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Alternaria solani caused the maximum decrease in tomato fruit dry weight.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
Interactor: Alternaria solaniAlternaria solanie0pathogen
Outcome: dry weight of tomato fruite0
Direction: maximum decreasee0

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“Alternaria solani showed maximum decrease in dry weight of tomato fruit.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 581–653

Title

Nutritional spoilage of tomato and brinjal fruits due to post-harvest fungi

P G Ghadsingh; Mandge S V DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2012

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Decreased photosynthesis was associated with reduced shoot dry weight relative to root dry weight.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Outcome: dry weight of the shoote0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: decrease in photosynthesise0
Comparator: roote0

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“the decrease in photosynthesis was associated with a decrease in dry weight of the shoot compared to the root.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 283–393

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“tomato plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 69–82

Title

Effects of severe water stress on partitioning of 14C-assimilates in tomato plants

Zgallaï, H.; Steppe, K.; Lemeur, R. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) 2012. doi:10.5073/jabfq.2006.080.013

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Intervention effect PEG-induced water stress impaired tomato growth.
Observation Leaf photosynthesis decreased during the experiment.
Observation Leaf area expansion decreased.
Observation Stomatal conductance decreased.
Observation Transpiration decreased.
Intervention effect Water stress enhanced transport of 14C-assimilates from source leaves to lower plant parts.
Observation Assimilates were incorporated in lower stems, leaves below source leaves and roots.
Observation 14C concentration was higher in roots than in other plant parts.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Tomato plants given 80 ppm CO2 for 1 hour each morning for 2 weeks showed a marked decrease in root dry weight.

Taxon: TomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
Organ / stage: roote1
Treatment: placed in an atmosphere containing 80ppm CO2 for 1 hour in every morning during 2 weekse1
Outcome: dry weight of roote1
Direction: decreasee1
Qualifier: markede1

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“Tomato plants placed in an atmosphere containing 80ppm CO2 for 1 hour in every morning during 2 weeks resulted in the marked decrease in dry weight of root, and considerable decrease in net assimilation rate”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1510–1717

Title

Photosynthetic activity of vegetable plants and its horticultural significance

Tadashi ITO Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science 1971. doi:10.2503/jjshs.40.383

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Intervention effect In tomato, 14CO2 fixation at normal CO2 was slightly decreased after 2 hours at 80 ppm CO2.
Association The tomato after-effect of low-CO2 experience appeared only under low CO2 concentration combined with a certain light intensity.
Intervention effect Cucumber plants showed no after-effect of low-CO2 experience.
Intervention effect In cucumber, total 14C fixation was clearly decreased at very low CO2 concentration.
Intervention effect Downward translocation of 14C-assimilates to the roots was restricted more in cucumber than in tomato at 80 ppm CO2 in the light.
Observation In cucumber during normal photosynthesis in the light, translocation of assimilates from leaves into the roots was considerably restricted.
Observation Tomato plants had a CO2 compensation concentration of 38±2 ppm in a closed system at 20,000 lux.
Observation Cucumber plants had a CO2 compensation concentration of 65±4 ppm in a closed system at 20,000 lux.
Observation CO2 evolved through respiration into CO2-free air was higher in cucumber.
Intervention effect Tomato plants kept at 80 ppm CO2 for 2 hours had lower respiratory activity in the roots.
Intervention effect Low-CO2 experience caused a considerable decrease in phosphorus uptake through tomato roots.
Intervention effect The same CO2 treatment of tomato plants caused a considerable decrease in net assimilation rate.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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The decrease in dry weight and yield at a higher NH4-N ratio was greatest in tomato.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicume2
Treatment: higher concentration ratio of NH4-Ne2
Outcome: dry weight and yielde2
Direction: decreasee2
Qualifier: greateste2
Comparator: sweet pepper and then eggplante2

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“The decrease in dry weight and yield at higher concentration ratio of NH4-N was greatest in tomato followed by sweet pepper and then eggplant”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 555–696

Title

Comparative studies on physiological and ecological characteristics of solanaceous fruit vegetables. (6). Effects of nitrogen form on growth, fruit development and chemical constituents.

