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Triticum aestivum 55

Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Mineral nutrition caused a decrease in relative water content in spring wheat.

Taxon: spring wheatTriticum aestivume0
Treatment: mineral nutritione4
Outcome: RWC decreasee4
Direction: decreasee4

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“Water stress significantly made relative water content (RWC) in spring wheat leaves drop sharply”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1–97

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“The phenomenon of RWC decrease caused by mineral nutrition was also observed”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1125–1201

Title

Effects of mineral nutrition and water stress contents of chlorophyll and malondialdehyde of spring wheat and their correlation

Jiangyu Fang Gansu Nongye Daxue xuebao 2001

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Waterlogging caused wheat relative water content of flag leaf to decrease.

Taxon: WheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment: waterlogginge0
Outcome: relative water content of flag leafe0
Direction: decreasee0

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“Results showed waterlogging made the content of malondialdehyde in flag leaf increase, made the root vigor, the content of chlorophyll, the net photosynthesis rate, the nitrate reductase activity, the relative water content of flag leaf decrease, the content of organic matter change obviously, and then the yield per plant declined.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 183–516

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“Changes of Physiological Characters of Wheat After Water logging at Booting and Relations Between Physiological Characters and Waterlogging Tolerance”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–149

Title

Changes of Physiological Characters of Wheat After Water logging at Booting and Relations Between Physiological Characters and Waterlogging Tolerance

Guangsheng Zhou 中国农业科学(英文版) 2002

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Intervention effect Waterlogging caused wheat content of malondialdehyde in flag leaf to increase.
Intervention effect Waterlogging caused wheat root vigor to decrease.
Intervention effect Waterlogging caused wheat content of chlorophyll to decrease.
Intervention effect Waterlogging caused wheat net photosynthesis rate to decrease.
Intervention effect Waterlogging caused wheat nitrate reductase activity to decrease.
Intervention effect Waterlogging caused wheat content of organic matter to change obviously.
Intervention effect Waterlogging caused wheat yield per plant to declined.
Association Several physiological traits were significantly correlated with wheat waterlogging tolerance.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Waterlogging decreased wheat relative water content in flag leaf.

Taxon: WheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment: waterlogginge0
Outcome: relative water content in flag leafe0
Direction: decreasee0

Not reportedComparator

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“the waterlogging made the root vigor decrease, the content of malondialdehyde in flag leaf increase, the content of chlorophyll, the net photosynthesis rate, the nitrate reductase activity, the relative water content in flag leaf decrease, the content of organic matter change obviously”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 213–499

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“Wheat”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 39–44

Title

Changes of Physiological Characters of Wheat After Waterlogging and Relations Between Physiological Characters and Waterlogging Tolerance of Different Varieties

Zhou Guang 2002

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Intervention effect Waterlogging decreased wheat root vigor.
Intervention effect Waterlogging increased wheat content of malondialdehyde in flag leaf.
Intervention effect Waterlogging decreased wheat content of chlorophyll.
Intervention effect Waterlogging decreased wheat net photosynthesis rate.
Intervention effect Waterlogging decreased wheat nitrate reductase activity.
Intervention effect Waterlogging changed wheat content of organic matter.
Intervention effect Waterlogging reduced wheat grains per plant.
Intervention effect Waterlogging reduced wheat 1 000 grains weight.
Intervention effect Waterlogging reduced wheat yield per plant.
Association Wheat waterlogging tolerance correlated highly significantly with water conservation ability of flag leaf.
Association Wheat waterlogging tolerance correlated highly significantly with content of free amino acids in secondary root.
Association Wheat waterlogging tolerance correlated highly significantly with content of starch in secondary root at booting stage.
Association Wheat waterlogging tolerance correlated highly significantly with percentage of stem yield in yield per plant at ripening stage.
Association Wheat waterlogging tolerance correlated significantly with content of malondialdehyde in flag leaf.
Association Wheat waterlogging tolerance correlated significantly with relative water content in flag leaf.
Association Wheat waterlogging tolerance correlated significantly with content of free amino acids in leaves.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Increasing salinity substantially decreased root relative water content.

Taxon: Walnute1
Treatment: increase in salinity levelse0
Outcome: root relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0

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“The increase in salinity levels resulted in a substantial decrease in root relative water content”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 384–481

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“Walnut ( J. regia L.)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–21

Title

Germination, Mineral Composition, and Ion Uptake in Walnut Under Salinity Conditions

Naser Lotfi; Kourosh Vahdati; Bahman Kholdebarin; et al. HortScience 2009. doi:10.21273/hortsci.44.5.1352

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Associationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Relative water content and the contents of free water and starch in T. chinensis var. mairei leaves decreased as the semilethal low temperature fell.

Taxon: T. chinensis var.maireie0
Organ / stage: leavese0
Outcome: relative water content and the content of free water and starche0
Direction: decreasee0

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“relative water content and the content of free water and starch of T. chinensis var.mairei leaves decrease”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 169–275

Title

The relationship between changes of water content and osmoregulation substances and semilethal low temperature in T. chinensis var.mairei as temperature falls

Xie Ji-rong Journal of Southwest Nationalities College 2002

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Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Performance index decreased continuously from the start of dehydration as relative water content fell.

