Girdling: Physiological and Horticultural Aspects

Gören, R.; Huberman, M.; Goldschmidt, Eliezer E.

doi:10.1002/9780470650837.ch1

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“…Generally, girdling injury heals completely within 20 days after girdling under suitable environmental conditions (Goren et al 2003). In this study, we also found that new stem bark appeared at 20 days after girdling (i.e.…”

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confidence: 55%

“…3), implying that the increase of sucrose achieved by girdling might play a role in the induction of some AA L-galactose pathway genes. Moreover, the obvious effect of girdling is to temporarily destroy the balance of carbohydrates and phytohormones in the canopy (Goren et al 2003), while sugar and phytohormones together establish a complex signal net involved in the control of expression of many genes (Gibson 2004). Hence, it is postulated that sugar or phytohormones, or both, might play a role in regulating the signalling of AA-related gene expression in the present girdling treatment, although no direct proof is provided in this study.…”

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confidence: 65%

“…Girdling, as an important cultural practice, shows various effects, including promoting flowering and improving fruit set or yield in citrus production (Goren et al 2003). Although the immediate effect of girdling is to block the pathway controlling phloem transport and accumulate carbohydrates in leaves above the girdle, physiological analysis also indicated that stem girdling could increase quantum yield efficiency of Photosystem II in young leaves of vegetative shoots (Rivas et al 2007), carotenoids, xanthophylls and xanthophylls cycle pool size and its de-epoxidation state (Rivas et al 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the citrus industry, girdling has been extensively used, mainly to promote flowering and to improve fruit set (Goren et al 2003). Recently, the effects of girdling on other aspects of citrus have been investigated.…”

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“…It is often used practically in horticulture to manage the growth and production of different tree species (Goren et al 2003;Casanova et al 2009;Khandaker et al 2011). Fruit quality, such as fruit size, total soluble solution (TSS) and fruit colour, can be improved by girdling (Peng & Rabe 1996;Mataa et al 1998;Verreynne et al 2001;Rivas et al 2006).…”

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Branch girdling at fruit green mature stage affects fruit ascorbic acid contents and expression of genes involved inl-galactose pathway in citrus

Yang

Wang

Silva

et al. 2013

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

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Although citrus is an important source of ascorbic acid (AA), and even though girdling is an important agronomic practice in citrus production, the effect of girdling on ascorbate (ASC) accumulation has rarely been studied. In the present study, branch girdling (BG) was carried out on trees of Citrus unshiu cv. 'Guoqing No. 1' at 40 days before harvest to investigate its effect on fruit ASC accumulation and on the expression of genes involved in the AA L-galactose biosynthetic pathway. BG increased total ASC and AA contents in fruit peel and pulp. In parallel, soluble sugars in the fruit pulp increased. Moreover, the expression of all genes, except for L-galactose-1-P phosphatase (GPP), in the L-galactose pathway were induced in fruit pulp at least during the first 20 days of treatment while their expression (except for GPP) in fruit peel was reduced by BG treatment. Taken together, the expression profiles of six L-galactose biosynthetic genes did not coincide closely with the changes in fruit ASC content following BG. ASC content may respond to girdling via other biosynthetic, catabolic or recycling pathways.

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Branch girdling at fruit green mature stage affects fruit ascorbic acid contents and expression of genes involved inl-galactose pathway in citrus

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Wang

Silva

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Girdling for Enhancing Morphogenetic Potential of Temperate Fruits: A Review

Sharma,

Singh,

Patial

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J Plant Growth Regul

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Relationships between agronomic factors and epidemics of Phytophthora branch canker of citrus in southwestern Spain

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Phytophthora branch canker, caused by Phytophthora citrophthora, has been an increasing problem in clementine (Citrus reticulata) production in Spain during last years. The disease was particularly severe in the new citrus-growing areas of the southwestern coastal areas in Huelva Province. Recent studies revealed that disease emergence was not related to either genetic drift or host specificity changes in P. citrophthora population. Therefore, the possible association of agronomic factors with the disease was investigated. A total of 110 orchards were selected arbitrarily from the main citrus-growing areas in Huelva Province. The presence of branch cankers together with agronomic factors including soils, cultivars, rootstocks, irrigation, pruning, techniques to improve fruit production, fungicide treatments, presence of brown rot of fruit and frost damage were recorded. Logistic regression analysis was used to detect correlations between the agronomic factors studied and disease prevalence. Phytophthora branch canker was significantly associated with mature clementine orchards. Sweet orange and hybrid cultivars as well as young clementine orchards were less affected by the disease. Although disease was less frequent in Salorthid soils, alternative high resolution procedures are required to draw conclusions about the effect of soil properties on disease prevalence. As in other Phytophthora-induced diseases, soil flooding during the rainy season was correlated positively with the prevalence of branch cankers. Improving fruit production by branch scoring showed a strong positive correlation with Phytophthora branch canker. This is the first time that girdling has been associated with Phytophthora disease Eur J Plant Pathol (2012) 133:577-584

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Girdling: Physiological and Horticultural Aspects

Cited by 67 publications

References 121 publications

Branch girdling at fruit green mature stage affects fruit ascorbic acid contents and expression of genes involved inl-galactose pathway in citrus

Branch girdling at fruit green mature stage affects fruit ascorbic acid contents and expression of genes involved inl-galactose pathway in citrus

Girdling for Enhancing Morphogenetic Potential of Temperate Fruits: A Review

Relationships between agronomic factors and epidemics of Phytophthora branch canker of citrus in southwestern Spain

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