Lingfeng ZHONG; Toru KATO Seibutsu kankyō chōsetsu/Seibutsu kankyou chousetsu 1988. doi:10.2525/ecb1963.26.9

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Intervention effect Dry weight of plants and fruit yield of solanaceous fruit vegetables were highest under the 7 NO3-N: 3 NH4-N ratio.
Intervention effect A higher NH4-N ratio severely inhibited growth and fruit development of solanaceous fruit vegetables compared with the 7:3 ratio.
Intervention effect A higher NH4-N ratio markedly enhanced NH4-N and soluble organic N in all plant tissues of solanaceous fruit vegetables.
Intervention effect A higher NH4-N ratio reduced insoluble N and the ratio of insoluble N to total N in solanaceous fruit vegetables.
Intervention effect A higher NH4-N ratio reduced starch content in all plant tissues of solanaceous fruit vegetables.
Intervention effect A higher NH4-N ratio reduced soluble sugar content in the stem and root of solanaceous fruit vegetables.
Association Eggplant had higher soluble sugar and starch contents in the leaf, stem and root than other crops.
Intervention effect Under a higher NH4-N ratio, blossom-end rot incidence was observed in tomato and sweet pepper, with very few incidences in eggplant.
Intervention effect P content in all plant tissues of solanaceous fruit vegetables increased as the NH4-N ratio increased.
Intervention effect Under a higher NH4-N ratio, K, Ca and Mg decreased in solanaceous fruit vegetables, particularly.
Intervention effect Under a higher NH4-N ratio, Fe, Mn and Cu decreased in solanaceous fruit vegetables.
Intervention effect Under a higher NH4-N ratio, Zn decreased in solanaceous fruit vegetables.
Intervention effect Mineral uptake of tomato was more remarkably impaired than that of eggplant and sweet pepper under a higher NH4-N ratio.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Salt reduced dry weight more in leaves than roots.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Organ / stage: leavese0
Treatment: salte0
Outcome: dry weighte0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: rootse0

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“pronounced decrease of dry weight by salt in leaves compared with that in the roots”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1161–1244

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“Tomato”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 101–107

Title

Changes in Growth and Activity of Enzymes Involved in Nitrate Reduction and Ammonium Assimilation in Tomato Seedlings in Response to NaCl Stress

M. Debouba; H. Maaroufi-Dghimi; A. Suzuki; et al. Annals of Botany 2007. doi:10.1093/aob/mcm050

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Intervention effect Leaf and root Na+ and Cl- concentrations rapidly increased after NaCl exposure.
Observation NO3- concentration fell first in roots and then in leaves.
Intervention effect Salt ions decreased leaf dry weight from days 5 to 10.
Intervention effect Salt ions increased leaf NH4+ concentration from days 5 to 10.
Observation Leaf nitrate reductase, Fd-GOGAT and NAD-GDH activities were inhibited.
Intervention effect NaCl affected these enzyme activities less in roots than leaves.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Transpiration rate and dry seedling weight decreased.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: aqueous extracte1
Outcome: transpiration rate (Tr) and dry seedling weighte0
Direction: decreasee0

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“transpiration rate (Tr) and dry seedling weight decrease”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1212–1268

t0
“tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 94–131

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“Watering tomato seedlings with the aqueous extract”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 687–737

Title

Allelopathic effect of aqueous extract from cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) aboveground part on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill)

Jian Liu Zhongguo shengtai nongye xuebao 2009

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Observation Cucumber aboveground extract contained several chemical groups but not tannins.
Intervention effect The extract inhibited tomato seed respiration rate and α-amylase activity.
Intervention effect The extract inhibited tomato germination rate and germination index increasingly with concentration.
Intervention effect Extract watering increased reactive oxygen species in tomato seedling leaves.
Intervention effect Extract watering increased glutathione, ascorbic acid and malondialdehyde in tomato seedling leaves.
Intervention effect Extract watering increased plasma membrane permeability in tomato seedling leaves.
Intervention effect Extract watering decreased catalase and peroxidase activity.
Intervention effect SOD and APX activity first increased and then decreased as extract concentration rose.
Intervention effect Chlorophyll content, net photosynthesis and stomatal conductance decreased.
Intervention effect Intercellular carbon dioxide content increased.
Intervention effect Initial fluorescence rose with extract concentration.
Intervention effect Maximum fluorescence and two PSII efficiency measures decreased.
Intervention effect Actual PSII efficiency, photochemical quenching and electron transport decreased.
Intervention effect Photochemical rate decreased.
Intervention effect Non-photochemical quenching initially increased and then decreased.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Spinach, tomato and eggplant had the least dry-weight decreases.