Treatment: dehydratione0
Outcome: performance index (PIabs)e0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: following the decrease of RWCe0

Not reportedTaxon

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“a continuous decrease of performance index (PIabs) parameter (Strasser et al. 1995) was observed from the very beginning of dehydration following the decrease of RWC.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 744–910

Title

Performance index as a sensitive indicator of water stress in Triticum aestivum L.

M. Živčák; M. Brestič; K. Olšovská; et al. Plant Soil and Environment 2008. doi:10.17221/392-pse

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Intervention effect Maximum PS II quantum efficiency was almost unchanged by dehydration until severe water stress.
Observation Performance index differed significantly among all tested wheat varieties.
Method / resource The authors propose PIabs as an index of wheat vitality and sensitivity to water stress.

Populus 9

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Water stress decreased leaf relative water content, gas exchanges and plant growth in poplars.

Taxon: poplarsPopuluse1
Treatment: water stresse1
Outcome: leaf relative water content, gas exchanges, plant growthe1
Direction: decreasee1

Not reportedComparator

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e1
“Under water stress, poplars showed a series of biochemical adjustments and morphological changes as follows: a decrease in leaf relative water content, gas exchanges, plant growth and dry mass accumulation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 584–789

Title

Populus from high altitude has more efficient protective mechanisms under water stress than from low‐altitude habitats: a study in greenhouse for cuttings

Chunying Yin; Xueyong Pang; Yanbao Lei Physiologia Plantarum 2009. doi:10.1111/j.1399-3054.2009.01251.x

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Intervention effect Water stress decreased dry mass accumulation in poplars.
Intervention effect Water stress increased the relative allocation to roots in poplars.
Intervention effect Water stress increased osmolyte contents in poplars, including total amino acids.
Intervention effect Water deficit increased electrolyte leakage, malondialdehyde and carbonyl content in poplars.
Intervention effect Water deficit increased hydrogen peroxide content in poplars.
Intervention effect Water stress enhanced activities of ascorbate peroxidase, guaiacol peroxidase and glutathione reductase in poplars.
Intervention effect Water stress enhanced ascorbic acid content in poplars.
Intervention effect Water stress reduced amounts of leaf pigments in poplars.
Association P. przewalskii allocated more to root dry mass than P. cathayana under water stress.
Association P. przewalskii had a higher net photosynthesis rate than P. cathayana under water stress.
Association P. przewalskii accumulated more osmolytes than P. cathayana under water stress.
Association P. przewalskii had stronger antioxidant activities than P. cathayana under water stress.
Association P. przewalskii had a lower chlorophyll/carotenoid ratio than P. cathayana under water stress.
Association P. przewalskii had lower electrolyte leakage, MDA and C=O than P. cathayana under water stress.
Association P. przewalskii had lower hydrogen peroxide content than P. cathayana under water stress.
Observation The two poplar species differed significantly in the extent of morphological and biochemical changes.
Mechanism P. przewalskii from high altitude may have more efficient protective mechanisms than P. cathayana from low altitude.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Water stress increased the relative allocation to roots in poplars.

Taxon: poplarsPopuluse1
Treatment: water stresse1
Outcome: relative allocation to rootse2
Direction: increasee2

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“Under water stress, poplars showed a series of biochemical adjustments and morphological changes as follows: a decrease in leaf relative water content, gas exchanges, plant growth and dry mass accumulation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 584–789

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“an increase in relative allocation to roots; an increase in the osmolyte contents (e.g. total amino acids)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 791–897

Title

Populus from high altitude has more efficient protective mechanisms under water stress than from low‐altitude habitats: a study in greenhouse for cuttings

Chunying Yin; Xueyong Pang; Yanbao Lei Physiologia Plantarum 2009. doi:10.1111/j.1399-3054.2009.01251.x

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Intervention effect Water stress decreased leaf relative water content, gas exchanges and plant growth in poplars.
Intervention effect Water stress decreased dry mass accumulation in poplars.
Intervention effect Water stress increased osmolyte contents in poplars, including total amino acids.
Intervention effect Water deficit increased electrolyte leakage, malondialdehyde and carbonyl content in poplars.
Intervention effect Water deficit increased hydrogen peroxide content in poplars.
Intervention effect Water stress enhanced activities of ascorbate peroxidase, guaiacol peroxidase and glutathione reductase in poplars.
Intervention effect Water stress enhanced ascorbic acid content in poplars.
Intervention effect Water stress reduced amounts of leaf pigments in poplars.
Association P. przewalskii allocated more to root dry mass than P. cathayana under water stress.
Association P. przewalskii had a higher net photosynthesis rate than P. cathayana under water stress.
Association P. przewalskii accumulated more osmolytes than P. cathayana under water stress.
Association P. przewalskii had stronger antioxidant activities than P. cathayana under water stress.
Association P. przewalskii had a lower chlorophyll/carotenoid ratio than P. cathayana under water stress.
Association P. przewalskii had lower electrolyte leakage, MDA and C=O than P. cathayana under water stress.
Association P. przewalskii had lower hydrogen peroxide content than P. cathayana under water stress.
Observation The two poplar species differed significantly in the extent of morphological and biochemical changes.
Mechanism P. przewalskii from high altitude may have more efficient protective mechanisms than P. cathayana from low altitude.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Water stress decreased dry mass accumulation in poplars.

