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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Pronamide increased total alfalfa yield.

Taxon: alfalfaMedicago sativae0
Treatment: Pronamidee0
Outcome: total alfalfa yielde0
Direction: increasede0

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“Pronamide increased the total alfalfa yield”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1371–1414

Title

Influence of Herbicides on Yield and Botanical Composition of Alfalfa Hay¹

T. E. Dutt; R. G. Harvey; R. S. Fawcett Agronomy Journal 1983. doi:10.2134/agronj1983.00021962007500020017x

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Intervention effect Secbumeton reduced alfalfa yield in at least one cutting or location.
Intervention effect cyanazine reduced alfalfa yield in at least one cutting or location.
Intervention effect metribuzin reduced alfalfa yield in at least one cutting or location.
Intervention effect S‐6044 reduced alfalfa yield in at least one cutting or location.
Intervention effect common dandelion populations increased after pronamide suppressed quackgrass.
Intervention effect hoary alyssum populations increased after pronamide suppressed quackgrass.
Intervention effect Herbicides did not reduce common dandelion populations.
Intervention effect Herbicides did not reduce hoary alyssum populations.
Intervention effect secbumeton at 1.8 kg/ha reduced yellow rocket populations.
Intervention effect terbacil reduced yellow rocket populations.
Intervention effect metribuzin at 2.3 kg/ha reduced yellow rocket populations.
Intervention effect bentazon reduced yellow rocket populations.
Intervention effect No treatment increased total forage yield.

Observationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

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Relative yield total was below one.

Outcome: relative yield totale0
Direction: lowere0
Value: 1e0

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“the relative yield total was significantly lower than 1”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 709–764

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Competitive effects between Ageratina adenophora (Asteraceae) and Setaria sphacelata (Gramineae).

Zhilin Jiang; Wanxue Liu; Wan FangHao; et al. Zhongguo nongye Kexue 2008

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Observation Setaria sphacelata had higher total biomass, relative yield and competitive balance index than Ageratina adenophora.
Association The competitive relationships were more pronounced at lower community densities.
Intervention effect Ageratina biomass in mixture fell 33.0% at 20 plants/m2 versus monoculture.
Intervention effect Ageratina biomass in mixture fell 38.5% at 45 plants/m2 versus monoculture.
Intervention effect Ageratina biomass in mixture fell 70.1% at 175 plants/m2 versus monoculture.
Intervention effect Setaria biomass did not differ significantly between mixture and monoculture.
Intervention effect Setaria root-to-shoot mass ratio was lower in mixture than monoculture.
Intervention effect Ageratina root-to-shoot mass ratio was higher in mixture than monoculture.
Mechanism The authors attributed suppression of Ageratina growth mainly to shoot competition from Setaria.
Recommendation The authors proposed Setaria as a competitor for replacement control of Ageratina.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Total yield rose by 66.7%.

Outcome: total yielde0
Direction: increasede0
Value: 66.7%e0

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“economic yield and total yield were increased by 50.9% and 66.7%,respectively”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 300–377

Title

Study on control watermelon replant disease by mixed animalcules

LI Shu-sheng Turang feiliao 2006

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Observation The two microbes showed strong antifungal activity against FUS3.
Intervention effect Mixed microbes increased watermelon stem length and diameter.
Intervention effect Mixed microbes accelerated reproductive growth in replanted watermelon.
Intervention effect Economic yield rose by 50.9%.
Intervention effect Mixed microbes achieved 75% control of watermelon replant disease.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Mycorrhizal inoculation increased total yield in 2005.

Taxon: WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
Treatment: Mycorrhizal inoculatione0
Outcome: total yielde0
Direction: increasede0

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“Mycorrhizal inoculation increased total yield in 2005”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1262–1315

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“Watermelon”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 29–39

Title

Growth and Yield Response of Watermelon to in-row Plant Spacings and Mycorrhiza

Dean Ban; Smiljana Goreta Ban; Milan Oplanic; et al. Chilean journal of agricultural research 2011. doi:10.4067/s0718-58392011000400001

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Intervention effect Wider spacing increased vine length, leaf number and lateral branches quadratically in 2003.
Intervention effect Wider spacing decreased early yield in 2004.
Intervention effect Wider spacing decreased fruit number in 2003 and 2004.
Intervention effect Wider spacing decreased total yield and fruit number in all three years.
Intervention effect Fruit mass increased at wider spacings in 2003.
Intervention effect Mycorrhizal inoculation increased vine length and lateral branch number in 2003.
Intervention effect Mycorrhizal plants had higher early yield in 2005.
Intervention effect Mycorrhizal plants had higher early fruit number in 2003 and 2005.
Intervention effect Mycorrhizal inoculation did not affect fruit weight.
Recommendation A 1.0 m spacing gave the best early and total yield while maintaining high fruit weight.
Recommendation The authors did not recommend routine mycorrhizal inoculation because growth and yield benefits were inconsistent.

Observationobservedoriginal resultno effectnot significant (as stated)measured

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Disease severity and total yield did not differ significantly between years.

