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Water stress decreased leaf area and relative water content in mulberry, with a marked decrease only in severe stress.

Taxon: mulberrye0
Treatment: water stresse0
Outcome: leaf area and relative water contente2
Direction: decreasede2
Qualifier: a marked decrease was observed only in severe stress treatmente2

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“in 3-month-old mulberry plants at four levels of water stress”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 87–148

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“Though leaf area and relative water content decreased, significantly, a marked decrease was observed only in severe stress treatment”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 248–380

Title

CHANGES IN LEAF WATER POTENTIAL, OSMOTIC ADJUSTMENT, AND PROLINE METABOLISM IN MULBERRY DURING WATER STRESS

B.D. Ranjitha Kumari; K. Veeranjaneyulu Israel Journal of Plant Sciences 1996. doi:10.1080/07929978.1996.10676642

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Intervention effect Water stress significantly decreased leaf water potential and osmotic potential in mulberry.
Intervention effect Water stress caused accumulation of total amino acids and proline in roots and leaves of mulberry.
Intervention effect Amino acid accumulation under water stress was greater in leaves than in roots of mulberry.
Intervention effect Proline accumulation under water stress was greater in roots than in leaves of mulberry.
Intervention effect Water stress inhibited the activities of proline dehydrogenase and proline oxidase in mulberry.
Intervention effect Inhibition of proline oxidase under water stress was greater in roots than in leaves of mulberry.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Drought significantly decreased relative water content by 50.8%.

Taxon: CumaruDipteryx odoratat0
Treatment: droughte1
Outcome: relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 50.8e0

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“The results showed a significant decrease in the relative water content of 50.8 and 55% for chlorophyll b”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 541–646

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“Cumaru”
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“45% to total chlorophyll and an increase in proline to the plants under drought”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 648–727

Title

Chlorophyll, nitrogen and antioxidant activities in Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata (Aubl.) Willd) (Fabaceae) in two water regimes

Moitinho Maltarolo Bruno; Gleyce da Silva Lima Ellen; Resende do Nascimento Vitor; et al. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 2016. doi:10.5897/ajb2016.15528

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Intervention effect Drought significantly decreased chlorophyll b by 55%.
Intervention effect Drought decreased total chlorophyll by 45%.
Intervention effect Drought increased proline.
Observation Chlorophyll a, ammonium and nitrate showed no significant difference.
Observation Electrolyte leakage rose by 22.74% in roots.
Observation Electrolyte leakage rose by 39.55% in leaves.
Observation Catalase activity increased significantly from day 14.
Observation SOD and APX activities changed from day 7.
Observation Young cumaru plants were judged unable to tolerate 21 days of drought.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Salinity stress, especially 90 mM NaCl, significantly decreased stem height, relative chlorophyll and leaf relative water content in almond rootstock.

Taxon: AlmondPrunus dulcist0
Treatment: salinity stress, especially at a concentration of 90 mM NaCle0
Outcome: stem height, relative chlorophyll and leaf relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0

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“Almond”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 34–40

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“salinity stress, especially at a concentration of 90 mM NaCl caused a significant decrease in stem height, relative chlorophyll and leaf relative water content”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 628–787

Title

Alleviation of Salinity Effect on Almond by Foliar Spray of Hydrogen Sulfide

Cheheltanan, L.; Baninasab, B.; Gholami, M. Journal of Science and Technology of Greenhouse Culture 2022. doi:10.47176/jspi.13.1.02321

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Relative water content decreased significantly as drought stress intensified.

Taxon: Ceratonia siliqua L.Ceratonia siliquae1
Treatment: drought stresse0
Outcome: relative water content (RWC)e0
Direction: decreasee0
Setting: Algeriae1

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“The results exhibit a significant decrease in stomata conductance (cs) and in relative water content (RWC) with the increase in the intensity of drought stress.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 546–706

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“Ceratonia siliqua L. in Algeria”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 361–392

Title

PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL RESPONSES OF THREE ECOTYPES OF CAROB (CERATONIA SILIQUA L.) AGAINST DROUGHT STRESS IN ALGERIA

A GADOUM; A ADDA; M SAHNOUNE; et al. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 2019. doi:10.15666/aeer/1702_19291945

