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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Cumulative fruit yield at 100 trees/ha was 25.52 tonnes/ha, lower with reduced tree population.

Taxon: mangoMangifera indicat0
Treatment: 100e0
Outcome: cumulative fruit yielde0
Direction: decreasede0
Value: 25.52 tonnes/hae0
Comparator: 400 trees/hae1

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“cumulative fruit yield decreased to 43.29 tonnes/ha, 25.52 tonnes/ha and 16.91 tonnes/ha with decrease in tree population to 177, 100 and 64 trees/ha, respectively”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 777–940

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“mango”
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“high-density of 400 trees/ha”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 673–701

Title

Effect of different planting densities on growth and yield of mango

Shri Ram; Charan Singh; P.C. Shukla Indian Journal of Horticulture 2001

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Observation Tree growth was slow for five years, accelerated through year ten, then slowed again.
Intervention effect Tree growth did not differ significantly among planting densities.
Intervention effect Per-tree fruit yield and fruit quality did not differ during the experiment.
Observation At 400 trees/ha, annual fruit yield increased from 0.30 tonnes/ha in year four to 18.0 tonnes/ha in year fourteen.
Observation Cumulative yield at 400 trees/ha was 74.12 tonnes/ha over twelve fruiting years.
Intervention effect Cumulative fruit yield at 177 trees/ha was 43.29 tonnes/ha, lower with reduced tree population.
Intervention effect Cumulative fruit yield at 64 trees/ha was 16.91 tonnes/ha, lower with reduced tree population.
Recommendation The authors recommend increasing mango orchard plant population to increase yield.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Cumulative fruit yield at 64 trees/ha was 16.91 tonnes/ha, lower with reduced tree population.

Taxon: mangoMangifera indicat0
Treatment: 64e0
Outcome: cumulative fruit yielde0
Direction: decreasede0
Value: 16.91 tonnes/hae0
Comparator: 400 trees/hae1

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“cumulative fruit yield decreased to 43.29 tonnes/ha, 25.52 tonnes/ha and 16.91 tonnes/ha with decrease in tree population to 177, 100 and 64 trees/ha, respectively”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 777–940

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“mango”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 62–67

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“high-density of 400 trees/ha”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 673–701

Title

Effect of different planting densities on growth and yield of mango

Shri Ram; Charan Singh; P.C. Shukla Indian Journal of Horticulture 2001

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Observation Tree growth was slow for five years, accelerated through year ten, then slowed again.
Intervention effect Tree growth did not differ significantly among planting densities.
Intervention effect Per-tree fruit yield and fruit quality did not differ during the experiment.
Observation At 400 trees/ha, annual fruit yield increased from 0.30 tonnes/ha in year four to 18.0 tonnes/ha in year fourteen.
Observation Cumulative yield at 400 trees/ha was 74.12 tonnes/ha over twelve fruiting years.
Intervention effect Cumulative fruit yield at 177 trees/ha was 43.29 tonnes/ha, lower with reduced tree population.
Intervention effect Cumulative fruit yield at 100 trees/ha was 25.52 tonnes/ha, lower with reduced tree population.
Recommendation The authors recommend increasing mango orchard plant population to increase yield.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Increasing plant spacing increased stem diameter from 15.8 to 19.8 mm.

Taxon: sesameSesamum indicumt0
Treatment: plant spacing from 5 to 20 cme0
Outcome: stem diametere0
Direction: increasee0
Value: 19.8 mme0
Qualifier: 15.8e0
Comparator: 5e0

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“increase in plant spacing from 5 to 20 cm caused a decrease in stem height from 180.2 to 169.7 cm, an increase in stem diameter form 15.8 to 19.8 mm”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1004–1152

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“Sesame”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 72–78

Title

Determination of Optimum Row-Spacing and Plant Density for Uni-branched Sesame in Khuzestan Province

Afrasyab Rahnama; A. Bakhshandeh Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology 2006

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Intervention effect Wider rows significantly affected a yield component.
Intervention effect Wider rows increased stem diameter from 16.3 to 19.4 mm.
Intervention effect Wider rows increased pods from 59 to 84 per plant.
Intervention effect Wider rows increased thousand seed weight from 3 to 3.3 grams.
Intervention effect Increasing plant spacing decreased stem height from 180.2 to 169.7 cm.
Intervention effect Increasing plant spacing increased pods from 44.6 to 96.5.
Intervention effect Increasing plant spacing increased seed content from 59.3 to 74.4 per pod.
Association Seed yield declined linearly as row spacing increased.
Association Plant interval had a nonlinear relation with seed yield, maximal at 10 cm.
Association Planting density followed a fourth power relation.
Observation Maximum seed and oil yields were estimated at 200,000–250,000 plants per hectare.
Recommendation The authors recommend 37.5 by 10 cm spacing.