Taxon: poplarsPopuluse1
Treatment: water stresse1
Outcome: dry mass accumulatione1
Direction: decreasee1

Not reportedComparator

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“Under water stress, poplars showed a series of biochemical adjustments and morphological changes as follows: a decrease in leaf relative water content, gas exchanges, plant growth and dry mass accumulation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 584–789

Title

Populus from high altitude has more efficient protective mechanisms under water stress than from low‐altitude habitats: a study in greenhouse for cuttings

Chunying Yin; Xueyong Pang; Yanbao Lei Physiologia Plantarum 2009. doi:10.1111/j.1399-3054.2009.01251.x

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Intervention effect Water stress decreased leaf relative water content, gas exchanges and plant growth in poplars.
Intervention effect Water stress increased the relative allocation to roots in poplars.
Intervention effect Water stress increased osmolyte contents in poplars, including total amino acids.
Intervention effect Water deficit increased electrolyte leakage, malondialdehyde and carbonyl content in poplars.
Intervention effect Water deficit increased hydrogen peroxide content in poplars.
Intervention effect Water stress enhanced activities of ascorbate peroxidase, guaiacol peroxidase and glutathione reductase in poplars.
Intervention effect Water stress enhanced ascorbic acid content in poplars.
Intervention effect Water stress reduced amounts of leaf pigments in poplars.
Association P. przewalskii allocated more to root dry mass than P. cathayana under water stress.
Association P. przewalskii had a higher net photosynthesis rate than P. cathayana under water stress.
Association P. przewalskii accumulated more osmolytes than P. cathayana under water stress.
Association P. przewalskii had stronger antioxidant activities than P. cathayana under water stress.
Association P. przewalskii had a lower chlorophyll/carotenoid ratio than P. cathayana under water stress.
Association P. przewalskii had lower electrolyte leakage, MDA and C=O than P. cathayana under water stress.
Association P. przewalskii had lower hydrogen peroxide content than P. cathayana under water stress.
Observation The two poplar species differed significantly in the extent of morphological and biochemical changes.
Mechanism P. przewalskii from high altitude may have more efficient protective mechanisms than P. cathayana from low altitude.

Brassica napus 9

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

UV-B and acid-rain stress decreased water use efficiency relative to control plants.

Taxon: RapeBrassica napust0
Treatment: UV-B radiation and acid rain treatmente0
Outcome: water use efficiencye0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: control plantse0

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“Rape Seedling”
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“Enhanced UV-B radiation and acid rain treatment induce d rise on CAT activity with the increase in membrane permeability and MDA conten t, decrease in chlorophyll content, net photosynthesis rate, transpiration rate, water use efficiency and stomatal conductance and increase in intercellular CO2 concentration, compared to control plants.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 895–1234

Title

Response of Defense Enzyme and Photosynthesis in Rape Seedling Under Combined Stress of Elevated Ultraviolet-B Radiation and Acid Rain

Qing Zhou Journal of Agro-environmental Science 2004

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Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress increased membrane permeability relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress increased MDA relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress increased CAT activity relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress decreased chlorophyll content relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress decreased net photosynthesis rate relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress decreased transpiration rate relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress decreased stomatal conductance relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress increased intercellular CO2 concentration relative to control plants.
Observation Combined stress was more inhibitory than either single stress.
Observation Single and combined stresses showed addictive effect on CAT activity.
Observation Single and combined stresses showed synergistic effect on MDA, net photosynthesis rate, water use efficiency.
Observation Single and combined stresses showed synergistic effect on intercellul ar CO2 concentration.
Observation Single and combined stresses showed independent effect on chlorophyll content, stomatal con ductance, transpiration rate.
Observation Single and combined stresses showed independent effect on membrane permeability.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

UV-B and acid-rain stress decreased chlorophyll content relative to control plants.

