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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivenot significant (as stated)measured

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Inoculation prevented significant loss of leaf relative water content under simulated stress.

Treatment: inoculated plantse0
Outcome: relative water content of leavese0
Direction: neither a significant decreasee0
Comparator: uninoculated onese0

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“neither a significant decrease in the relative water content of leaves nor a strong inhibition of acetylene reduction was observed for inoculated plants compared to the uninoculated ones”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 620–806

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The endophyte Klebsiella pasteurii BDA134-6 isolated from African rice colonizes durum wheat plants helping them cope with water shortage stress

Maria Laura Amenta; Stefano Varriale; Salvatore Arbucci; et al. Scientific Reports 2025. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-13827-1

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Observation Klebsiella pasteurii BDA134-6 colonized Primadur wheat.
Intervention effect Inoculated Primadur had improved response to water shortage.
Intervention effect Inoculation prevented strong inhibition of acetylene reduction under simulated stress.
Intervention effect Inoculated stressed plants increased glutathione reductase activity up to 38%.
Intervention effect Inoculated stressed plants increased superoxide dismutase activity up to 191%.
Intervention effect Inoculated stressed plants had threefold higher proline content.
Intervention effect Inoculated stressed plants reduced hydrogen peroxide accumulation up to 50%.
Intervention effect Inoculated stressed plants showed no significant lipid peroxidation alteration.
Intervention effect Inoculated stressed plants showed no significant leaf senescence alteration.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Volatile oil at post-emergence decreased the relative water content of the tested plants.

Taxon: E. maculataCorymbia maculatae1
Organ / stage: post-emergence stagee4
Treatment: volatile oile4
Outcome: relative water contente4
Direction: decreasee4

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“The allelopathic effects of E. maculata EOs was tested against two common weeds in Tunisia: Sinapis arvensis (dicot) and Phalaris canariensis (monocot)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 335–486

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“On post-emergence stage, volatile oil induces a phytotoxic effect against all tested plants, a decrease in relative water content, an increase of relative electrolyte leakage percentage and levels of proline and malondialdehyde contents”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1191–1427

Title

Chemical composition and herbicidal potential of essential oil of Eucalyptus maculata Hook

Khammassi Marwa; Amri Ismail; Mouna Souihi; et al. Scientific African 2023. doi:10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01751

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Observation 1.8-Cineole was the principal compound of the E. maculata essential oil, accounting for 42% of the oil.
Observation Oxygenated monoterpenes were the major subclass of the E. maculata essential oil, at 61.5%.
Intervention effect E. maculata essential oil significantly reduced germination and seedling growth of the tested weeds at pre-emergence, in a dose-dependent manner.
Intervention effect Volatile oil at post-emergence induced a phytotoxic effect against all tested plants.
Intervention effect Volatile oil at post-emergence increased relative electrolyte leakage percentage in the tested plants.
Intervention effect Volatile oil at post-emergence increased proline and malondialdehyde contents in the tested plants.
Recommendation E. maculata essential oil shows potential for weed management.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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At 200 mM NaCl, AM black locust had a increase in relative water content compared with NM plants.

Taxon: Black LocustRobinia pseudoacaciat0
Treatment: AM plantse0
Interactor: AMe0symbiont
Outcome: relative water contente0
Direction: increasee0
Qualifier: 200 mM NaCle0
Comparator: NM plantse0

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“Black Locust”
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“AM plants also displayed a significant increase in the relative water content and an evident decrease in the shoot/root ratio of Na+ in the presence of 200 mM NaCl compared with NM plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1359–1546

Title

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis Alleviates Salt Stress in Black Locust through Improved Photosynthesis, Water Status, and K+/Na+ Homeostasis

Jie Chen; Haoqiang Zhang; Xinlu Zhang; et al. Frontiers in Plant Science 2017. doi:10.3389/fpls.2017.01739

