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Lower planting density seems to decrease saffron yield, partly offset by more large corms per plant.

Taxon: Saffront0
Treatment: decreasing the corm planting densitye0
Outcome: saffron yielde0
Direction: decreasee0

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“Saffron”
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“It seems the decrease in saffron yield as result to decreasing the corm planting density can be slightly offset by increasing the percentage of larger corms formation per plant.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1669–1846

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Effect of corm planting density, organic and chemical fertilizers on formation and phosphorus uptake of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) replacement corms during phonological stages

Hassan Feizi; Seyyed Mohammad Seyyedi; Hossein Sahabi DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2015. doi:10.22048/jsat.2015.8622

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Observation Replacement corms under 4 g peaked at 5.8 per plant in the fifth sampling stage.
Observation After the fifth sampling stage the number of small replacement corms decreased.
Intervention effect Manure increased replacement corm number more than chemical fertilizer at all planting densities.
Intervention effect Manure increased replacement corm weight more than chemical fertilizer at all planting densities.
Intervention effect Manure increased replacement corm phosphorus content more than chemical fertilizer at all planting densities.
Intervention effect Manure approximately doubled replacement corm weight versus chemical fertilizer in the fifth stage.
Intervention effect Manure approximately doubled replacement corm phosphorus content versus chemical fertilizer in the fifth stage.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Soil bulk density decreased 2.1%.

Outcome: bulk densitye0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 2.1 %e0

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“2.1 % decrease in bulk density”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 741–771

Title

Impact Possibility of Organic, Inorganic and Integrated Production Systems for Crop Productivity and Soil Fertility

L. J. Desai; K. M. Patel; P. K. Patel; et al. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 2024. doi:10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i34396

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Intervention effect The groundnut-wheat-greengram sequence with RDF and yearly FYM had the highest groundnut equivalent yield of 4886 kg/ha.
Intervention effect Across three cropping sequences, soil organic carbon increased about 39.1% under the reported system.
Intervention effect Soil available nitrogen increased 4.1% across three cropping sequences.
Intervention effect Available phosphorus increased 1.6% across three cropping sequences.
Intervention effect Available soil potash increased 7.2% across three cropping sequences.
Intervention effect Soil Fe increased 26.1% across three cropping sequences.
Intervention effect Soil Mn increased 22% across three cropping sequences.
Intervention effect Soil Zn increased 15.1% across three cropping sequences.
Intervention effect Soil Cu increased 64.7% across three cropping sequences.
Intervention effect Soil water holding capacity increased 9.9%.
Intervention effect The 100% organic treatment had the highest bacteria, Actinomycetes and fungi counts compared with state recommendations plus FYM.

Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Root length density correlated positively with nitrate decrease in the 0-100 cm layer.

Taxon: plante0
Organ / stage: roote0
Outcome: soil nitrate decreasee0
Direction: positive correlatione0
Setting: 0-100 cm soil layere0

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“significant positive correlation between plant root length density and soil nitrate decrease in 0-100 cm soil layer”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1301–1416

Title

Effects of Several Plant Cultivation System on Decreasing Residual Nitrate in Meadow Cinnamon Soil on North China Plain

Xiaotang Ju 2011

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Association Grass monoculture or intercropping biomass and nitrogen uptake increased with cultivation period and exceeded crop rotation and catch crops after two years.
Observation Poplar had the greatest biomass.
Observation Poplar nitrogen uptake fell in the following year and was below grass systems.
Observation Poplar root-zone and deep nitrate accumulation showed downward leaching.
Observation Catch crops had some deep-profile nitrate leaching.
Recommendation Grass monoculture or intercropping can rapidly reduce soil nitrate in high-nitrate soil.
Observation Tall fescue absorbed more topsoil nitrogen than other plants.
Observation Alfalfa had an advantage for relatively long-term restoration.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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pH values, yeast and mould counts and DM losses in sorghum silage tended to decrease with increasing silage density.

