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Table 7 Data extraction fields and codes filled with example answers to be pre-coded

From: Strategies for managing spring frost risks in orchards: effectiveness and conditionality—A systematic review protocol

 

Category

Pre-coded options

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Metadata of the study

Type of publication

Peerreviewed journal, Organisational report, Professional journal, Conference paper, Thesis

 

Study setup

Field experiment, Greenhouse experiment, Cold chamber, other

 

Study design

Blocked randomised design, randomised design (blocked), blocked design, randomised design (splitplot), randomised design, factorial design, Latin square, split-plot design, strip-plot design, field-scale comparison (no replication within a field), paired design, purposive, other, NA, ND

 

Variability measure

None, Unclear, Overall 95% CI, Overall CV, Overall LSD, Overall p values, Overall SE, Raw data, Overall SED, Individual CI, Individual 95% CI, Individual SD, Individual LSD, Individual SE, Individual p values, Individual SED

 

Sample size

 

[number of spatial replicates per treatment]

Number of observations per replication

 

[number of trees/ branches]

Funding

Governmental, university, private sector, NGOs, foundations

 

Country

List of temperate countries

 

Longitude/latitude

 

[longitude and latitude retrieved from given address]

Height above sea level

 

[m]

Relief

 

Description

Land use type (surroundings)

 

Description

Dominant soil texture

 

Description

Set-up

Intervention(s)

 

Description of intervention

Intervention class

Water, wind, foliar application, mechanic intervention, covering, heating

 

Fruit

Apple, Pear, Cherry, Peach, Nectarine, Plum, Apricot, Avocado, Lemon, Orange, Grapefruit, Mandarine, Pomelo, Grapevine

 

Cultivar

 

Variety name

Rootstock

 

Rootstock name

Development stage

 

[BBCH code or description]

Pruning details

 

Any information given

Distance between rows and trees

 

Meter x meter

Field size

 

[m2]

Planting year

 

Year(s)

Measurement year

 

Year(s)

Groundcover

 

Description

Orientation of rows

North: South, East: West, North-East: South-West, North-West: South-East

 

Temperature sensors position

On trees  ≥ 2 m, On trees < 2 m, between trees  ≥ 2 m, between trees < 2 m, off-field, in flowers, in greenhouse

 

Conditions of effective-ness

Frost type—tested

Radiative, advective

 

Frost type—effective

Radiative, advective

 

Details if applicable

Timing, concentration, strength of inversion, discharge

  

Wind speed (max)

 

In m/s

Wind direction

  

Relative humidity

 

In %

Min. temp. recorded

 

[°C]

Min. temp. effective

 

[°C]

Length of frost period

 

[h]

Results

Identified limitations

 

Description

Costs per ha (€)

 

[€ or volume of resources]

Yield

 

[kg]

Intervention

Control

Difference

Flower/ bud damage

 

[%]

Intervention

Control

Difference

Bud break

 

[days]

Difference in days

Max. recorded temperature increase (intervention–control)

 

[°C]

Effective measure

Yes, no