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Intervention effect Salinity reduced net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and relative water content in both non-mycorrhizal and AM black locust, with smaller reductions in AM plants.
Intervention effect Under salinity, AM fungi improved net photosynthetic rate in black locust.
Intervention effect Under salinity, AM fungi improved quantum efficiency of photosystem II photochemistry in black locust.
Intervention effect Under salinity, AM fungi improved K+ content in black locust.
Intervention effect Under salinity, AM fungi reduced Na+ content in black locust.
Intervention effect At 200 mM NaCl, AM black locust had a decrease in shoot/root ratio of Na+ compared with NM plants.
Intervention effect Mycorrhizal colonization upregulated RppsbA expression in black locust leaves.
Intervention effect Mycorrhizal colonization upregulated RppsbD expression in black locust leaves.
Intervention effect Mycorrhizal colonization upregulated RprbcL expression in black locust leaves.
Intervention effect Mycorrhizal colonization upregulated RpSOS1 expression in black locust roots.
Intervention effect Mycorrhizal colonization upregulated RpHKT1 expression in black locust roots.
Intervention effect Mycorrhizal colonization upregulated RpSKOR expression in black locust roots.
Intervention effect AM symbiosis regulated several aquaporin genes in leaves and roots depending on soil salinity.
Mechanism The authors attributed improved growth and salt tolerance to AM effects on photosynthetic capacity, water status and K+/Na+ homeostasis.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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The 75 mg L−1 SeNP treatment was most effective for improving chlorophyll, carotenoids and relative water content in diseased mandarin plants.

Taxon: mandarin plantse0
Treatment: 75 mg L−1 of SeNPse0
Interactor: HLBe0pathogen
Outcome: chlorophyll, carotenoids, relative water contente0
Direction: improvee0
Comparator: untreated diseased citrus plantse0

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“75 mg L−1 of SeNPs was most effective to improve the chlorophyll, carotenoids, relative water content (RWC), membrane stability index (MSI), total soluble sugar (TSS), superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), total flavonoid content (TFC), and total phenolic content (TPC) and significant decrease was observed in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), malondialdehyde (MDA), and proline (PRO) contents of HLB-in…” Show full quote
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1504–2004

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Phytogenic Selenium Nanoparticles Elicited the Physiological, Biochemical, and Antioxidant Defense System Amelioration of Huanglongbing-Infected ‘Kinnow’ Mandarin Plants

Muhammad Ikram; Naveed Iqbal Raja; Zia-Ur-Rehman Mashwani; et al. Nanomaterials 2022. doi:10.3390/nano12030356

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Hot water treatment at 50°C for 30 min decreased Alternaria radicina infestation of carrot seed relative to the control.

Taxon: carrotDaucus carotae0
Treatment: Treatment at 50°C for 30 mine3
Interactor: A. radicinaAlternaria radicinae3pathogen
Outcome: A. radicina infestatione3
Direction: decreasee3
Value: from 69.2 to 1.7%e3
Comparator: the controle3

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“carrot (Daucus carota L. var. sativus D.C.) seed tolerance to treatment”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 176–247

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“Treatment at 50°C for 30 min for all SMC compared to the control resulted in a decrease in A. radicina infestation from 69.2 to 1.7%”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 762–894

Title

The effect of seed moisture content and the duration and temperature of hot water treatment on carrot seed viability and the control of Alternaria Radicina

Charles N. Merfield; J. G. Hampton; Murray Hill; et al. Lincoln University Research Archive (Lincoln University) 2005

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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At 200 mM NaCl, AM black locust had a decrease in shoot/root ratio of Na+ compared with NM plants.

