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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Mixed forest promoted bamboo diameter and height growth.

Taxon: Phyllostachys heterocyclaPhyllostachys edulise0
Treatment: Mixed foreste0
Outcome: diameter growth and height growthe0
Direction: promotee0

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“Mixed forest can promote diameter growth and height growth of Phyllostachys heterocycla”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 724–811

Title

A Study on the Mixed Effect of the Mixed Paulownia fortunei-Phyllostachys heterocycla Plantation

Chen Ci-lu 2003

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Intervention effect Paulownia interplanting succeeded in newly planted bamboo forest.
Intervention effect Paulownia interplanting failed in established stable bamboo stands.
Observation The mixed plantation had a favorable underground basis for high yield.
Observation The two species differed in root distribution and soil nutrient use.
Intervention effect Mixed forest affected Paulownia growth only slightly.
Intervention effect Mixed forest greatly affected new bamboo.
Intervention effect Mixed forest greatly accelerated bamboo rhizome expansion.
Intervention effect Mixed forest quickened bamboo canopy closing.
Observation The mixed forest was described as increasing site and nutrient-use diversity and biodiversity.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Roundup plots had the best height and diameter growth.

Taxon: ConifersPinopsidat0
Treatment: Roundupe0
Outcome: Height and diameter growthe0
Direction: beste0

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“Conifers”
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“Height and diameter growth were best on plots treated with Roundup”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 395–461

Title

Herbicide and Container System Effects on Survival and Early Growth of Conifers in Northern Wisconsin

Nonan V. Noste; Howard M. Phipps The Forestry Chronicle 1978. doi:10.5558/tfc54209-4

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Observation Jack pine had the best survival and growth after two seasons.
Observation Rootrainer and experimental polymer plug containers gave consistently good results across species.
Intervention effect Casoron slightly reduced survival.
Recommendation The authors question herbicide use in initial establishment if mechanical site preparation is thorough.

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Pine needle loss related to height, chest height diameter and tree volume growth.

Taxon: pine treePinuse0
Organ / stage: pine needlee0
Interactor: Dendrolimus houiDendrolimus houit0peste0
Outcome: height,chest height diameter and volume growthe0

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“the relationship between the volume of pine needle losing and height,chest height diameter and volume growth of pine tree”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 149–270

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“Dendrolimus houi”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 26–42

Title

Study on Control Index of Dendrolimus houi

Zhang Jia-sheng Forestry Science and Technology 2005

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Method / resource The estimated relation of chest height diameter to pine needle volume was Ye= 2 987.91 X-11 245.7.
Method / resource The winter generation control index was Y=5.0722X-19.09.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Fertilization combined with weed control further increased walnut diameter and height growth.

Taxon: black walnutJuglans nigrat0
Treatment: Fertilization with weed controle0
Outcome: diameter and height growthe0
Direction: increasede0

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“Fertilization with weed control further increased diameter and height growth”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 409–485

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“Black Walnut”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 15–27

Title

Revitalizing a Black Walnut Plantation Through Weed Control and Fertilization

F. W. von Althen The Forestry Chronicle 1985. doi:10.5558/tfc61071-2

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Intervention effect Removing herbaceous competition increased four-year walnut diameter growth by 153%.
Intervention effect Removing herbaceous competition increased four-year walnut height growth by 222%.
Association Nitrogen response did not scale with fertilizer dose.
Intervention effect Fertilization did not improve growth significantly beyond weed control alone.
Intervention effect All treatments raised walnut leaf nitrogen content substantially.
Observation Treated plots retained higher foliar nitrogen than controls four years after treatment.
Mechanism The authors identify nitrogen competition from broadleaf weeds and grasses as a major cause of walnut growth stagnation.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Roundup increased walnut height and diameter growth after one season.

Taxon: Black WalnutJuglans nigrat0
Treatment: Roundupe0
Outcome: height and diameter growthe0
Direction: increasede0

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“After 1 growing season, height and diameter growth increased substantially in the plots treated with Roundup and simazine plus Roundup.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 203–338

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“Black Walnut”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 22–34

Title

Response of Stagnated Black Walnut to Chemical Release

Les A. Miller; Paul H. Wray; Carl W. Mize Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 1987. doi:10.1093/njaf/4.2.93

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Intervention effect Simazine plus Roundup increased walnut height and diameter growth after one season.
Observation Broadcast application produced the greatest growth response.

Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Infected balsam fir had less height and diameter growth than uninfected trees.

