen fertilization increased total gel yield.
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e0“Nitrogen fertilization improved the total gel yield by increasing the rate of leaf initiation and by increasing the yield per leaf.”
t0“Effects of irrigation and N on the vegetative growth of Aloe barbadensis Mill. in Aruba”
Claim · model-written summary
Nitrogen fertilization increased the rate of leaf initiation.
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e0“Nitrogen fertilization improved the total gel yield by increasing the rate of leaf initiation and by increasing the yield per leaf.”
t0“Effects of irrigation and N on the vegetative growth of Aloe barbadensis Mill. in Aruba”
Claim · model-written summary
Nitrogen fertilization increased yield per leaf.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Nitrogen fertilization improved the total gel yield by increasing the rate of leaf initiation and by increasing the yield per leaf.”
t0“Effects of irrigation and N on the vegetative growth of Aloe barbadensis Mill. in Aruba”
Claim · model-written summary
Nitrogen and irrigation interacted significantly under severe drought stress.
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e0“Interactions between N an irrigation were significant when drought stress was severe.”
t0“Effects of irrigation and N on the vegetative growth of Aloe barbadensis Mill. in Aruba”
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