Abstract
Abstract Trees of apple cv. Gala ( Malus domestica Borkh.), which had previously been dormant pruned, were pruned in mid-December (early summer pruned—73 days after full bloom), mid-January (late summer pruned—108 days after full bloom), or were only dormant pruned (control). On 2 harvest dates (late February and early March) fruit from 4 different regions of the tree canopy were assessed for red blush, background color, soluble solids concentration, and fresh weight. Penetration of photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) to each region was measured at the summer pruning times and at the First harvest. Summer pruning increased the percentage of red blush—but not background color—for both pruning dates, decreased fresh weight of fruit from the early pruned trees, and decreased the soluble solids concentration of fruit from the late-pruned trees. The percentage of red blush and fruit fresh weight both showed a highly positive correlation with PPFD penetration, but for fruit fresh weight, the correlation also was dependent on the pruning treatment. The concentration of soluble solids also was related to PPFD penetration although, in comparison with fresh weight, the differences were reduced. Background color was relatively independent of tree position or pruning treatment.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Summer pruning increased fruit red blush for both pruning dates compared with dormant pruning alone.
- Taxon
- apple
Malus domesticat0 - Organ / stage
- fruite2
- Treatment
- Summer pruninge0
- Outcome
- percentage of red blushe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- dormant pruned (control)e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Summer pruning increased the percentage of red blush—but not background color—for both pruning dates”
e1“or were only dormant pruned (control).”
e2“fruit from 4 different regions”
t0“‘Gala’ Apple”
Claim · model-written summary
Summer pruning did not change fruit background color for either pruning date.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Organ / stage
- fruite2
- Treatment
- Summer pruninge0
- Outcome
- background colore0
- Direction
- note0
- Comparator
- dormant pruned (control)e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Summer pruning increased the percentage of red blush—but not background color—for both pruning dates”
e1“or were only dormant pruned (control).”
e2“fruit from 4 different regions”
t0“‘Gala’ Apple”
Claim · model-written summary
Early summer pruning decreased fruit fresh weight compared with dormant pruning alone.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- early prunede0
- Outcome
- fresh weight of fruite0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Comparator
- dormant pruned (control)e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“decreased fresh weight of fruit from the early pruned trees”
e1“or were only dormant pruned (control).”
t0“‘Gala’ Apple”
Claim · model-written summary
Late summer pruning decreased fruit soluble solids concentration compared with dormant pruning alone.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- late-prunede0
- Outcome
- soluble solids concentration of fruite0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Comparator
- dormant pruned (control)e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“decreased the soluble solids concentration of fruit from the late-pruned trees”
e1“or were only dormant pruned (control).”
t0“‘Gala’ Apple”
Claim · model-written summary
Red blush was highly positively correlated with light penetration.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Outcome
- percentage of red blushe0
- Direction
- highly positivee0
- Setting
- PPFD penetratione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The percentage of red blush and fruit fresh weight both showed a highly positive correlation with PPFD penetration”
t0“‘Gala’ Apple”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit fresh weight was highly positively correlated with light penetration, with the relationship dependent on pruning treatment.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- pruning treatmente0
- Outcome
- fruit fresh weighte0
- Direction
- highly positivee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The percentage of red blush and fruit fresh weight both showed a highly positive correlation with PPFD penetration, but for fruit fresh weight, the correlation also was dependent on the pruning treatment.”
t0“‘Gala’ Apple”
Claim · model-written summary
Soluble solids concentration was related to light penetration, with smaller differences than for fresh weight.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Outcome
- concentration of soluble solidse0
- Direction
- relatede0
- Comparator
- fresh weighte0
- Setting
- PPFD penetratione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The concentration of soluble solids also was related to PPFD penetration although, in comparison with fresh weight, the differences were reduced.”
t0“‘Gala’ Apple”
Claim · model-written summary
Background color was relatively independent of tree position and pruning treatment.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- pruning treatmente0
- Outcome
- Background colore0
- Direction
- relatively independente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Background color was relatively independent of tree position or pruning treatment.”
t0“‘Gala’ Apple”
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