Taxon: RapeBrassica napust0
Treatment: UV-B radiation and acid rain treatmente0
Outcome: chlorophyll contente0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: control plantse0

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“Rape Seedling”
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“Enhanced UV-B radiation and acid rain treatment induce d rise on CAT activity with the increase in membrane permeability and MDA conten t, decrease in chlorophyll content, net photosynthesis rate, transpiration rate, water use efficiency and stomatal conductance and increase in intercellular CO2 concentration, compared to control plants.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 895–1234

Title

Response of Defense Enzyme and Photosynthesis in Rape Seedling Under Combined Stress of Elevated Ultraviolet-B Radiation and Acid Rain

Qing Zhou Journal of Agro-environmental Science 2004

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Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress increased membrane permeability relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress increased MDA relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress increased CAT activity relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress decreased net photosynthesis rate relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress decreased transpiration rate relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress decreased water use efficiency relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress decreased stomatal conductance relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress increased intercellular CO2 concentration relative to control plants.
Observation Combined stress was more inhibitory than either single stress.
Observation Single and combined stresses showed addictive effect on CAT activity.
Observation Single and combined stresses showed synergistic effect on MDA, net photosynthesis rate, water use efficiency.
Observation Single and combined stresses showed synergistic effect on intercellul ar CO2 concentration.
Observation Single and combined stresses showed independent effect on chlorophyll content, stomatal con ductance, transpiration rate.
Observation Single and combined stresses showed independent effect on membrane permeability.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

UV-B and acid-rain stress decreased transpiration rate relative to control plants.

Taxon: RapeBrassica napust0
Treatment: UV-B radiation and acid rain treatmente0
Outcome: transpiration ratee0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: control plantse0

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“Rape Seedling”
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“Enhanced UV-B radiation and acid rain treatment induce d rise on CAT activity with the increase in membrane permeability and MDA conten t, decrease in chlorophyll content, net photosynthesis rate, transpiration rate, water use efficiency and stomatal conductance and increase in intercellular CO2 concentration, compared to control plants.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 895–1234

Title

Response of Defense Enzyme and Photosynthesis in Rape Seedling Under Combined Stress of Elevated Ultraviolet-B Radiation and Acid Rain

Qing Zhou Journal of Agro-environmental Science 2004

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Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress increased membrane permeability relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress increased MDA relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress increased CAT activity relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress decreased chlorophyll content relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress decreased net photosynthesis rate relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress decreased water use efficiency relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress decreased stomatal conductance relative to control plants.
Intervention effect UV-B and acid-rain stress increased intercellular CO2 concentration relative to control plants.
Observation Combined stress was more inhibitory than either single stress.
Observation Single and combined stresses showed addictive effect on CAT activity.
Observation Single and combined stresses showed synergistic effect on MDA, net photosynthesis rate, water use efficiency.
Observation Single and combined stresses showed synergistic effect on intercellul ar CO2 concentration.
Observation Single and combined stresses showed independent effect on chlorophyll content, stomatal con ductance, transpiration rate.
Observation Single and combined stresses showed independent effect on membrane permeability.

Glycine max 7

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Water deficit decreased leaf relative water content.

Taxon: Glycine max cv. SambaibaGlycine maxt0
Treatment: water deficite0
Outcome: leaf relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: controlt1

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“There was decrease in the leaf relative water content in plants under water deficit”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 618–701

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“Glycine max cv. Sambaiba”
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t1
“control”
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Title

Physiological and biochemical behavior in soybean (Glycine max cv. Sambaiba) plants under water deficit.

Allan Klynger da Silva Lobato; Cândido Ferreira de Oliveira Neto; Benedito Gomes dos Santos Filho; et al. Australian Journal of Crop Science 2008

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Intervention effect Water deficit increased total soluble carbohydrates by 40%.
Intervention effect Water deficit increased sucrose by 205.0%.
Intervention effect Water deficit increased reducing carbohydrates by 19.2%.
Intervention effect Water deficit increased proline by 67%.
Intervention effect Water deficit increased free amino acids by 388.1%.
Intervention effect Two days of water stress significantly changed leaf water content and carbohydrate levels.
Intervention effect Proline did not change significantly until day four of water restriction.

Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Above a relative-water-content threshold, a slight decline in water content sharply reduced stomatal conductance.

Taxon: soybeanGlycine maxt0
Outcome: g se0
Direction: reductione0
Qualifier: above which a slight decrease in RWCe0

Not reportedOrgan / stage

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“a threshold of relative water content (RWC) was found, above which a slight decrease in RWC lead to a sharp reduction in g s”
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“soybean”
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Title

Photosynthetic response of salt-tolerant and sensitive soybean varieties

K. X. Lu; B. H. Cao; X. P. Feng; et al. Photosynthetica 2009. doi:10.1007/s11099-009-0059-7

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Whole plant chilling decreased relative water content and increased proline over time.

Taxon: soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment: whole‐chilled plantse0
Outcome: RWCe0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: shoot‐chilled plantse0

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“Chill‐induced drought stress (decrease in RWC and increase in proline content) developed with time in whole‐chilled plants, but not in shoot‐chilled plants.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 793–949

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“soybean”
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Title

Dark chilling increases glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase activity in soybean leaves

Philippus D. R. Van Heerden; Magdaleen F. De Villiers; Johannes Van Staden; et al. Physiologia Plantarum 2003. doi:10.1034/j.1399-3054.2003.00172.x

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Intervention effect Whole plant chilling increased proline content over time, unlike shoot chilling.
Intervention effect Whole plant chilling reduced carbon dioxide assimilation rate, unlike shoot chilling.
Intervention effect Whole plant chilling reduced FBPase activity, unlike shoot chilling.
Intervention effect Whole plant chilling reduced RuBP content, unlike shoot chilling.
Intervention effect Shoot chilling altered diurnal regulation of PSII activity.
Intervention effect Shoot chilling increased activation of NADP dependent malate dehydrogenase.
Mechanism Shoot chilling was interpreted to increase stromal redox state.
Intervention effect Both dark chilling treatments increased foliar G6PDH activity.