Taxon: Black LocustRobinia pseudoacaciat0
Treatment: AM plantse0
Interactor: AMe0symbiont
Outcome: shoot/root ratio of Na+e0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: 200 mM NaCle0
Comparator: NM plantse0

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“Black Locust”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 59–71

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“AM plants also displayed a significant increase in the relative water content and an evident decrease in the shoot/root ratio of Na+ in the presence of 200 mM NaCl compared with NM plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1359–1546

Title

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis Alleviates Salt Stress in Black Locust through Improved Photosynthesis, Water Status, and K+/Na+ Homeostasis

Jie Chen; Haoqiang Zhang; Xinlu Zhang; et al. Frontiers in Plant Science 2017. doi:10.3389/fpls.2017.01739

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Intervention effect Salinity reduced net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and relative water content in both non-mycorrhizal and AM black locust, with smaller reductions in AM plants.
Intervention effect Under salinity, AM fungi improved net photosynthetic rate in black locust.
Intervention effect Under salinity, AM fungi improved quantum efficiency of photosystem II photochemistry in black locust.
Intervention effect Under salinity, AM fungi improved K+ content in black locust.
Intervention effect Under salinity, AM fungi reduced Na+ content in black locust.
Intervention effect At 200 mM NaCl, AM black locust had a increase in relative water content compared with NM plants.
Intervention effect Mycorrhizal colonization upregulated RppsbA expression in black locust leaves.
Intervention effect Mycorrhizal colonization upregulated RppsbD expression in black locust leaves.
Intervention effect Mycorrhizal colonization upregulated RprbcL expression in black locust leaves.
Intervention effect Mycorrhizal colonization upregulated RpSOS1 expression in black locust roots.
Intervention effect Mycorrhizal colonization upregulated RpHKT1 expression in black locust roots.
Intervention effect Mycorrhizal colonization upregulated RpSKOR expression in black locust roots.
Intervention effect AM symbiosis regulated several aquaporin genes in leaves and roots depending on soil salinity.
Mechanism The authors attributed improved growth and salt tolerance to AM effects on photosynthetic capacity, water status and K+/Na+ homeostasis.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Azotobacter increased maize yield and leaf traits under normal and deficit irrigation.

Taxon: maizeZea mayst0
Treatment: Azotobactere0
Interactor: AzotobacterAzotobactere0other
Outcome: grain yield, Leaf Area Index, leaf chlorophyll contents, the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and Leaf relative water content (RWC)e1
Direction: increasede0

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“Use of Azotobacter and vermicompost signifi cantly increased these traits in normal and defi cit irrigation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 671–778

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“grain yield, Leaf Area Index, leaf chlorophyll contents, the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and Leaf relative water content (RWC)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 485–629

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“maize”
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“Vermicompost and Azotobacter”
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Title

Vermicompost and Azotobacter as an ecological pathway to decrease chemical fertilizers in the maize, Zea mays

Ali Shirkhani; Safar Nasrolahzadeh Bioscience Biotechnology Research Communications 2016. doi:10.21786/bbrc/9.3/7

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Intervention effect Deficit irrigation decreased maize grain yield and leaf area index.
Intervention effect Deficit irrigation decreased maize leaf chlorophyll, NDVI and relative water content.
Intervention effect Vermicompost increased maize yield and leaf traits under normal and deficit irrigation.
Observation Using 6 ton/ha vermicompost and Azotobacter supplied 50% of maize fertilizer.
Intervention effect Combined biofertilizers and chemical fertilizers increased maize yield and other traits.
Intervention effect Vermicompost plus chemical fertilizer performed better than chemical fertilizer alone, including its full recommended rate.
Recommendation The authors recommend organic sources with 50% recommended NPK fertilizer for sustainable maize production under normal and deficit irrigation.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Volatile oil at post-emergence increased relative electrolyte leakage percentage in the tested plants.

