Intervention effectmodel-written summary

A 25-day harvest interval had the highest plant mortality.

A claim from Harvest Frequency Effects on Yield, Persistence, and Regrowth Rate Among New Alfalfa Cultivars · 2011

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

A 25-day harvest interval had the highest plant mortality.

Taxon
Medicago sativaMedicago sativae1
Treatment
25‐day harvest frequencye0
Outcome
plant mortalitye0
Direction
higheste0

Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValueQualifier

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Medicago sativa
Medicago sativa · TaxonDrepanostoma · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

Verbatim

e0

“the 25‐day harvest frequency was among the lowest yielding, and also had the highest plant mortality”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 821–921
e1

“Alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–29

Title

Harvest Frequency Effects on Yield, Persistence, and Regrowth Rate Among New Alfalfa Cultivars

T. Adam Probst; S. Ray Smith Forage and Grazinglands 2011. doi:10.1094/fg-2011-0926-01-rs

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Record rev-478d1ef4b5e49ca55de77668e834aa0b066de1fdb637d270069943e28183ae85 · schema claims-v0.9 · position 3 in the model’s answer

pruning · pest · Medicago sativa (alfalfa)Positive and negative results

12 papers: 7 positive, 5 negative or no effect

4 papers in the same direction as this claim · 7 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
    Cutting of lucerne significantly reduced pest numbers within the lucerne.

    Does the cutting of lucerne (Medicago sativa) encourage the movement of arthropod pests and predators into the adjacent crop? · 2005

    Opposite direction

  2. positive
    Low-frequency grazing/cutting showed faster lucerne recovery from defoliation than adjacent hard grazing.

    An evaluation of lucerne for persistence under grazing in New Zealand · 2014 · compared with adjacent hard grazed regime

    Opposite direction

  3. positive
    Natural enemy populations can reach comparatively high density from an initial low level after cutting.

    Cutting effects on the insect community structure and dynamics of alfalfa pasture · 2004 · compared with initial low level

    Opposite direction

  4. positive
    Cutting alfalfa resulted in the death of many of the larvae of Caenurgia erechtea.

    Caenurgia Erechtea (Cram) (Noctuidae) as an Alfalfa Pest in Kansas1 · 1924

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    Cutting significantly reduces harmful insect egg and larval abundance by physically removing them.

    Yield and quality of alfalfa and red clover as affected by time of cutting · 2004

    Opposite direction

  6. positive
    Repeat defoliations reduced barley grass fecundity by 75% under heaviest competition.

    Seed contamination in sheep carcasses by barley grass: An analysis of prevalence, management and economic impact · 2020

    Opposite direction

  7. positive
    Repeated mowing constrained barley grass infestation.

    Seed contamination of sheep by barley grass (Hordeum spp.) in southern Australia: livestock production and economic interactions · 2026

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    Fall cutting did not lower peak alfalfa weevil larval numbers.

    Late Fall Harvest, Winter Grazing, and Weed Control for Reduction of Alfalfa Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Populations · 1992

    Same direction

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