Method / resourceobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Yield relationship yielded action thresholds of three and seven leafmines per leaf.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
Interactor: Liriomyza trifoliiLiriomyza trifoliit0pest
Outcome: action thresholdse0
Value: three and seven leafmines per tomato leafe0

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“Two action thresholds (m AT), three and seven leafmines per tomato leaf, were set by examining the relationship between the leafmine density and the decrease in the tomato yield.”
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“Liriomyza trifolii(Diptera: Agromyzidae) in greenhouse tomatoes”
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Title

Evaluation of binomial sequential classification sampling plan for leafmine ofLiriomyza trifolii(Diptera: Agromyzidae) in greenhouse tomatoes

Doo Hyung Lee; Jung-Joon Park; Joon-Ho Lee; et al. International Journal of Pest Management 2006. doi:10.1080/09670870601105956

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Method / resource Model fit improved up to T = 5 then stabilized.
Method / resource Sampling plan robustness improved with T, with negligible gains at T ≥ 3.
Method / resource Simulation identified T = 3 as optimal.
Method / resource Fewer than 70 samples classified leafmine counts relative to either action threshold.
Method / resource Resampling performance exceeded that expected from OC and ASN functions.
Method / resource Correct classification reached at least 99%.
Method / resource Matching sample size was below 57.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Fallow and rotation with flooded rice increased the yield response of aerobic rice to N application.

Taxon: aerobic ricee5
Treatment: fallow and rotation with flooded ricee5
Outcome: yield response to N applicatione5
Direction: Increasese5

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“Increases in yield response to N application and soil water holding capacity and decrease in 0-10 cm soil bulk density of aerobic rice after fallow and rotation with flooded rice were observed”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 911–1103

Title

Alleviating soil sickness caused by aerobic monocropping: Responses of aerobic rice to fallow, flooding and crop rotation

Lixiao Nie; Jing Xiang; Shaobing Peng; et al. International journal of food, agriculture and environment 2009

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Herbivore attack rates were higher in the youngest succession zone and decreased with succession.

Taxon: Silene dioicaSilene dioicat0
Outcome: attack ratese1
Direction: decreasede0
Setting: youngest zonee0

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“Silene dioica”
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“They were consistently higher in the youngest zone and decreased in parallel to progressing succession.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1911–2014

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“This zonal pattern of decreasing attack rates correlated with several plant attributes, a decrease in plant size and nitrogen content, and an increased content of secondary compounds, but not to host plant density.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2015–2229

Title

Interactions between natural enemies and the dioecious herb Silene dioica

Viktoria Pettersson KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) 2009

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Oxamyl application suppressed egg-masses compared with nematode alone.

Taxon: Gossypium barbadenseGossypium barbadenset0
Treatment: oxamyl applicatione0
Interactor: Meloidogyne incognitaMeloidogyne incognitat0pest
Outcome: egg-massese0
Direction: decreaseinferrede0
Value: 65.8%e0
Comparator: nematode alonee0

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“PROTECTION OF EGYPTIAN COTTON PLANTS, Gossypium barbadense BY CERTAIN SOIL ORGANIC AMENDMENTS AGAINST Meloidogyne incognita”
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“However, oxamyl application surpassed them in suppressing nematode population density (68.9%), number of galls (67.6%) and egg-masses (65.8%), respectively, as compared with nematode alone”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1468–1656

Title

PROTECTION OF EGYPTIAN COTTON PLANTS, Gossypium barbadense BY CERTAIN SOIL ORGANIC AMENDMENTS AGAINST Meloidogyne incognita

A. Nour El-Deen,; A. Refaei; A. EL-Sherif Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology /Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology 2009. doi:10.21608/jppp.2009.217515

