Abstract
Abstract Three- and 4-year-old ‘MeIrose’/M.7A apple trees were root-pruned on two sides, 50 cm from the trunk, at a depth of 35–40 cm at one of the following growth stages: dormant, full bloom, June drop, and preharvest. Root pruning at dormant or full bloom growth stages reduced trunk cross-sectional area increase and shoot length, reduced average leaf size and fruit size, and increased yield efficiency. Dormant root pruning increased the level of Ca in the fruit flesh. Root pruning at June drop and preharvest had no influence on shoot growth, but increased preharvest fruit drop. Root pruning at full bloom or later increased fruit soluble solids. Considerable root regeneration in close proximity to the cut was evident in November on trees root pruned at the dormant and full-bloom stages. Root regeneration was less on roots pruned at June drop and minimal in preharvest-treated trees. Leaf mineral nutrient levels were not influenced by root pruning treatment. Vegetative growth and fruit size were reduced less by root pruning in the 3-year-old trees than in the 4-year-old trees.
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Claims 12
Claim · model-written summary
Root pruning at dormant or full bloom reduced trunk cross-sectional area increase and shoot length in apple trees.
- Taxon
- Apple Trees
Malus domesticat0 - Treatment
- Root pruning at dormant or full bloom growth stagese1
- Outcome
- trunk cross-sectional area increase and shoot lengthe1
- Direction
- reducede1
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t0“Apple Trees”
e1“Root pruning at dormant or full bloom growth stages reduced trunk cross-sectional area increase and shoot length, reduced average leaf size and fruit size, and increased yield efficiency”
Claim · model-written summary
Root pruning at dormant or full bloom reduced average leaf size and fruit size in apple trees.
- Taxon
- Apple TreesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- Root pruning at dormant or full bloom growth stagese1
- Outcome
- average leaf size and fruit sizee1
- Direction
- reducede1
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t0“Apple Trees”
e1“Root pruning at dormant or full bloom growth stages reduced trunk cross-sectional area increase and shoot length, reduced average leaf size and fruit size, and increased yield efficiency”
Claim · model-written summary
Root pruning at dormant or full bloom increased yield efficiency in apple trees.
- Taxon
- Apple TreesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- Root pruning at dormant or full bloom growth stagese1
- Outcome
- yield efficiencye1
- Direction
- increasede1
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t0“Apple Trees”
e1“Root pruning at dormant or full bloom growth stages reduced trunk cross-sectional area increase and shoot length, reduced average leaf size and fruit size, and increased yield efficiency”
Claim · model-written summary
Dormant root pruning increased the level of calcium in apple fruit flesh.
- Taxon
- Apple TreesMalus domesticat0
- Organ / stage
- fruit fleshe1
- Treatment
- Dormant root pruninge1
- Outcome
- the level of Cae1
- Direction
- increasede1
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t0“Apple Trees”
e1“Dormant root pruning increased the level of Ca in the fruit flesh”
Claim · model-written summary
Root pruning at June drop and preharvest had no influence on shoot growth of apple trees.
- Taxon
- Apple TreesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- Root pruning at June drop and preharveste1
- Outcome
- shoot growthe1
- Direction
- had no influencee1
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t0“Apple Trees”
e1“Root pruning at June drop and preharvest had no influence on shoot growth, but increased preharvest fruit drop”
Claim · model-written summary
Root pruning at June drop and preharvest increased preharvest fruit drop in apple trees.
- Taxon
- Apple TreesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- Root pruning at June drop and preharveste1
- Outcome
- preharvest fruit drope1
- Direction
- increasede1
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t0“Apple Trees”
e1“Root pruning at June drop and preharvest had no influence on shoot growth, but increased preharvest fruit drop”
Claim · model-written summary
Root pruning at full bloom or later increased fruit soluble solids in apple trees.
- Taxon
- Apple TreesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- Root pruning at full bloom or latere1
- Outcome
- fruit soluble solidse1
- Direction
- increasede1
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t0“Apple Trees”
e1“Root pruning at full bloom or later increased fruit soluble solids”
Claim · model-written summary
Considerable root regeneration near the cut was evident in November on apple trees root pruned at the dormant and full-bloom stages.
- Taxon
- Apple TreesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- root pruned at the dormant and full-bloom stagese1
- Outcome
- root regeneration in close proximity to the cute1
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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t0“Apple Trees”
e1“Considerable root regeneration in close proximity to the cut was evident in November on trees root pruned at the dormant and full-bloom stages”
Claim · model-written summary
Root regeneration was less on apple roots pruned at June drop.
- Taxon
- Apple TreesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- roots pruned at June drope1
- Outcome
- Root regeneratione1
- Direction
- lesse1
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t0“Apple Trees”
e1“Root regeneration was less on roots pruned at June drop and minimal in preharvest-treated trees”
Claim · model-written summary
Root regeneration was minimal in apple trees treated with preharvest root pruning.
- Taxon
- Apple TreesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- preharvest-treated treese1
- Outcome
- Root regeneratione1
- Direction
- minimale1
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t0“Apple Trees”
e1“Root regeneration was less on roots pruned at June drop and minimal in preharvest-treated trees”
Claim · model-written summary
Root pruning treatment did not influence leaf mineral nutrient levels of apple trees.
- Taxon
- Apple TreesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- root pruning treatmente1
- Outcome
- Leaf mineral nutrient levelse1
- Direction
- not influencede1
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t0“Apple Trees”
e1“Leaf mineral nutrient levels were not influenced by root pruning treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
Root pruning reduced vegetative growth and fruit size less in 3-year-old apple trees than in 4-year-old trees.
- Taxon
- Apple TreesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- root pruninge1
- Outcome
- Vegetative growth and fruit sizee1
- Direction
- reduced lesse1
- Qualifier
- 3-year-old treese1
- Comparator
- 4-year-old treese1
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t0“Apple Trees”
e1“Vegetative growth and fruit size were reduced less by root pruning in the 3-year-old trees than in the 4-year-old trees”
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