Taxon: spinach, tomato, and eggplantSpinacia oleracea Solanum lycopersicumSolanum melongenae0
Treatment: SSW floodinge0
Outcome: dry weight (DW)e0
Direction: least decreasee0
Comparator: their perspective controle0

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“spinach, tomato, and eggplant exhibited the least decrease in dry weight (DW) due to SSW flooding in comparison with their perspective control.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 782–925

Title

Simulated Seawater Flooding Reduces the Growth of Ten Vegetables

Youping Sun; Joseph Masabni; Genhua Niu HortScience 2015. doi:10.21273/hortsci.50.5.694

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Intervention effect Chinese greens died shortly after SSW flooding.
Intervention effect Cucumber plants died shortly after SSW flooding.
Observation Other vegetables showed varied visible salt damage.
Intervention effect Chinese cabbage showed the strongest dry-weight reduction.
Intervention effect Photosynthetic rate declined by 43% to 67% in broccoli, kale, spinach and tomato.
Intervention effect Transpiration rate declined by 35% to 66% in those vegetables.
Intervention effect Stomatal conductance declined by 51% to 82%.
Observation Spinach, eggplant and tomato were most tolerant to SSW flooding.
Observation Chinese cabbage, Chinese greens and cucumber were least tolerant.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Dry weight of plumule and radicle decreased with increasing NaCl compared with control.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: increasing NaCl salt solutionse0
Outcome: dry weight of plumule and radiclee0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: controle0

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“dry weight of plumule and radicle decrease with increasing NaCl salt solutions in the germination media compare to control”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1649–1771

t0
“tomato”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 62–68

Title

Effect of salinity on seed germination and seedling growth of tomato

Foysal Foysal; Md Delwar; Md Ahsan; et al. Fundamental and applied agriculture 2022. doi:10.5455/faa.131830

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Salt treatment significantly decreased tomato root dry weight.

Taxon: tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: salt treatmente0
Outcome: root dry weighte0
Direction: decreasee0

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“Under salt treatment, a significant decrease in chlorophyll content index and shoot and root dry weight were observed.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 215–333

t0
“tomato plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 92–105

Title

Salt stress affects mineral nutrition in shoots and roots and chlorophyll a fluorescence of tomato plants grown in hydroponic culture

Aicha Loudari; Chahinez Benadis; Rachida Naciri; et al. Journal of Plant Interactions 2020. doi:10.1080/17429145.2020.1841842

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Intervention effect Salt treatment significantly decreased tomato chlorophyll content index.
Intervention effect Salt treatment significantly decreased tomato shoot dry weight.
Intervention effect Salt treatment significantly accumulated copper in shoots.
Intervention effect Salt treatment significantly accumulated sodium in roots.
Intervention effect Phosphorus uptake decreased under salt stress.
Intervention effect Potassium uptake decreased under salt stress.
Intervention effect Salt stress increased Na and Cu contents.
Intervention effect Tomato chlorophyll fluorescence yield decreased.
Mechanism The fluorescence decrease indicated inhibition at photosystem I acceptor sites.
Mechanism The authors suggest nutrient imbalance may downregulate electron transport under salt stress.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Salt treatment significantly decreased tomato shoot dry weight.

Taxon: tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: salt treatmente0
Outcome: shoot and root dry weighte0
Direction: decreasee0

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“Under salt treatment, a significant decrease in chlorophyll content index and shoot and root dry weight were observed.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 215–333

t0
“tomato plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 92–105

Title

Salt stress affects mineral nutrition in shoots and roots and chlorophyll a fluorescence of tomato plants grown in hydroponic culture

Aicha Loudari; Chahinez Benadis; Rachida Naciri; et al. Journal of Plant Interactions 2020. doi:10.1080/17429145.2020.1841842

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Intervention effect Salt treatment significantly decreased tomato chlorophyll content index.
Intervention effect Salt treatment significantly decreased tomato root dry weight.
Intervention effect Salt treatment significantly accumulated copper in shoots.
Intervention effect Salt treatment significantly accumulated sodium in roots.
Intervention effect Phosphorus uptake decreased under salt stress.
Intervention effect Potassium uptake decreased under salt stress.
Intervention effect Salt stress increased Na and Cu contents.
Intervention effect Tomato chlorophyll fluorescence yield decreased.
Mechanism The fluorescence decrease indicated inhibition at photosystem I acceptor sites.
Mechanism The authors suggest nutrient imbalance may downregulate electron transport under salt stress.

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