Claim · model-written summary
The decline in top growth rate was attributed to fewer leaves reducing blade dry weight.
- Taxon
- Onion
Allium cepat0 - Outcome
- decrease in the dry weight of the leaf bladese0
- Qualifier
- decrease in leaf numbere0
Verbatim
e0“which was due to a decrease in the dry weight of the leaf blades caused by decrease in leaf number.”
t0“Onion”
Title
The Pattern of Dry‐Matter Distribution during Development in Onion
D. N. Iortsuun; A. A. Khan Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 1989. doi:10.1111/j.1439-037x.1989.tb00698.x
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Observation Red Kano had more leaves, greater leaf area and larger bulbs than the other cultivars.
- Observation Red Kano had greater fresh and dry weights than the other cultivars.
- Association NAR, RGR and RLGR declined with age after generally high early values.
- Observation Red Kano had higher NAR, RGR and RLGR than the other two cultivars.
- Association Top crop growth rate decreased from positive early values to negative values near maturity.
- Observation Red Kano maintained positive growth-rate values throughout the experiment.
- Observation Texas Grano maintained positive growth-rate values throughout the experiment.
- Mechanism Higher bulb than blade growth rate was attributed to carbohydrate translocation to bulbs.
- Mechanism Red Kano leaf area ratio remained constant because blade area and weight increased proportionately.
- Mechanism Red Kano's larger bulb size was attributed to more leaves and a longer season enabling more carbohydrate translocation.