Oryza sativa 7

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

PEG treatment reduced relative water content in rice leaves.

Taxon: riceOryza sativat0
Organ / stage: Leavest0
Treatment: PEG treatmente0
Outcome: relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0

Not reportedComparator

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“PEG treatment resulted in a decrease in relative water content”
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“Rice Leaves”
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Title

The Effect of Polyethylene Glycol on Proline Accumulation in Rice Leaves

S.Y. Hsu; Y.T. Hsu; C.H. Kao Biologia Plantarum 2003. doi:10.1023/a:1022362117395

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Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Antioxidant enzyme activity and relative water content declined as drought stress extended.

Taxon: riceOryza sativae0
Organ / stage: leavese0
Outcome: antioxidant enzymes reactivity and relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0

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“With the extension of the stress,the antioxidant enzymes reactivity and relative water content gradually decrease in the rice leaves”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 155–287

Title

Effects of SA on the Anti-oxidant Enzymes Reactivity of Rice Seedlings Under Drought Stress

Di Lin Mianyang Shifan Xueyuan xuebao 2008

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Intervention effect SA-pretreated rice had lower water content than water-treated rice at an unspecified point.
Intervention effect After four days of drought, SA-pretreated rice had higher water content than water-treated rice.
Intervention effect SA pretreatment reduced CAT, POD, and SOD activities relative to water treatment.
Observation SOD and POD isozyme band patterns did not change.
Mechanism The authors concluded that high SA weakened rice-seedling drought tolerance.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

PEG treatment decreased relative water content of detached rice leaves.

Taxon: RiceOryza sativat0
Organ / stage: detached rice leavese0
Treatment: PEG treatmente1
Outcome: relative water contente1
Direction: decreasee1

Not reportedComparator

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“Polyethylene Glycol-Treated Rice Leaves”
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“detached rice leaves”
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“PEG treatment resulted in a decrease in relative water content and an increase in proline content, and lipid peroxidation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 178–299

Title

The Protective Effect of Free Radical Scavengers and Metal Chelators on Polyethylene Glycol-Treated Rice Leaves

S.Y. Hsu; C.H. Kao Biologia Plantarum 2003. doi:10.1023/a:1024888217021

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Intervention effect PEG treatment increased proline content in detached rice leaves.
Intervention effect PEG treatment increased lipid peroxidation in detached rice leaves.
Intervention effect PEG treatment decreased chlorophyll and protein contents in detached rice leaves.
Intervention effect Ascorbate retarded PEG-induced oxidative damage in detached rice leaves.
Intervention effect Sodium benzoate retarded PEG-induced oxidative damage in detached rice leaves.
Intervention effect Reduced glutathione retarded PEG-induced oxidative damage in detached rice leaves.
Intervention effect Thiourea retarded PEG-induced oxidative damage in detached rice leaves.
Intervention effect 2,2'-bipyridine (BP) prevented PEG-induced oxidative damage in detached rice leaves.
Intervention effect 8-hydroxyquinoline prevented PEG-induced oxidative damage in detached rice leaves.
Intervention effect 1,10-phenanthroline prevented PEG-induced oxidative damage in detached rice leaves.
Intervention effect Adding Fe2+ and Cu2+ reversed the protective effect of BP in PEG-treated rice leaves.
Intervention effect Adding Mn2+ or Zn2+ did not reverse the protective effect of BP in PEG-treated rice leaves.
Mechanism The protective effect of BP is most likely mediated through chelation of iron.
Mechanism Oxidative damage induced by PEG may require the participation of iron.

Cicer arietinum 6

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmixedmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Chickpea relative water content alternately decreased and increased during stress.

Taxon: chickpeaCicer arietinumt0
Outcome: Relative water contente0
Direction: alternate decrease or increasee0

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“Relative water content (RWC) showed periodic changes with alternate decrease or increase at certain interval”
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“chickpea”
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Title

Osmotic adjustment increases water uptake, remobilization of assimilates and maintains photosynthesis in chickpea under drought.

P S Basu; Masood Ali; S K Chaturvedi PubMed 2007

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Associationauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Cold tolerance induced by glycine betaine appeared to be related to elevated relative leaf water content, chlorophyll and sucrose in chickpea.

