Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Heat plus 1-MCP enhanced SOD, POD, and CAT activities.

A claim from Foliar application of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) alleviates heat-induced yield loss in cotton by improving physiological function of the leaf subtending to cotton boll · 2026

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Heat plus 1-MCP enhanced SOD, POD, and CAT activities.

Treatment
HT+ 1-MCPe0
Outcome
activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), and catalase (CAT)e0
Direction
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Gossypium hirsutum
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Verbatim

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“HT+ 1-MCP enhanced the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), and catalase (CAT)”

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“yield loss in cotton by improving physiological function”

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Title

Foliar application of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) alleviates heat-induced yield loss in cotton by improving physiological function of the leaf subtending to cotton boll

Manli Zhao; Lin Liu; Liuyan Yang; et al. Industrial Crops and Products 2026. doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.123217

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1-methylcyclopropene · physiology: antioxidant enzymes · Gossypium hirsutum (cotton)Positive and negative results

4 papers: 2 positive, 2 negative or no effect

1 paper in the same direction as this claim · 2 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
    1-MCP did not affect glutathione reductase activity in developing bolls.

    High Temperature and the Ethylene Antagonist 1-Methylcyclopropene Alter Ethylene Evolution Patterns, Antioxidant Responses, and Boll Growth in Gossypium hirsutum · 2013

    Opposite direction

  2. no effect
    Foliar 1-MCP did not significantly affect ovary and leaf GR activity, calcium or carbohydrate concentrations in field-grown cotton.

    Cotton Response to High Temperature Stress During Reproductive Development · 2012

    Opposite direction

  3. positive
    1-MCP lowered leaf glutathione reductase activity.

    MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY 1-Methylcyclopropene Effects on the Physiology and Yield of Field-Grown Cotton · 2010

    Same direction

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heat · physiology: antioxidant enzymes · Gossypium hirsutum (cotton)Results differ

10 papers: 7 positive, 3 negative or no effect

6 papers in the same direction as this claim · 3 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
    Heat stress adversely affected activities of antioxidant enzymes.

    Ascorbic acid triggered physiochemical transformations at different phenological stages of heat‐stressed Bt cotton · 2017

    Opposite direction

  2. no effect
    Low and high temperatures did not alter ascorbate peroxidase or glutathione reductase activities.

    Antioxidant Metabolism in Cotton Seedlings Exposed to Temperature Stress in the Field · 2005

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    Artificial aging significantly decreased the activities of dehydrogenase antioxidant enzymes (SOD and POD) in cotton seeds.

    ROS-induced ATP synthase mRNA degradation and metabolism dysfunction reveals the mechanism of artificial deteriorated cotton seeds · 2026 · compared with untreated cotton seeds

    Opposite direction

  4. positive
    Catalase activity increased under heat stress.

    Exploiting Agronomic and Biochemical Traits to Develop Heat Resilient Cotton Cultivars under Climate Change Scenarios · 2021

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Under high-temperature stress, catalase activity increased by 65 %–74 %.

    Impact of heat stress on agro-morphological, physio-chemical and fiber related paramters in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) genotypes · 2022

    Same direction

  6. positive
    High temperature increased glutathione reductase activity.

    High Temperature and the Ethylene Antagonist 1-Methylcyclopropene Alter Ethylene Evolution Patterns, Antioxidant Responses, and Boll Growth in Gossypium hirsutum · 2013

    Same direction

  7. positive
    SOD and POD activities increased under heat.

    Harnessing multivariate insights coupled with susceptibility indices to reveal morpho-physiological and biochemical traits in heat tolerance of cotton · 2025

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Heat shock treatment increased cotton antioxidant enzyme activity, including SOD, POD and CAT.

    Effects of Heat Shock Treatment on the Stress Tolerance in Cotton · 2009

    Same direction

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Claims are grouped by organism, treatment and what was measured or targeted. A paper counts as positive when any of its claims in the group is positive.