pruning · Quality: sugar starch · Vitis

Results differ61 papers: 41 positive, 20 negative or no effect · 2 pairs of papers confirmed to differ

91 claims from these papers; 16 citations between them.

Papers whose results differ, checked claim by claim 2

2 pairs of papers on this question report results that differ: an effect in one paper, the opposite effect or no effect in the other. Two model reviewers reading both claims accepted each pair.

How these papers cite each other

16 citations between these papers: 10 on the same side, 6 across the two sides.

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Papers reporting a positive result 41

  1. Five Years of Machine Pruning: A Grower's Experience · 1983

  2. Berry Thinning and Cluster Thinning Influence Vegetative Growth, Yield, Fruit Composition, and Net Photosynthesis of ‘Seyval blanc’ Grapes · 1989

    cited by 1 paper here

  3. Response of `Reliance' Table Grapes to Canopy Management and Ethephon Application · 1994

  4. Effects of girdling and covering mesh on ripening, colour and fruit characteristics of ‘Italia’ grapes · 1998

    cited by 3 papers here

  5. Effect of crop load, girdling and berry thinning on water berry development in grapes · 1999

  6. EFFECT OF GIRDLING ON YIELD, FRUIT QUALITY AND STORAGE LIFE OF FLAME SEEDLESS AND RUBY SEEDLESS GRAPE CULTIVARS. · 2000

    cites 2 papers here

  7. Minimal Input Production Systems Affect Yield and Juice Quality of 'Sunbelt' Grapes in California's San Joaquin Valley · 2002

  8. Effect of Time of Cluster Thinning Grapevines · 2003

    cited by 2 papers here

  9. Effect of pruning intensities on yield and quality of grape cv. flame seedless · 2005

  10. Effects of Pruning and Cluster Thinning on Yield and Fruit Composition of `Chambourcin' Grapevines · 2006

    cites 2 papers herecited by 1 paper here

  11. A Five-year Study on the Effect of Cluster Thinning on Yield and Fruit Composition of `Chambourcin' Grapevines · 2006

    cites 1 paper here

  12. EFFECT OF BORON, BERRY THINNING, GIRDLING AND GA3 ON YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY OF RUBY SEEDLESS GRAPES · 2007

  13. Effect of Summer Pruning Treatments and Spraying with Bud and Bark Extracts of Salix on Quantity and Yield of Grape ( Vitis vinifera L. ) cv. Kamaly · 2010

  14. Effect of Bud Load on Bud Behavior, Yield, Cluster Characteristics and some Biochemical Contents of the Cane of Crimson Seedless Grapevines · 2010

    cited by 1 paper here

  15. Effect of Period of Liquid Fertilizer Application and Girdling on Fruit Quality and Vine Growth of 'Aki Queen' Grape · 2012

  16. POST-VERAISON MECHANICAL LEAF REMOVAL DELAYS BERRY RIPENING ON 'SANGIOVESE' AND 'MONTEPULCIANO' GRAPEVINES · 2013

  17. Effect of Pruning Severity on Quality of Grapes Cv. Red Globe for Summer Season · 2015

  18. The effects of early leaf removal and cluster thinning treatments on berry growth and grape composition in cultivars Vranac and Cabernet Sauvignon · 2015

  19. Girdling improved berry coloration in summer but suppressed return growth in the following spring in 'Kyoho' grapevines cultivated in the subtropical double cropping system · 2015

    cites 2 papers here

  20. Laborsaving Effect and Fruit Characteristics of Grape ‘Campbell Early’ According to Pedicel Thinning · 2015

    cited by 1 paper here

  21. The impact of cluster thinning on fertility and berry and wine composition of 'Blauer Portugieser' (Vitis vinifera L.) grapevine variety · 2015

  22. The impact of canopy managements on grape and wine composition of cv. ‘Istrian Malvasia’ (Vitis vinifera L.) · 2016

  23. Effect of floral cluster pruning on anthocyanin levels and anthocyanain-related gene expression in ‘Houman’ grape · 2016

  24. Impact of Cluster Zone Leaf Removal on Grapes cv. Regent Polyphenol Content by the UPLC-PDA/MS Method · 2016

  25. Studies on Season and Intensity of Pruning on Leaf Nutrient Status in Grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) cv. Red Globe · 2017

    cites 1 paper here

  26. Viticultural techniques of canopy management to mitigate the effects of global warming · 2017

  27. Effect of Thinning Practices on Fruiting of Ruby Seedless Grapevine · 2017

  28. Girdling of shoots at flowering reduces shatter in grapevine cv. Malbec · 2020

    cites 1 paper here

  29. Influence of cluster thinning and girdling on aroma composition in ‘Jumeigui’ table grape · 2020

    cites 1 paper herecited by 1 paper here

  30. Cluster and Berry Characteristics of Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) as Influenced by Thinning Agents and Gibberrelic Acid Applications · 2020