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Association Stomatal conductance decreased significantly as drought stress intensified.
Association Relative water content was negatively correlated with drought stress intensity.
Association Proline increased with drought stress severity in all three ecotypes.
Association Soluble sugar increased with drought stress severity in all three ecotypes.
Observation Chlorophyll and carotenoid content differed significantly among ecotypes and water regimes.
Method / resource Canonical discriminant analysis separated the three ecotypes using physiological and biochemical parameters.
Observation Drought tolerance differed among the three ecotypes.
Recommendation Authors suggest the drought tolerance order Ain Sefra, Tissmesilt, then Zeralda.

Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Mulltingia calabura had a significant reduction in relative water content.

Taxon: Mulltingia calaburae0
Outcome: RWCe0
Direction: decreasee0

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“A significant decrease in RWC was noticed in Mulltingia calabura”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 648–712

Title

Dust pollution monitoring by higher groups of plants near stone quarrying industry - A case study in Narasapura-Kolar District - Karnataka

Pradeep K. Naik; D. Ushamalini; R. Somashekar 2007

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Observation Mulltingia calabura had the maximum dust holding capacity.
Observation Terminalia chebula showed the maximum chlorophyll decrease.
Association Dust pollution varied among plant species with leaf and tree features.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Both Zn and Cu significantly decreased leaf relative water content and photosynthetic pigments in S. amara seedlings.

Taxon: Simarouba amaraSimarouba amarat0
Treatment: both the heavy metalse0
Outcome: leaf relative water content (LRWC), photosynthetic pigmentse0
Direction: decreasee0

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“Simarouba amara”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 99–114

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“both the heavy metals resulted in a significant decrease in leaf relative water content (LRWC), photosynthetic pigments”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 622–741

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Assessment of biochemical and physiological tolerance mechanism of the multipurpose paradise tree (Simarouba amara Aubl.) under zinc and copper stress

Jatin Kumar; Amit K. Das; Jyoti Rani; et al. Journal of Applied and Natural Science 2022. doi:10.31018/jans.v14i2.3452

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Intervention effect Both Zn and Cu increased lipid peroxidation and antioxidant levels in S. amara seedlings.
Intervention effect For lipid peroxidation, Cu was more toxic to seedlings than Zn.
Intervention effect For leaf relative water content and photosynthetic pigments, Zn had higher toxic effects than Cu.
Intervention effect Proline content increased by 234% under Zn stress at 200 mg Kg-1.
Intervention effect Cysteine content increased by 270% under Zn stress at 200 mg Kg-1.
Intervention effect Proline content increased by 117% under Cu stress at 200 mg Kg-1.
Intervention effect Cysteine content increased by 102% under Cu stress at 200 mg Kg-1.
Intervention effect Glutathione reductase activity showed the maximum increase among antioxidant enzymes, 600% under Cu stress at 200 mg Kg-1.
Intervention effect Glutathione reductase activity showed the maximum increase among antioxidant enzymes, 320% under Zn stress at 200 mg Kg-1.
Intervention effect Glutathione peroxidase activity showed a minimum increase of 60% under Cu stress at 200 mg Kg-1.
Intervention effect Catalase activity showed a minimum increase of 69% under Zn stress at 200 mg Kg-1.
Mechanism The authors conclude that S. amara has a better antioxidant defensive mechanism against oxidative stress.
Recommendation The authors recommend S. amara for large scale cultivation on wastelands.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Increasing drought stress significantly decreased stomatal conductance, predawn water potential, and leaf relative water content in every ecotype.

Taxon: Argania spinosaSideroxylon spinosume2
Treatment: increasing degree of drought stresse0
Outcome: stomatal conductance (gs), predawn leaf water potential (Ψpd) and leaf relative water contente1
Direction: decreasee0

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“There was a significant decrease in these physiological traits with increasing degree of drought stress in all ecotypes”
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“stomatal conductance (gs), predawn leaf water potential (Ψpd) and leaf relative water content”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 285–378

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“Argania spinosa”
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Title

Physiological and biochemical traits of drought tolerance inArgania spinosa

Abdelghani Chakhchar; Said Wahbi; Mouna Lamaoui; et al. Journal of Plant Interactions 2015. doi:10.1080/17429145.2015.1068386

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Increasing salinity significantly lowered photosynthesis, transpiration, relative water content and chlorophyll in both varieties.