Taxon: sorghumSorghume0
Treatment: increasing silage densitye3
Outcome: pH values, yeast and mould counts and the DM lossese3
Direction: tended to decreasee3

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“chemical and microbiological characteristics of sorghum silage”
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“The contents of neutral detergent fibre, lignin, pH values, yeast and mould counts and the DM losses tended to decrease together with increasing silage density”
✓ located after whitespace/quote normalisation · abstract, characters 835–994

Title

Effects of ensiling density on chemical and microbiological characteristics of sorghum silage

A.H.C. Anésio; M.V. Santos; L.D. da Silva; et al. Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences 2017. doi:10.22358/jafs/69270/2017

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Intervention effect Dry matter, crude protein and lactic acid bacteria count in sorghum silage tended to increase with increasing packing density.
Intervention effect Silage at 525 kg · m−3 density had the highest DM content.
Intervention effect Neutral detergent fibre and lignin in sorghum silage tended to decrease with increasing silage density.
Intervention effect Organic matter, water-soluble carbohydrates and ammoniacal nitrogen in sorghum silage were not affected by silage density.
Intervention effect Acid detergent fibre, hemicellulose and cellulose in sorghum silage were not affected by silage density.
Intervention effect Nitrogen insoluble in neutral and acid detergents in sorghum silage was not affected by silage density.
Recommendation The minimum density of sorghum silage ensuring its quality is 525 kg · m−3.

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Treated peach showed decrease density of carbondioxide.

Taxon: peachPrunus persicae0
Treatment: treated peache0
Outcome: density of carbondioxidee0

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“The density of oxygen surrounded treated peach was always higher , the density of carbondioxide was in reverse;whereas the inner carbondioxide was more and more by days”
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The Influence of PVA Compound to the Storage and Harvest Physiology of Apple etc.

Hui Ma Shuitu baochi yanjiu 2000

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Intervention effect PVA coating reduced apple fruit water loss by 70%.
Intervention effect PVA coating reduced orange fruit water loss by 70%.
Intervention effect PVA coating reduced peach fruit water loss by 50%.
Intervention effect Coated fruit had a higher preservative rate.
Intervention effect Coated fruit generally had lower respiration intensity.
Observation Treated peach showed higher density of oxygen.
Observation Treated peach showed more and more inner carbondioxide.
Observation Treatment was associated with a faster decline of ascorbic acid oxydase.
Mechanism Authors attributed higher ascorbic acid to declining ascorbic acid oxydase.

Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultbasis n/a

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Reduced damage to Gladiolus bulbs is explained by the decrease of deposited energy density.

Taxon: GladiolusGladioluse1
Outcome: damages of bulbe7
Qualifier: due to the decrease of deposited energy densitye7

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“In this research effects of pulsed power applications to Gladiolus bulb on germination, growth and dormancy breaking were investigated”
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“The reason for that is damages of bulb was reduced due to the decrease of deposited energy density”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 810–908

Title

Effects of Germination and Dormancy Breaking on Bulbs using Pulsed Power

Satoshi Ihara; Koshiro Sumiyoshi; Kazuya Oe IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials 2015. doi:10.1541/ieejfms.135.328

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T. uniflorum had a smaller decrease in root length density with depth

Taxon: Trifolium repensTrifolium repense0
Material: T. uniflorume1
Outcome: decrease in root length density with depthe1
Direction: smallere1
Setting: sand culturee2

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“Trifolium repens×T. unifloruminterspecific hybrids”
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“Consequently, T. uniflorum had a higher root length density at 400-500 mm than most entries, and a smaller decrease in root length density with depth”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1342–1491

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“grown in 1 -m deep tubes of sand culture”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 338–378

Title

Rooting depth and root depth distribution ofTrifolium repens×T. unifloruminterspecific hybrids

S. N. Nichols; R. W. Hofmann; W. M. Williams; et al. Annals of Botany 2016. doi:10.1093/aob/mcw067

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Sodium concentration tended to fall as density increased.