Taxon: E. maculataCorymbia maculatae1
Organ / stage: post-emergence stagee4
Treatment: volatile oile4
Outcome: relative electrolyte leakage percentagee4
Direction: increasee4

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“The allelopathic effects of E. maculata EOs was tested against two common weeds in Tunisia: Sinapis arvensis (dicot) and Phalaris canariensis (monocot)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 335–486

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“On post-emergence stage, volatile oil induces a phytotoxic effect against all tested plants, a decrease in relative water content, an increase of relative electrolyte leakage percentage and levels of proline and malondialdehyde contents”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1191–1427

Title

Chemical composition and herbicidal potential of essential oil of Eucalyptus maculata Hook

Khammassi Marwa; Amri Ismail; Mouna Souihi; et al. Scientific African 2023. doi:10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01751

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Observation 1.8-Cineole was the principal compound of the E. maculata essential oil, accounting for 42% of the oil.
Observation Oxygenated monoterpenes were the major subclass of the E. maculata essential oil, at 61.5%.
Intervention effect E. maculata essential oil significantly reduced germination and seedling growth of the tested weeds at pre-emergence, in a dose-dependent manner.
Intervention effect Volatile oil at post-emergence induced a phytotoxic effect against all tested plants.
Intervention effect Volatile oil at post-emergence decreased the relative water content of the tested plants.
Intervention effect Volatile oil at post-emergence increased proline and malondialdehyde contents in the tested plants.
Recommendation E. maculata essential oil shows potential for weed management.

Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Oil effects included high MDA and proline levels.

Outcome: MDA and prolinee0
Direction: highe0

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“a decrease in chlorophyll and relative water content, electrolyte leakage and high levels of MDA and proline were indicators of the oxidative effects of EOs”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1542–1698

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Essential Oils and Biological Activities of Eucalyptus falcata, E. sideroxylon and E. citriodora Growing in Tunisia

Ismail Amri; Marwa Khammassi; Rayda Ben Ayed; et al. Plants 2023. doi:10.3390/plants12040816

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Observation Eucalyptus oils contained 51.3–90% oxygenated monoterpenes.
Observation Eucalyptus oils contained 4.8–29.4% oxygenated sesquiterpenes.
Observation The oils had seven named major constituents.
Observation Eucalyptus oils displayed antioxidant activity.
Observation E. citriodora oil had significantly greater antioxidant activity than the other two oils.
Observation Tested oils differed in effects on seed germination and seedling growth across plant targets.
Observation The tested oils were more effective phytotoxins than glyphosate.
Observation Post-emergence oil exposure caused chlorosis and necrosis.
Observation Oil effects included reduced chlorophyll and relative water content and electrolyte leakage.
Observation All oils showed moderate fungitoxicity against all tested fungal strains.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Rice straw covering reduced the occurrence of tobacco disease caused by Pseudomonas solanacearum relative to plastic film.

Taxon: flue-cured tobaccot0
Treatment: covering with rice strawe0
Interactor: Pseudomonas solanacearume0pathogen
Outcome: occurrence of the disease caused by Pseudomonas solanacearume0
Direction: reducee0
Comparator: covering with plastic filme0

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“in comparison with covering with plastic film,covering with rice straw could decrease the soil temperature and water content,promote the development of root system,reduce the occurrence of the disease caused by Pseudomonas solanacearum”
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“flue-cured tobacco”
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Title

Studies on Effects of Different Mulch Ways on Flue-cured Tobacco

Qiang Zeng 2009

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Intervention effect Early in growth, straw covering gave lower soil temperature than plastic film covering.
Intervention effect Early in growth, straw covering gave higher soil water content than plastic film covering.
Intervention effect Later in growth, rice straw covering decreased soil temperature and water content relative to plastic film.
Intervention effect Later in growth, rice straw covering promoted tobacco root system development relative to plastic film.
Intervention effect Rice straw covering favored tobacco leaf growth and maturity compared with plastic film.
Intervention effect Rice straw covering gave better economic traits and chemical compositions of flue-cured tobacco leaves than plastic film.
Intervention effect Whole-season rice straw covering could save 264.83 yuan/667m2 in total labor cost.
Intervention effect Whole-season rice straw covering had the highest economic benefit.
Recommendation The authors recommend whole-season rice straw covering as suitable for flue-cured tobacco in Shaowu.

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