Taxon: Cicer arietinum L.Cicer arietinume0
Treatment: glycine betainee1
Outcome: relative leaf water content, chlorophyll and sucrosee1
Direction: elevatione1

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“Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is sensitive to chilling temperatures”
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“Cold tolerance induced by glycine betaine appeared to be related to elevation of relative leaf water content, chlorophyll and sucrose, and decrease in abscisic acid as well as active oxygen species (malondialdehyde and hydrogen peroxide)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1600–1837

Title

Glycine betaine mitigates cold stress damage in Chickpea

Nayyar, Harsh; Chander, Krishan; Kumar, Sanjeev; et al. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) 2005. doi:10.1051/agro:2005033/pdf

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Intervention effect Glycine betaine reduced chilling injury (electrolyte leakage) by 63% in chickpea under chilling stress.
Intervention effect Glycine betaine increased cellular respiration by 69% in chickpea under chilling stress.
Intervention effect Glycine betaine applied at the bud stage improved pollen germination, pollen viability and pollen tube growth in chickpea.
Intervention effect Glycine betaine applied at the bud stage improved stigma receptivity and ovule viability in chickpea.
Intervention effect Glycine betaine increased floral retention by 47% over control in chickpea.
Intervention effect Glycine betaine increased pod set by 38% over control in chickpea.
Intervention effect Glycine betaine increased pod retention by 23% over control in chickpea.
Intervention effect Glycine betaine applied at the pod-filling stage increased seed yield per plant by 30% in chickpea.
Intervention effect Glycine betaine applied at the pod-filling stage increased the number of seeds per 100 pods by 37% in chickpea.
Intervention effect Glycine betaine applied at the pod-filling stage increased single-seeded pods per plant by 46% in chickpea.
Intervention effect Glycine betaine applied at the pod-filling stage increased individual seed weight by 9% in chickpea.
Intervention effect Glycine betaine applied at the pod-filling stage did not significantly affect the number of double-seeded pods in chickpea.
Association Cold tolerance induced by glycine betaine appeared to be related to decreased abscisic acid in chickpea.
Association Cold tolerance induced by glycine betaine appeared to be related to decreased active oxygen species in chickpea.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA mitigated cold-induced declines in tetrazolium reduction, leaf water content and chlorophyll content.

Taxon: ChickpeaCicer arietinumt0
Treatment: ABA‐appliede0
Outcome: 2,3,5‐triphenyl tetrazolium chloride reduction %, relative leaf water content and chlorophyll contente0
Direction: mitigatede0

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e0
“The stress injury measured in terms of increase in electrolyte leakage, decrease in 2,3,5‐triphenyl tetrazolium chloride reduction %, relative leaf water content and chlorophyll content was observed to be significantly mitigated in ABA‐applied plants.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 755–1006

t0
“Chickpea”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 66–74

Title

Exogenous Application of Abscisic Acid Improves Cold Tolerance in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

S. Kumar; G. Kaur; H. Nayyar Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 2008. doi:10.1111/j.1439-037x.2008.00335.x

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Intervention effect ABA mitigated the cold-induced rise in electrolyte leakage.
Intervention effect ABA increased pollen viability, pollen germination and flower retention relative to stressed plants.
Intervention effect ABA increased pod set relative to stressed plants.
Intervention effect ABA improved seed yield over stressed plants.
Intervention effect ABA increased seed weight and single-seeded pod number.
Intervention effect ABA reduced the number of infertile pods.
Intervention effect ABA-treated plants had less oxidative damage.
Association ABA-treated plants had greater antioxidant enzyme activities and antioxidant levels.
Mechanism The authors attribute partial cold-stress recovery to improved leaf water status and reduced oxidative damage.

Nicotiana tabacum 6

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Drought reduced leaf relative water content.

Taxon: TobaccoNicotiana tabacumt0
Treatment: Drought stresse0
Outcome: leaf relative water contente0
Direction: diminutione0

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t0
“Tobacco Plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 40–54

e0
“Drought stress led to diminution in leaf relative water content, photosynthesis inhibition, decrease in chlorophyll content and accumulation of malondialdehyde and proline.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 681–853

Title

Response of Oryzacystatin I Transformed Tobacco Plants to Drought, Heat and Light Stress

K. Demirevska; L. Simova‐Stoilova; I. Fedina; et al. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 2009. doi:10.1111/j.1439-037x.2009.00396.x

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Intervention effect Drought inhibited photosynthesis.
Intervention effect Drought decreased chlorophyll content.
Intervention effect Drought increased malondialdehyde and proline accumulation.
Intervention effect Heat alone did not significantly affect tobacco plants.
Intervention effect Heat intensified the effect of drought stress.
Intervention effect High light further increased proline content.
Intervention effect OC-I transformed tobacco had higher superoxide dismutase and guaiacol peroxidase activities and isoforms than controls in low light under stress and non-stress conditions.
Intervention effect OC-I expression did not highly affect catalase activity.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Amylase activity began to decrease when relative humidity fell below 75%.