Taxon: balsam firAbies balsameat0
Outcome: Height and diameter growthe0
Direction: lesse0
Comparator: uninfected treese0

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“Height and diameter growth was less in infected trees than in uninfected trees of both the species”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 404–502

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“balsam fir”
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Title

Broom rusts of balsam fir and black spruce in Newfoundland

P. Singh Forest Pathology 1978. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0329.1978.tb00611.x

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Observation Broom rusts occur sporadically across Newfoundland in balsam fir and black spruce.
Observation No tree mortality was attributed to broom rust disease.
Association Black spruce had more brooms per tree than balsam fir.
Observation Brooms occurred more often on branches than trunks.
Association Infected black spruce had less height and diameter growth than uninfected trees.

Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Infected black spruce had less height and diameter growth than uninfected trees.

Taxon: black sprucePicea marianat0
Outcome: Height and diameter growthe0
Direction: lesse0
Comparator: uninfected treese0

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“Height and diameter growth was less in infected trees than in uninfected trees of both the species”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 404–502

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“black spruce”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 30–42

Title

Broom rusts of balsam fir and black spruce in Newfoundland

P. Singh Forest Pathology 1978. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0329.1978.tb00611.x

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Observation Broom rusts occur sporadically across Newfoundland in balsam fir and black spruce.
Observation No tree mortality was attributed to broom rust disease.
Association Black spruce had more brooms per tree than balsam fir.
Observation Brooms occurred more often on branches than trunks.
Association Infected balsam fir had less height and diameter growth than uninfected trees.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Oust XP treatments gave better pine height and diameter growth overall.

Taxon: loblolly pinePinus taedae0 e1
Treatment: treatments containing Oust XPe0
Outcome: height and diameter growthe0
Direction: bettere0

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“Overall, treatments containing Oust XP resulted in better height and diameter growth.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 774–859

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“loblolly pine plantations”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 61–86

Title

FORESTRY IN THE NEW MILLENIUM THIRD-YEAR PINE GROWTH RESPONSE TO WOODY RELEASE TREATMENTS INCLUDING OUST

Stephen F. Austin State 2005

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Intervention effect Treatments containing Oust XP gave excellent weed control except on Texas plots containing wooly croton.
Intervention effect Release treatments enhanced pine height and diameter growth in the second year after treatment.
Intervention effect Height and diameter growth enhancement was especially marked in Mississippi where herbaceous weed control was better.
Observation Mississippi pine growth trends from year two continued in year three.
Intervention effect Only the highest rate of Arsenal AC alone matched growth under Oust XP with lower-rate Arsenal AC.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Summer browsing reduced birch height and diameter growth.

Taxon: bircht0
Treatment: Simulated summer browsinge1
Outcome: height and diameter growthe0
Direction: reducede0

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“reduced height and diameter growth”
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“Birch”
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“Simulated summer browsing delayed the timing of budburst”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 817–873

Title

Effects of Natural Winter Browsing and Simulated Summer Browsing by Moose on Growth and Shoot Biomass of Birch and Its Associated Invertebrate Fauna

Michael den Herder; Roger Bergström; Pekka Niemelä; et al. Annales Zoologici Fennici 2009. doi:10.5735/086.046.0107

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Intervention effect Summer browsing delayed birch budburst.
Intervention effect Summer browsing reduced invertebrate defoliation of birch.
Intervention effect Winter moose browsing reduced birch diameter growth and short shoot leaf biomass.
Intervention effect Winter moose browsing increased birch height growth.
Intervention effect Winter moose browsing increased aphid abundance and insect defoliation.
Observation Combined winter browsing and artificial stripping produced stronger effects on budburst, shoot leaf biomass and aphid abundance.
Observation The timing of artificial leaf stripping mattered for nearly all tested variables.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Simazine plus Roundup increased walnut height and diameter growth after one season.

Taxon: Black WalnutJuglans nigrat0
Treatment: simazine plus Roundupe0
Outcome: height and diameter growthe0
Direction: increasede0

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“After 1 growing season, height and diameter growth increased substantially in the plots treated with Roundup and simazine plus Roundup.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 203–338

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“Black Walnut”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 22–34

Title

Response of Stagnated Black Walnut to Chemical Release

Les A. Miller; Paul H. Wray; Carl W. Mize Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 1987. doi:10.1093/njaf/4.2.93

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Intervention effect Roundup increased walnut height and diameter growth after one season.
Observation Broadcast application produced the greatest growth response.

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