  31. Quantitative metabolomics unveils the impact of agricultural practices in grape metabolome. · 2021

  32. Influence of crop regulations on growth, yield and quality of grapes (Vitis vinifera) in North-East India · 2021

  33. The beneficial effect of leaf removal during fruit set on physiological, biochemical, and qualitative indices and volatile organic compound profile of the Cypriot reference cultivar ‘Xynisteri’ · 2022

    cites 1 paper here

  34. Berry Thinning Affects the Fruit Quality Composition of Two Table Grape Cultivars under Linkage Greenhouse Conditions · 2023

    cites 1 paper here

  35. Late Pruning and Forced Vine Regrowth in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir: Benefits and Drawbacks in the Trento DOC Basin (Italy) · 2023

  36. Mechanisation of pre-flowering leaf removal under the temperate climate conditions of Switzerland · 2023

  37. Delay in the Ripening of Wine Grapes: Effects of Specific Phytotechnical Methods on Harvest Parameters · 2023

  38. Impact of pruning severity, chicken manure, and foliar application of kare combi on productivity and quality of zaitouni grape cultivar (Vitis vinifera L.) · 2023

  39. Increasing grapevine canopy height to compensate for pre-flowering basal leaf removal · 2025

  40. Improving Yield and Bunch Quality of ‘Crimson Seedless’ Grapevines Through the Use of Some Elicitors and Shoot-Topping Under Semi-Arid Conditions · 2025

  41. Grape amino acid content in ‘Chenin blanc’ is affected by leaf removal and harvest date · 2025

Papers reporting a negative result or no effect 20

  1. Effects of Several Nematode-Resistant Rootstocks on Vine Vigor, Crop Level, and Nutrition with the Grape Variety, Grenache · 1965

  2. Effect of Defoliation on Carbohydrate Metabolism in Thompson Seedless and Perlette Grapevines · 1980

  3. Effects of Defoliation, Gibberellic Acid and 4-Chlorophenoxyacetic Acid on Growth and Composition of Thompson Seedless Grape Berries · 1980

  4. The Influence of Girdling and Gibberellic Acid Application at Fruitset on Ruby Seedless and Thompson Seedless Grapes · 1987

    cited by 2 papers here

  5. Net CO2 Assimilation and Carbohydrate Partitioning of Grapevine Leaves in Response to Trunk Girdling and Gibberellic Acid Application · 1989

    cites 1 paper herecited by 2 papers here

  6. Effects of Root Pruning on Vine Growth, Flowering, and Fruit Ripening of Fertigated 'Campbell Early' Grape (Vitis labruscana B.) · 2002

  7. Leaf Carbohydrate Concentration Affects Development of Phenolic Compounds in Grape Berries · 2004

  8. Cumulative Responses of Semillon Grapevines to Late Season Perturbation of Carbohydrate Reserve Status · 2009

    cited by 1 paper here

  9. Influence of retained cane number and pruning time on grapevine yield components, fruit composition and vine phenology of Sauvignon Blanc vines · 2011

  10. Effects of A Simplified Canopy Management System on Growth and Quality of Vinifera · 2012

  11. Relationships between carbohydrates and reproductive development in chardonnay grapevine: impact of defoliation and fruit removal treatments during four successive growing seasons · 2014

    cites 1 paper here

  12. Starch accumulation and agronomical performance of Syrah under winter cycle: responses to pruning and ethephon management · 2015

  13. The Effect of Green Pruning on the Yield and Fruit Quality of the Crawling Grape Vines Cultivar Keshmeshy in the Climatic Conditions of Shirvan · 2016

  14. Growth and Fruit Characteristics of Grape 'Campbell Early' by Securing Planting Distance · 2017

    cites 1 paper here

  15. Yield and physicochemical characteristics of ‘BRS Magna’ and ‘Isabel Precoce’ grapes influenced by pruning in the São Francisco river valley · 2018

  16. Leaf removal at veraison stage differentially affects qualitative attributes and bioactive composition of fresh and dehydrated grapes of two indigenous Cypriot cultivars · 2018

    cited by 1 paper here

  17. Effects of pre-harvest techniques in the control of berry ripening in grapevine cv. Sauvignon blanc · 2019

  18. Quantitative Metabolomics Unveils the Impact of Agricultural Practices in the Grape Metabolome · 2021

  19. Same Season and Carry-Over Effects of Source-Sink Adjustments on Grapevine Yields and Non-structural Carbohydrates · 2021

    cites 1 paper here

  20. Mechanical pruning and soil organic amending in vineyards of Syrah: effects on grape composition · 2021

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