pruning · Yield · Citrus reticulata (tangerine)

Papers reporting a positive result 14

1. Girdling 'Fairchild' Mandarins and 'Lisbon' Lemons to Improve Fruit Size · 2000

   • positive
     May girdling produced the greatest mandarin yield in all three years.
   • positive
     March girdling increased mandarin fruit numbers.

2. Girdling increases carbohydrate availability and fruit-set in citrus cultivars irrespective of parthenocarpic ability · 2006

   • positive
     Girdling increased yield by 125% in low-bearing Fortune orchards.

3. Growth and yield of Kinnow (Citrus reticulata Blanco) and soil physical properties as affected by orchard floor management practices in Punjab, Pakistan. · 2012

   • positive
     Mowing increased fruit yield of citrus compared with cultivation.

     compared with conventional cultivation

4. Growth and yield of Kinnow (Citrus reticulata Blanco) and soil physical properties as affected by orchard floor management practices in Punjab, Pakistan · 2012

   • positive
     Mowing increased citrus fruit yield relative to conventional cultivation.

     compared with conventional cultivation

5. Effect of Pruning, Micronutrients and Plant Growth Regulators on Kinnow Mandarin Fruits · 2017

   • positive
     Pruning with zinc sulphate and GA3 significantly increased plant height and fruit number.

6. Relationship between orchard soil management practices, fruit drop and economic aspects in Kinnow mandarin · 2018

   • positive
     Mowing gave higher yield and economic returns per unit area than conventional orchard floor management practices.

     compared with conventionalorchard floor management practices

7. Effect of pruning severity on yield and fruit quality of two mandarin cultivars · 2018

   • positive
     Moderate pruning gave the highest yield increase in both seasons.

     compared with control plant

   • positive
     Light pruning significantly increased yield over unpruned controls.

     compared with control

   cited by 1 paper here

8. RESPONSE OF KINNOW CROP WITH RESPECT TO GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY TO DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PRUNING · 2019

   • positive
     Medium pruning excelled among all treatments in average fruit weight (223g).

     compared with all treatments

9. Effect of Pruning to Improve Yield and Fruit Quality of ‘Kinnow’ Mandarin Plants under High Density Plantation · 2019

   • positive
     Pruning both sides gave higher total fruit yield per plant than the other pruning treatments.

     compared with all the pruning treatments

   • positive
     Pruning both sides increased fruit size compared with the other pruning treatments.

     compared with all the pruning treatments

   • positive
     Pruning both sides of the canopy gave a greater number of fruits per Kinnow mandarin plant than the other pruning treatments.

     compared with all the pruning treatments

10. Mechanical Thinning of Mandarins with a Branch Shaker · 2020

    • positive
      Final fruit size was higher with manual and mechanical thinning than with no thinning.

      compared with no thinning treatment

    • no effect
      Final fruit size was similar with mechanical and manual thinning.

      compared with manual

    • no effect
      No significant differences in final fruit yield by weight among no thinning, mechanical thinning and manual thinning.

      compared with no thinningNo difference from an alternative treatment

11. Pruning Strategies for Young ‘Nadorcott’ Mandarin Trees Planted in High Density Orchards in South Africa · 2021

    • positive
      Yield increased steadily in subsequent years after pruning.
    • negative
      Pruning led to a yield reduction in the first year after pruning.

    cites 1 paper here

12. Manual thinning increases fruit size and sugar content of Citrus reticulata Blanco and affects hormone synthesis and sugar transporter activity · 2022

    • positive
      Manual thinning substantially increased Ponkan fruit size compared with unthinned trees.

      compared with unthinned trees

13. Mechanical Pruning of ‘Clemenules’ Mandarins in Spain: Yield Effects and Economic Analysis · 2022

    • positive
      Mechanical pruning costs per hectare were about two times lower than manual pruning costs.

      compared with manual pruning

    • positive
      Annually alternated mechanical and manual pruning gave higher mandarin yields than fully mechanical pruning.

      compared with fully mechanical approaches

    • no effect
      Annually alternated mechanical and manual pruning gave mandarin yields similar to manual pruning and to no pruning.

      compared with manual and control (no pruning) strategies

14. Pruning and girdling influence alternative bearing of ‘Kinnow’ mandarin (Citrus reticulate Blanco) · 2022

    • positive
      Light pruning increased yield of Kinnow mandarin trees by 170.4% compared with the control.

      compared with control

    • positive
      Light pruning increased fruit number of Kinnow mandarin trees by 191.5% compared with the control.

      compared with control

    • negative
      Light pruning slightly decreased fruit weight of Kinnow mandarin by 7.2% compared with the control.

      compared with control