Taxon: potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
Outcome: DSP or total yielde0

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“no significant differences between years for DSP or total yield”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 672–735

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“potato yield”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 56–68

Title

Drought stress intensifies early blight and compromises potato yield

Elham Ghadirzadeh; Mehdi Nasr Esfahani; Khoshnood Nourollahi; et al. Pest Management Science 2026. doi:10.1002/ps.70716

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Intervention effect Water stress increased early blight disease severity.
Intervention effect Water stress reduced total yield from 39 to 29 ton ha −1.
Observation Genotype and stress-by-genotype and year-by-genotype interactions were significant.
Intervention effect Stress increased disease severity in genotype 10/24‐R3 from 57 to 67.
Intervention effect Stress increased disease severity in Marfona from 47 to 53.
Intervention effect Resistant 7/27‐R1 had minimal disease severity change under stress.
Intervention effect Resistant 6/27‐R2 had minimal disease severity change under stress.
Observation Genotype 25/34‐R3 yielded 56 ton ha −1 without stress, among the highest.
Observation Genotype 5/27‐R3 yielded 55 ton ha −1 without stress, among the highest.
Association Disease severity and total yield were not significantly correlated.
Association Water stress and total yield were significantly correlated.
Association Disease severity and water stress were significantly correlated.
Observation A. alternata isolates formed two genetic clades.

Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Weed dry weight correlated negatively with total yield.

Taxon: SWEETPOTATOESt0
Interactor: weede0weed
Outcome: total yielde0
Direction: negativelye0

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“weed dry weight correlated negatively to total yield”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 760–812

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“SWEETPOTATOES”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 45–58

Title

EFFECT OF CANOPY TYPE ON WEED COMPETITION IN SWEETPOTATOES

D.R. La Bonte; H.F. Harrison; C.E. Motsenbocker HortScience 1995. doi:10.21273/hortsci.30.3.442c

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Observation Lines did not differ significantly in ground area covered at six weeks.
Observation Lines did not differ in weed dry weight at harvest.
Observation Lines had few differences in canopy dry weight at harvest.
Association Ground cover correlated positively with total yield.
Intervention effect No line yielded better under weed pressure than hand weeded control.
Intervention effect Some lines yielded poorly under weed pressure relative to hand weeding.

Observationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

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Relative yield total was significantly below one.

Taxon: Medicago sativaMedicago sativat0
Outcome: relative yield totale0
Direction: lowere0
Value: 1e0

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“relative yield total was significantly lower than 1”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 261–312

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“Medicago sativa”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 28–43

Title

Competitive effects between Medicago sativa and Achnatherum inebrians

Zhibiao Nan Acta Pratacultural Science 2012

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Observation M. sativa biomass exceeded A. inebrians biomass significantly.
Observation M. sativa relative yield exceeded A. inebrians significantly.
Observation M. sativa competitive balance index exceeded A. inebrians significantly.
Association Competition differences became more pronounced as community density decreased.
Observation A. inebrians biomass in mixture declined 38.5% at four plants per pot.
Observation A. inebrians biomass in mixture declined 41.4% at eight plants per pot.
Observation A. inebrians biomass in mixture declined 56.0% at twelve plants per pot.
Observation M. sativa biomass did not differ significantly between mixture and monoculture.
Observation M. sativa had higher relative competitive ability.
Recommendation Authors proposed M. sativa for replacement control of A. inebrians.

Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Total fruit count per plant was the most important component for total and marketable tomato yield per hectare.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
Organ / stage: fruit per plante0
Outcome: total yield and marketable yield per hae0
Direction: most importante0

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“the total number of fruit per plant was the most important yield component determining total yield and marketable yield per ha”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 814–940

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“processing tomato cv. Heinz 6004”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 330–362

Title

PATH ANALYSIS OF NIGHTSHADE (SOLANUM NIGRUM L. AND S. PTYCANTHUM DUN.) COMPETITION WITH TOMATO

Milton E. McGiffen; Dan J. Pantone HortScience 1992. doi:10.21273/hortsci.27.6.631c

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Compensation between alfalfa and associate-species yield tended to stabilize total plot forage yield.

Taxon: alfalfaMedicago sativat0
Outcome: stabilize total plot forage yielde0
Qualifier: compensatory effecte0

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“This compensatory effect tended to stabilize total plot forage yield.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1685–1754

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“alfalfa clones”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 29–43

Title

Stability of forage yield of alfalfa clones grown with five associate species

M. D. Rumbaugh; B. M. Pendery Canadian Journal of Plant Science 1991. doi:10.4141/cjps91-062

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectnot significant (as stated)measured

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At the third harvest, mycorrhizae did not significantly stimulate total yield.

Outcome: total yielde0
Direction: did not significantly stimulatee0

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“although it did not significantly stimulate total yield.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 620–676

Title

Effects of endomycorrhizas on the competitive ability of white clover

I. R. Hall New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 1978. doi:10.1080/00288233.1978.10427441

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Intervention effect At zero phosphorus, mycorrhizae increased clover dry weight fivefold when grown alone.
Intervention effect At zero phosphorus, mycorrhizae increased clover dry weight fortyfold with ryegrass.
Intervention effect Without ryegrass, mycorrhizae increased clover dry weight at zero and four kilograms phosphorus per hectare.
Association With ryegrass, clover phosphorus concentrations were depressed.
Intervention effect With ryegrass, mycorrhizae stimulated clover growth at twelve kilograms phosphorus per hectare.
Intervention effect By the third harvest, mycorrhizae stimulated clover grown alone at twelve kilograms phosphorus per hectare.
Observation Ryegrass responded poorly to phosphorus and mycorrhizae.

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