Abstract
SummaryUnder the Mediterranean climatic conditions of the apple-growing areas of Western Australia, winter dormancy appears to be the main seasonal influence on root growth of young apple trees. In older fruiting trees, root extension was most rapid in late spring and early summer, with a smaller peak in early autumn; little root growth was made in late summer. In both old and young trees root growth was concurrent with shoot growth.Fruiting reduced root growth. A biennial-bearing tree with a heavy and a light crop over two years had less total root growth than a tree thinned to moderate crops in both years.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Winter dormancy appeared to be the main seasonal influence on root growth in young apple trees.
- Taxon
- apple
Malus domesticae0 - Organ / stage
- young apple treese0
- Outcome
- root growthe0
- Qualifier
- winter dormancye0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“winter dormancy appears to be the main seasonal influence on root growth of young apple trees.”
Claim · model-written summary
Older fruiting apple trees had their fastest root extension in late spring and early summer.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Organ / stage
- older fruiting treese0
- Outcome
- root extensione0
- Direction
- most rapide0
- Qualifier
- late spring and early summere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In older fruiting trees, root extension was most rapid in late spring and early summer”
t0“apple”
Claim · model-written summary
Older fruiting trees had a smaller root-growth peak in early autumn.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Outcome
- root growthe0
- Direction
- smaller peake0
- Qualifier
- early autumne0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“with a smaller peak in early autumn; little root growth was made in late summer.”
t0“apple”
Claim · model-written summary
Older fruiting trees made little root growth in late summer.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Outcome
- root growthe0
- Direction
- littlee0
- Qualifier
- late summere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“little root growth was made in late summer.”
t0“apple”
Claim · model-written summary
Root growth coincided with shoot growth in both young and old apple trees.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Organ / stage
- shoot growthe0
- Outcome
- root growthe0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In both old and young trees root growth was concurrent with shoot growth.”
t0“apple”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruiting reduced apple root growth.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- Fruitinge0
- Outcome
- root growthe0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fruiting reduced root growth.”
t0“apple”
Claim · model-written summary
A biennial-bearing apple tree with alternating heavy and light crops had less total root growth than a tree thinned to moderate crops in both years.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Outcome
- total root growthe0
- Direction
- lesse0
- Qualifier
- a heavy and a light crop over two yearse0
- Comparator
- a tree thinned to moderate crops in both yearse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A biennial-bearing tree with a heavy and a light crop over two years had less total root growth than a tree thinned to moderate crops in both years.”
t0“apple”