Outcome: photosynthesis and transpiration rate, relative water content(RWC) and the content of chlorophyll a and be0
Direction: decreasee0

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“significant decrease in values of photosynthesis and transpiration rate, relative water content(RWC) and the content of chlorophyll a and b in two varieties”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 849–1005

Title

Evaluation of two grape cultivars (Vitis vinifera L.) against salinity stress and surveying the effect of Methyl Jasmonate and Epibrassinolide on alleviation the salinity stress

International Journal of Biosciences (IJB) 2014. doi:10.12692/ijb/5.7.116-125

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Observation Cultivar, salinity level and hormone treatment significantly affected surveyed traits.
Intervention effect Increasing salinity significantly raised lipid peroxidation, electrolyte leakage and proline content in both varieties.
Intervention effect EBR and MeJA significantly increased proline and chlorophyll contents in both varieties except under high salinity.
Intervention effect EBR and MeJA significantly increased photosynthesis and transpiration in both varieties except under high salinity.
Intervention effect EBR and MeJA reduced electrolyte leakage and lipid peroxidation except under high salinity.
Observation Without salinity, Perlette had the best physiological and morphological indices.
Observation Perlette was more salinity tolerant than Flame Seedless.

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Relative water content declined as soil moisture decreased in all scions.

Taxon: Teat0
Treatment: soil moisture contente0
Outcome: Relative water contente0
Direction: declinede0
Qualifier: R2 = 0.9915, P<0.001e0

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“Relative water content declined with decrease in soil moisture content (R2 = 0.9915, P<0.001) in all the scions.”
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“Tea”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 23–26

Title

Responses of Composite Tea to Progressive Drought

J. K. Bore; W. K. Ng’etich; Peter Masinde; et al. Chaye kexue 2014

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Intervention effect Reduced soil moisture reduced leaf water potential in all clones.
Observation Diurnal differences in leaf water potential were more pronounced at 12.5% v/v soil moisture.
Association Mean leaf water potential increased as soil moisture declined.
Observation Composite tea may suffer water stress below 30% v/v soil moisture.
Recommendation The authors recommend short exposure at low soil moisture.
Recommendation TRFK 57/15 was identified as a rootstock for potential commercialisation.
Recommendation TRFK 8/112 was identified as a rootstock for potential commercialisation.
Recommendation TRFCA SFS 150 was identified as a rootstock for potential commercialisation.
Recommendation EPK TN 14-3 was identified as a rootstock for potential commercialisation.
Observation AHP S15/10 was more susceptible to water stress among scions.
Observation Total chlorophyll content varied between clones.
Association Total chlorophyll content decreased as soil moisture increased.
Intervention effect Rootstocks did not affect chlorophyll content.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Chromium up to 100 ppm significantly reduced phytotoxicity, relative water content, seed vigor index and tolerance index.

Taxon: Sour OrangeCitrus ×aurantiumt0
Treatment: presence of metale0
Outcome: relative water content (RWC), seed vigor index (SVI), and the tolerance index (TI)e0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 100 ppme0

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“Phytotoxicity, relative water content (RWC), seed vigor index (SVI), and the tolerance index (TI) show a significant decrease up to 100 ppm as a result of the presence of metal”
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“Sour Orange”
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Title

Morphophysiological Effects of Chromium in Sour Orange (Citrus aurantium L.)

Safwan Shiyab HortScience 2019. doi:10.21273/hortsci13809-18

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Intervention effect Increasing chromium inhibited germination and growth.
Intervention effect Chromium above 100 ppm increased antioxidant enzyme activity.
Intervention effect Chromium above 100 ppm increased lipid peroxidation.
Mechanism Antioxidant defense, especially CAT, coincided with less shoot hydrogen peroxide at higher Cr.
Observation Most chromium accumulated in shoots, with low translocation to shoots.
Recommendation The authors suggest sour orange for phytofiltration of contaminated water and phytostabilization of Cr-contaminated soil.

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