Taxon: sugarbeetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
Treatment: population densitye1
Outcome: sodiume0
Direction: decreasee0

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“sodium, potassium and amino nitrogen concentration tended to decrease.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 644–714

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“sugarbeet”
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“as the population density increased”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 600–635

Title

Determining the optimal population density of sugarbeet crops in England

K. W. Jaggard; Aiming Qi; G. F. J. Milford; et al. University of Hertfordshire Research Archive (University of Hertfordshire) 2011

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Association Sugar concentration increased with plant density.
Association Dirt tares increased with plant density.
Association Potassium concentration tended to fall as density increased.
Association Amino nitrogen concentration tended to fall as density increased.
Observation Adjusted beet yield did not differ significantly by population in six of eleven experiments.
Method / resource Density to adjusted beet weight relationships explained over 80% of variation in all experiments.
Method / resource Population for at least 97% of maximum yield ranged from 80,000 to 120,000 per hectare.
Method / resource Population for at least 97% of maximum economic return ranged from 70,000 to 120,000 per hectare.
Method / resource Maximum beet yield was most likely at 100,000 plants per hectare in eight of eleven experiments.
Method / resource Maximum economic return was most likely at 80,000 plants per hectare in ten of eleven experiments.
Association Net economic return depended on seedling establishment rates.
Observation Optimal plant population was unaffected by soil type or site yield potential.

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Potassium concentration tended to fall as density increased.

Taxon: sugarbeetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
Treatment: population densitye1
Outcome: potassiume0
Direction: decreasee0

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“sodium, potassium and amino nitrogen concentration tended to decrease.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 644–714

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“sugarbeet”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 46–55

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“as the population density increased”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 600–635

Title

Determining the optimal population density of sugarbeet crops in England

K. W. Jaggard; Aiming Qi; G. F. J. Milford; et al. University of Hertfordshire Research Archive (University of Hertfordshire) 2011

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Association Sugar concentration increased with plant density.
Association Dirt tares increased with plant density.
Association Sodium concentration tended to fall as density increased.
Association Amino nitrogen concentration tended to fall as density increased.
Observation Adjusted beet yield did not differ significantly by population in six of eleven experiments.
Method / resource Density to adjusted beet weight relationships explained over 80% of variation in all experiments.
Method / resource Population for at least 97% of maximum yield ranged from 80,000 to 120,000 per hectare.
Method / resource Population for at least 97% of maximum economic return ranged from 70,000 to 120,000 per hectare.
Method / resource Maximum beet yield was most likely at 100,000 plants per hectare in eight of eleven experiments.
Method / resource Maximum economic return was most likely at 80,000 plants per hectare in ten of eleven experiments.
Association Net economic return depended on seedling establishment rates.
Observation Optimal plant population was unaffected by soil type or site yield potential.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

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High soil bulk density did not decrease Avicennia root growth.

Taxon: A. marinaAvicennia marinae0
Treatment: High BDe0
Outcome: root growthe0
Direction: note0

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“High BD decreased root growth of R. stylosa , but not A. marina .”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 647–712

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Mangrove species found in contrasting environments show differing phytohormonal responses to variation in soil bulk density

Anne Ola; Ian C. Dodd; Alfonso Albacete; et al. Plant and Soil 2024. doi:10.1007/s11104-024-06490-4

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Intervention effect High soil bulk density decreased Rhizophora root growth.
Intervention effect Soil bulk density did not affect Rhizophora root phytohormone levels.
Intervention effect Loose soils increased Avicennia root 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid.
Intervention effect Loose soils decreased Avicennia root salicylic acid.
Intervention effect Loose soils decreased Avicennia root gibberellin.
Intervention effect Ethylene inhibitors enhanced Rhizophora root growth.
Intervention effect Ethylene inhibitors increased Rhizophora indole-3-acetic acid.
Intervention effect Ethylene inhibitors decreased Rhizophora isopentenyl adenine.
Intervention effect AIB inhibited Avicennia root growth.
Intervention effect AIB increased Avicennia trans-zeatin.
Intervention effect Ethylene inhibitors affected salicylic acid in both mangroves.
Mechanism Salicylic acid was interpreted as central to Avicennia root growth responses to density.
Mechanism Ethylene and gibberellin interaction was interpreted to drive Rhizophora responses.

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