Abstract
Abstract Shortening the juvenile period is highly important for fruit tree breeding projects. Four girdling dates were tested in an attempt to shorten the juvenile period in 9 crosses of 3-year-old avocado ( Persea americana Mill.) seedlings. Early September girdling was more effective than later or no girdling. It increased flowering intensity significantly, increased the percentage of seedlings that set from 15% to 66%, and increased 7-fold the number of fruits harvested per seedling as compared with the ungirdled control.
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Claims 4
Claim · model-written summary
Early September girdling was more effective than later or no girdling in avocado seedlings.
- Taxon
- avocado seedlings
Persea americanat0 - Treatment
- Early September girdlinge0
- Outcome
- more effectivee0
- Direction
- more effectivee0
- Comparator
- later or no girdlinge0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Early September girdling was more effective than later or no girdling.”
t0“Avocado Seedlings”
Claim · model-written summary
Early September girdling significantly increased flowering intensity.
- Taxon
- avocado seedlingsPersea americanat0
- Treatment
- Early September girdlinge1
- Outcome
- flowering intensitye0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- ungirdled controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“It increased flowering intensity significantly”
e1“Early September girdling was more effective than later or no girdling.”
e2“increased 7-fold the number of fruits harvested per seedling as compared with the ungirdled control”
t0“Avocado Seedlings”
Claim · model-written summary
Early September girdling increased the percentage of seedlings that set from 15% to 66%.
- Taxon
- avocado seedlingsPersea americanat0
- Treatment
- Early September girdlinge1
- Outcome
- percentage of seedlings that sete0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 15% to 66%e0
- Comparator
- ungirdled controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“increased the percentage of seedlings that set from 15% to 66%”
e1“Early September girdling was more effective than later or no girdling.”
e2“increased 7-fold the number of fruits harvested per seedling as compared with the ungirdled control”
t0“Avocado Seedlings”
Claim · model-written summary
Early September girdling increased fruits harvested per seedling sevenfold compared with ungirdled controls.
- Taxon
- avocado seedlingsPersea americanat0
- Treatment
- Early September girdlinge1
- Outcome
- number of fruits harvested per seedlinge0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 7-folde0
- Comparator
- ungirdled controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“increased 7-fold the number of fruits harvested per seedling as compared with the ungirdled control”
e1“Early September girdling was more effective than later or no girdling.”
t0“Avocado Seedlings”
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