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Intervention effect Poultry manure gave the highest percentage increase in plant length compared with nematode alone.
Intervention effect Poultry manure gave the highest percentage increase in shoot dry weight compared with nematode alone.
Intervention effect Poultry manure gave the highest percentage increase in fresh weight of whole plant compared with nematode alone.
Intervention effect Periwinkle powder increased plant length compared with nematode alone.
Intervention effect Periwinkle powder increased shoot dry weight compared with nematode alone.
Intervention effect Castor powder increased fresh weight of whole plant compared with nematode alone.
Intervention effect Oxamyl treatment gave the highest percentage increase in shoot dry weight compared with nematode alone.
Intervention effect Oxamyl treatment increased fresh weight of whole plant compared with nematode alone.
Intervention effect Oxamyl treatment increased plant length, second to poultry manure, compared with nematode alone.
Intervention effect Oxamyl application suppressed nematode population density compared with nematode alone.
Intervention effect Oxamyl application suppressed the number of galls compared with nematode alone.
Intervention effect Nematode parameters did not differ significantly among the tested organic matters.
Intervention effect Poultry manure gave the highest percentage reduction in nematode population density compared with nematode alone.
Intervention effect Horse manure reduced nematode population density compared with nematode alone.
Intervention effect Periwinkle powder reduced nematode population density compared with nematode alone.
Intervention effect Castor powder reduced nematode population density compared with nematode alone.
Intervention effect All tested materials significantly improved plant growth parameters compared with nematode alone.
Intervention effect All tested materials reduced nematode population density, number of galls and females compared with nematode alone.
Intervention effect All tested materials reduced egg-masses compared with nematode alone.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Later seeding produced lower crop yield than early seeding.

Taxon: milk thistleSilybum marianumt0
Treatment: Postponing seeding by three weekse0
Outcome: crop yielde0
Direction: lowere0
Comparator: early- seeded standse0

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“milk thistle [Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.]”
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“Postponing seeding by three weeks led to the decrease of infestation and density of C. piger larvae, but the crop yield was lower than that from the early- seeded stands.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 686–856

Title

Assessing the extent of damage caused by Cleonus piger Scop. and other entomofauna in the cultivation of milk thistle [Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.]

Jadwiga Andrzejewska; Robert Lamparski; Z. Skinder Journal of Plant Protection Research 2006

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Association Cleonus larval infestation and density in roots rose with developmental phase and successive years in monoculture.
Intervention effect Pest feeding reduced crop yield by 40% relative to crop rotation.
Intervention effect Crop rotation had 4-5 times lower root infestation at the final phase than monoculture.
Intervention effect Seeding three weeks later reduced Cleonus infestation and larval density.
Observation No other economically important phytophagous species were found.

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Decreased glutamine synthase activity and nitrogen contents were asserted to reduce grain protein content.

Taxon: Rapeseedt0
Gene: glutamine synthase (GS)e0
Outcome: protein contents in grainse0
Direction: reducctione0

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“the activities of glutamine synthase (GS) in grains,pericarps and leaves and the contents of non-protein N,protain N and total N in grains,pericarps and leaves decrease,which results in the reducction of the protein contents in grains.”
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“Rapeseed”
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Title

Effects of Culture Density on Activities of Several Enzymes in Rapeseed and Its Relationships with Yield and Quality

Chunyun Guan JOURNAL OF HUNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY 2001

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Intervention effect Increasing density increased grain phosphatidate phosphatase.
Mechanism Increased phosphatidate phosphatase was asserted to increase grain oil content.
Intervention effect Increasing density decreased glutamine synthase activity in grains, pericarps and leaves.
Intervention effect Increasing density decreased non-protein N, protain N and total N contents in grains, pericarps and leaves.
Association Density effects on grain yield were related to effects on grain sucrose synthase.
Intervention effect Density of 1.5×105 plants/hm2 benefits high yield and higher grain oil and protein contents.

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High whitefly levels were associated with an increase in the percentage of cantaloupe fruits with sooty mold

Taxon: cantaloupeCucumis melo var. cantalupoe0
Treatment: High levels of whitefly adults and immaturese1
Interactor: Bemisia argentifoliiBemisia argentifoliie0pest
Outcome: percentage of fruits with sooty molde1
Direction: an increasee1

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“A range of infestation levels of the whitefly Bemisia argentifolii Bellows & Perring were established across experimental field plots of cantaloupe by varying insecticide treatments to evaluate the relationships between whitefly density and crop yield and quality”
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“High levels of whitefly adults and immatures were associated with significant reductions in fruit yield, a decrease in fruit size, and an increase in the percentage of fruits with sooty mold”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 265–455

Title

Density–Yield Relationships and Economic Injury Levels for Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in Cantaloupe in Texas

URBANO NAVA-CAMBEROS; DAVID G. RILEY; MARVIN K. HARRIS Journal of Economic Entomology 2001. doi:10.1603/0022-0493-94.1.180

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