Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Leaf removal at early bud stage reduced dry matter yield in the first growth cycle.

A claim from Alfalfa:Simulated Clover Leaf Weevil Injury and Alfalfa Yield and Quality · 2004

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Leaf removal at early bud stage reduced dry matter yield in the first growth cycle.

Taxon
alfalfaMedicago sativat0
Treatment
leaf removal at the early bud stagee0
Outcome
Dry matter yielde0
Direction
reductione0
Qualifier
first growth cyclee0

Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValue

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

Verbatim

e0

“Dry matter yield reduction as a result of leaf removal at the early bud stage was the most important effect of first growth cycle defoliation”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1081–1222
t0

“Alfalfa:Simulated Clover Leaf Weevil Injury”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–43

Title

Alfalfa:Simulated Clover Leaf Weevil Injury and Alfalfa Yield and Quality

Rodney Madsen; Thomas E. Hunt; Leon G. Higley Lincoln (University of Nebraska) 2004

Other claims from this paper (2)

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pruning · yield · Medicago sativa (alfalfa)Results differ

73 papers: 40 positive, 33 negative or no effect

32 papers in the same direction as this claim · 40 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
    Defoliation at the early bud stage did not affect yields or stem densities of the second growth cycle.

    Yield Responses of Alfalfa to Simulated Alfalfa Weevil Injury and Development of Economic Injury Levels · 1993

    Same directionCited by this paper

  2. negative
    Defoliation at the early-bud stage mainly reduced dry matter yield of the first growth.

    Alfalfa Development after Simulated Alfalfa Weevil Injury · 1992 · compared with undefoliated check

    Same directionCited by this paper

  3. negative
    Simulated defoliation reduced alfalfa yield.

    Simulating Alfalfa Weevil Effects by Defoliation1 · 1982

    Same directionCited by this paper

  4. positive
    Less severe or later cutting increased the dry matter yield of lucerne regrowth over a 4 week period.

    The growth of the lucerne plant after cutting: I. The effects of cutting at different stages of maturity and at different intensities · 1968

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    Flail mowing caused less injury to alfalfa yield and stand density than burning.

    An Integrated Weed Management Procedure for the Control of Dodder (Cuscuta indecora) in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) · 1992

    Opposite direction

  6. positive
    Dry matter yield of lucerne was maximised with 5-weekly cutting.

    Effect of cutting interval and winter dormancy on yield, persistence, nitrogen concentration, and root reserves of irrigated lucerne in the Queensland subtropics · 1993

    Opposite direction

  7. positive
    Alfalfa yield increased with cutting interval length.

    Cutting Interval and Irrigation Timing in Alfalfa: Yellow Foxtail Invasion and Economic Analysis · 1991

    Opposite direction

  8. positive
    Using weather forecasts to schedule alfalfa cutting is estimated to decrease income variability.

    Modeling optimal alfalfa harvest scheduling using short-range weather forecasts · 1993

    Opposite direction

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