Taxon: TobaccoNicotiana tabacumt0
Outcome: activity of amylasee0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: relative humidity was below 75 %e0

Verbatim

t0
“Tobacco Leaf”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 56–68

e0
“The activity of amylase began to decrease when relative humidity was below 75 %”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1197–1276

Title

Dynamics of Environmental Humidity and Water Content in Tobacco Leaf and Metabolism of Starch During Curing

Gong Chang-rong 中国农业科学(英文版) 2003

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Intervention effect During early yellowing at low humidity, starch degradation and the decrease of water content in tobacco leaf were the most rapid.
Intervention effect Water loss was lowest under high humidity.
Intervention effect Starch residue in cured leaf differed among high-humidity yellowing, low-humidity yellowing and CK treatments in the stated order.
Intervention effect The duration of starch degradation under low humidity was longer than in CK.
Observation When leaf water content fell to around 50%, starch degradation became slow and starch content was stable.
Observation Starch degradation and the decrease of leaf water content were not synchronous.
Intervention effect Starch in tobacco leaf degraded more rapidly during yellowing when humidity was decreased at a high speed, but degradation stopped earlier at the late stage.
Intervention effect Starch degradation was quicker and higher under high environmental humidity.
Observation When humidity decreased to 70%, starch content was stable.
Observation Amylase activity stayed at a high level when environmental humidity was below 70%.

Associationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Amylase activity started to fall below 75% relative humidity.

Taxon: TobaccoNicotiana tabacume1
Gene: amylasee0
Outcome: activity of amylasee0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: below 75 %e0

Verbatim

e0
“The activity of amylase began to decrease when relative humidity was below 75 %”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1196–1275

e1
“Tobacco Leaf”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 56–68

Title

Dynamics of Environmental Humidity and Water Content in Tobacco Leaf and Metabolism of Starch During Curing

GONGChang-rong; CHENJiang-hua 中国农业科学：英文版 2003

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Intervention effect Low humidity during early yellowing gave the fastest starch degradation.
Intervention effect Low humidity during early yellowing gave the fastest decrease in leaf water content.
Intervention effect Water loss was highest at low humidity and lowest at high humidity.
Intervention effect Starch degradation lasted longer under low humidity than CK.
Observation Cured leaf starch residue ranked high humidity above low humidity above CK.
Association Starch degradation slowed near 50% leaf water content.
Association Starch content stabilized near 50% leaf water content.
Observation Starch degradation and leaf water loss were asynchronous.
Intervention effect Rapid humidity decline caused faster starch degradation during yellowing.
Intervention effect Under rapid humidity decline, starch degradation stopped earlier at a late stage.
Intervention effect High environmental humidity gave quicker starch degradation.
Intervention effect High environmental humidity gave higher starch degradation.
Association Starch content stabilized when humidity fell to 70%.
Association Amylase activity remained high below 70% environmental humidity.

Zea mays 6

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Salt stress similarly reduced leaf relative water content in both maize cultivars.

Taxon: maizeZea mayse0
Treatment: salt stresse0
Outcome: leaf relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0

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e0
“salt stress caused a similar decrease in leaf relative water content in both maize cultivars”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 997–1089

Title

THE EFFECT OF SALINITY ON SOME PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN TWO MAIZE CULTIVARS

Nuran Çiçek; Hüsnü Çakırlar http://obzor.bio21.bas.bg/ipp/gapbfiles/v-28/02_1-2_66-74.pdf 2002

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Intervention effect Increasing salt stress reduced shoot length, fresh and dry weight, and leaf area in both maize cultivars.
Intervention effect Proline, sodium, sodium to potassium ratio, and leaf osmolality increased with salt stress.
Intervention effect Leaf potassium did not change significantly as salt stress increased.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Water deficit significantly decreased chlorophyll content relative to control.

Taxon: Zea mays L.Zea mayse1
Treatment: stressed plante0
Outcome: chlorophyll contente0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: controle0

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e0
“The significant decrease of chlorophyll content was obtained in stressed plant than control”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 713–804

e1
“leaves of Zea mays L.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 101–122

Title

Alleviation of Water Deficit Stress Effects by Foliar Application of Ascorbic Acid on Zea mays L.

A. Dolatabadian; S. A. M. Modarres Sanavy; M. Sharifi Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 2009. doi:10.1111/j.1439-037x.2009.00382.x

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Intervention effect Water deficit increased superoxide dismutase, peroxidase and catalase activities in maize leaves.
Intervention effect Water deficit increased polyphenol oxidase activity in maize leaves.
Intervention effect Foliar ascorbic acid reduced stress-induced antioxidant enzyme activities.
Intervention effect Ascorbic acid decreased proline in water-deficit-stressed maize.
Intervention effect Ascorbic acid decreased malondialdehyde in water-deficit-stressed maize.
Observation Ascorbate was oxidized to dehydroascorbate in maize leaves.
Observation Total ascorbate decreased in maize leaves.
Observation Dehydroascorbate increased in maize leaves.
Mechanism Ascorbic acid reduced harmful reactive oxygen species effects and improved water stress resistance.
Recommendation The authors suggested ascorbic acid treatment may improve stressed plants in arid and semi-arid regions.

Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Salt stress reduced maize growth, leaf water, net photosynthesis, and quantum yield.

Taxon: maize plantsZea mayst0
Treatment: Salt stresse0
Outcome: growth and leaf relative water content as well as net photosynthesise0
Direction: decreasee0

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“Salt stress resulted in the decrease in growth and leaf relative water content as well as net photosynthesis and the apparent quantum yield of photosynthesis.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 268–426

t0
“Photosynthesis is improved by exogenous glycinebetaine in salt‐stressed maize plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–84

Title

Photosynthesis is improved by exogenous glycinebetaine in salt‐stressed maize plants

Xinghong Yang; Congming Lu Physiologia Plantarum 2005. doi:10.1111/j.1399-3054.2005.00518.x

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Association Salt stress reduced stomatal conductance, evaporation, and water use efficiency.
Association Salt stress reduced three PSII photochemical measures.
Association Salt stress increased nonphotochemical quenching.
Association Salt stress had no effect on maximal PSII efficiency.
Association Glycinebetaine improved growth, leaf water, net photosynthesis, and quantum yield under salt stress.
Association Glycinebetaine increased stomatal conductance, evaporation, and water use efficiency.
Association Glycinebetaine increased three PSII photochemical measures.
Association Glycinebetaine decreased nonphotochemical quenching.
Association Glycinebetaine had no effect on maximal PSII efficiency.

Carthamus tinctorius 4

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Shoot spraying increased relative leaf water content.

Taxon: safflowerCarthamus tinctoriust0
Treatment: spraying of the shootse0
Outcome: relative water content in the plant leavese0
Direction: increasee0
Comparator: untreated plantse0

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e0
“The spraying of the shoots, has led to increase the relative water content in the plant leaves and decrease the cell membrane stability in comparison with untreated plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 501–672

t0
“safflower”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 12–21

Title

Response of safflower to different concentrations of Mubkoet Chlorocytide growth regulator

Hussain Ali Mağallaẗ al-tarbiyaẗ wa-al-ʻilm 2005. doi:10.33899/edusj.2005.82975

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Intervention effect Growth regulator reduced safflower height and root length.
Intervention effect Growth regulator significantly increased shoot and root dry weight, especially at 20 and 40 ppm.
Intervention effect Shoot spraying decreased cell membrane stability.
Intervention effect Spraying significantly reduced proline concentration, especially at 20 and 40 ppm.
Intervention effect Spraying increased chlorophyll b concentration, particularly at 60 ppm.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Shoot spraying decreased cell membrane stability.

Taxon: safflowerCarthamus tinctoriust0
Treatment: spraying of the shootse0
Outcome: cell membrane stabilitye0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: untreated plantse0

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e0
“The spraying of the shoots, has led to increase the relative water content in the plant leaves and decrease the cell membrane stability in comparison with untreated plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 501–672

t0
“safflower”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 12–21

Title

Response of safflower to different concentrations of Mubkoet Chlorocytide growth regulator

Hussain Ali Mağallaẗ al-tarbiyaẗ wa-al-ʻilm 2005. doi:10.33899/edusj.2005.82975

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Intervention effect Growth regulator reduced safflower height and root length.
Intervention effect Growth regulator significantly increased shoot and root dry weight, especially at 20 and 40 ppm.
Intervention effect Shoot spraying increased relative leaf water content.
Intervention effect Spraying significantly reduced proline concentration, especially at 20 and 40 ppm.
Intervention effect Spraying increased chlorophyll b concentration, particularly at 60 ppm.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Spraying significantly reduced proline concentration, especially at 20 and 40 ppm.

Taxon: safflowerCarthamus tinctoriust0
Treatment: spraying of the shootse1
Outcome: concentration of prolinee0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: especially with concentrations of (20) and (40) ppme0

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e0
“moreover a significant decrease noticed in the concentration of proline especially with concentrations of (20) and (40) ppm and increase in the concentration of chlorophyll b particularly with concentration (60) ppm.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 674–890

t0
“safflower”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 12–21

e1
“The spraying of the shoots, has led to increase the relative water content in the plant leaves and decrease the cell membrane stability in comparison with untreated plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 501–672

Title

Response of safflower to different concentrations of Mubkoet Chlorocytide growth regulator

Hussain Ali Mağallaẗ al-tarbiyaẗ wa-al-ʻilm 2005. doi:10.33899/edusj.2005.82975

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Intervention effect Growth regulator reduced safflower height and root length.
Intervention effect Growth regulator significantly increased shoot and root dry weight, especially at 20 and 40 ppm.
Intervention effect Shoot spraying increased relative leaf water content.
Intervention effect Shoot spraying decreased cell membrane stability.
Intervention effect Spraying increased chlorophyll b concentration, particularly at 60 ppm.

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Triticum aestivum 55

not stated 35

Populus 9

Brassica napus 9

Glycine max 7

Oryza sativa 7

Cicer arietinum 6

Nicotiana tabacum 6

Zea mays 6

Carthamus tinctorius 4