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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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High plant density produced a decrease in chlorophyll content relative to low density.

Taxon: Winter Oilseed RapeBrassica napust0
Treatment: high plant density (HPD)e0
Outcome: chlorophyll contente0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: low plant density (LPD)e0

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“a rapid decrease in the green leaf area index (GLAI) and chlorophyll content and a remarkable increase in malondialdehyde content in high plant density (HPD) population than did the low plant density (LPD) population”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 444–660

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“Winter Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 52–91

Title

Leaf Senescence, Root Morphology, and Seed Yield of Winter Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.) at Varying Plant Densities

Ming Li; Muhammad Shahbaz Naeem; Shafaqat Ali; et al. BioMed Research International 2017. doi:10.1155/2017/8581072

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Intervention effect Increasing density first increased and then decreased seed yield.
Intervention effect Increasing density first increased and then decreased pod numbers per unit area.
Observation The optimal density was 58.5 × 10 4 plants ha −1 for both varieties.
Intervention effect High plant density produced a decrease in green leaf area index relative to low density.
Intervention effect High plant density produced a increase in malondialdehyde content relative to low density.
Intervention effect High density had higher pod area index (PAI) after peak anthesis.
Intervention effect High density had higher pod photosynthesis after peak anthesis.
Intervention effect High density had higher radiation use efficiency (RUE) after peak anthesis.
Observation High density was associated with higher dry matter accumulation.
Observation High density was associated with higher nitrogen utilization efficiency.
Observation High density was associated with higher yield.
Intervention effect High density decreased root length.
Intervention effect High density decreased root tips.
Intervention effect High density decreased root surface area.
Intervention effect High density decreased root volume.
Recommendation The authors recommend increasing density within a certain range for high seed yield.

Associationobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Increasing salinity did not decrease stomatal density.

Taxon: Rhizophora mangleRhizophora manglet0
Outcome: stomatal densitye0
Direction: did not decreasee0
Setting: intermediate salinity sitee0

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“increasing salinities did not decrease stomatal density (intermediate salinity site: 73.4 stomata.mm2 SD= 13.5; high salinity site: 74.8 stomata.mm2 SD= 17.3)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2232–2390

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“Rhizophora mangle”
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Title

Stomatal density, leaf area and plant size variation of Rhizophora mangle (Malpighiales: Rhizophoraceae) along a salinity gradient in the Mexican Caribbean

Joanne R. Peel; Maria C. Mandujano Sanchez; Jorge Lopez Portillo; et al. Revista de Biología Tropical 2017. doi:10.15517/rbt.v65i2.24372

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Association Plants were smaller at the higher salinity site.
Observation Largest leaves occurred at the low salinity site, measuring 51.2 ± 24.99 cm2.
Association Leaf length was not correlated with tree height.
Association Leaf length was not correlated with trunk diameter.
Association Larger leaves at low salinity had lower stomatal density of 65.0 stomata.mm2.
Association Stomatal density was inversely related to leaf area (r= -0.29, P < 0.001).
Association Stomatal density was inversely related to leaf width (r= -0.31, P < 0.001).

Associationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Seed bank density tended to decrease in high-light environments.

Taxon: forest seed banke0
Treatment: high-light environmentse3
Outcome: seed bank densitye3
Direction: decreasee3

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“assess the degree of variation in forest seed bank characteristics”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 167–233

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“The seed bank density tended to decrease in high-light environments”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 990–1057

Title

Seed bank heterogeneity and its association with vegetation and micro-environmental variables in a secondary forest in Kyoto city, Japan

Koji KAWAMURA; Keita NAKAHIRA; Hideo UEDA Journal of the Japanese Society of Revegetation Technology 2018. doi:10.7211/jjsrt.44.340

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Recommendationhypothesisoriginal resultnegativebasis n/a

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Selecting clones on fast growth alone may decrease hybrid aspen wood density.

Taxon: hybrid aspent0
Treatment: selecting clones based on fast growth onlye6
Outcome: hybrid aspen wood densitye6
Direction: decreasee6

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“in hybrid aspen”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 97–112

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“selecting clones based on fast growth only may be challenging since it may lead to a decrease in hybrid aspen wood density”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1224–1346

Title

Clonal variation in basic density, moisture content and heating value of wood, bark and branches in hybrid aspen

Jyrki Hytönen; Egbert Beuker; Anneli Viherä-Aarnio Silva Fennica 2018. doi:10.14214/sf.9938

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Observation Hybrid aspen clones differed significantly for almost all studied wood and bark properties.
Association Wood had lower ash content than bark (0.5% vs. 3.9%).
Association Wood had lower basic density than bark (378 vs. 450 kg m).
Association Wood had lower effective heating value than bark (18.26 vs. 19.24 MJ kg).
Association Wood had higher moisture content than bark (55% vs. 49%).
Observation Values for branches were intermediate between wood and bark.
Recommendation Properties of hybrid aspen important for energy use could be improved by clonal selection.

Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Green manure crops gave the greatest soil density decrease, 7-8%.

Taxon: spring wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Outcome: soil densitye0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 7-8%e0

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“The greatest decrease in the soil density (7-8%) was observed in the 0-10 cm layer after green-manure crops”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 876–983

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“spring wheat”
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Title

The influence of crop rotation on soil fertility and yield of spring wheat in forest-steppe zone of the Tuva Republic

T. F. Zharova DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2016

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Intervention effect Green manure fallows increased humus content by 0.6-0.13%.
Observation Humus decreased by 0.46% in grain-fallow control.
Observation Labile P2O5 supply was extremely low in control and grain crop rotations in 2014.
Observation Exchange K2O supply increased in grain-fallow and manure rotations.
Observation Soil density increased insignificantly after pure fallow.
Observation Soil density decreased 3-8% in other variants.
Intervention effect After green manure, Kantegirskaya 89 yield was higher by 0.24-0.28 t/ha.
Intervention effect After green manure, Chagytay yield was higher by 0.10-0,05 t/ha.
Intervention effect Occupied fallow decreased Kantegirskaya 89 grain exit by 0.45 t/ha.
Intervention effect Green manure fallow decreased Kantegirskaya 89 grain exit by 0.69-0.73 t/ha.
Intervention effect Occupied fallow decreased Chagytay grain exit by 0.14 t/ha.
Intervention effect Green manure fallow decreased Chagytay grain exit by 0.19-0.25 t/ha.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

High plant density produced a decrease in green leaf area index relative to low density.

Taxon: Winter Oilseed RapeBrassica napust0
Treatment: high plant density (HPD)e0
Outcome: green leaf area indexe0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: low plant density (LPD)e0

Verbatim

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“a rapid decrease in the green leaf area index (GLAI) and chlorophyll content and a remarkable increase in malondialdehyde content in high plant density (HPD) population than did the low plant density (LPD) population”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 444–660

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“Winter Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 52–91

Title

Leaf Senescence, Root Morphology, and Seed Yield of Winter Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.) at Varying Plant Densities

Ming Li; Muhammad Shahbaz Naeem; Shafaqat Ali; et al. BioMed Research International 2017. doi:10.1155/2017/8581072

Other claims from this paper (16)

Intervention effect Increasing density first increased and then decreased seed yield.
Intervention effect Increasing density first increased and then decreased pod numbers per unit area.
Observation The optimal density was 58.5 × 10 4 plants ha −1 for both varieties.
Intervention effect High plant density produced a decrease in chlorophyll content relative to low density.
Intervention effect High plant density produced a increase in malondialdehyde content relative to low density.
Intervention effect High density had higher pod area index (PAI) after peak anthesis.
Intervention effect High density had higher pod photosynthesis after peak anthesis.
Intervention effect High density had higher radiation use efficiency (RUE) after peak anthesis.
Observation High density was associated with higher dry matter accumulation.
Observation High density was associated with higher nitrogen utilization efficiency.
Observation High density was associated with higher yield.
Intervention effect High density decreased root length.
Intervention effect High density decreased root tips.
Intervention effect High density decreased root surface area.
Intervention effect High density decreased root volume.
Recommendation The authors recommend increasing density within a certain range for high seed yield.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Neutral detergent fibre and lignin in sorghum silage tended to decrease with increasing silage density.

Taxon: sorghumSorghume0
Treatment: increasing silage densitye3
Outcome: neutral detergent fibre, lignine3
Direction: tended to decreasee3

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“chemical and microbiological characteristics of sorghum silage”
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“The contents of neutral detergent fibre, lignin, pH values, yeast and mould counts and the DM losses tended to decrease together with increasing silage density”
✓ located after whitespace/quote normalisation · abstract, characters 835–994

Title

Effects of ensiling density on chemical and microbiological characteristics of sorghum silage

A.H.C. Anésio; M.V. Santos; L.D. da Silva; et al. Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences 2017. doi:10.22358/jafs/69270/2017

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Intervention effect Dry matter, crude protein and lactic acid bacteria count in sorghum silage tended to increase with increasing packing density.
Intervention effect Silage at 525 kg · m−3 density had the highest DM content.
Intervention effect pH values, yeast and mould counts and DM losses in sorghum silage tended to decrease with increasing silage density.
Intervention effect Organic matter, water-soluble carbohydrates and ammoniacal nitrogen in sorghum silage were not affected by silage density.
Intervention effect Acid detergent fibre, hemicellulose and cellulose in sorghum silage were not affected by silage density.
Intervention effect Nitrogen insoluble in neutral and acid detergents in sorghum silage was not affected by silage density.
Recommendation The minimum density of sorghum silage ensuring its quality is 525 kg · m−3.

Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivesimulated

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The model finds a logarithmic decrease in root length density with depth most beneficial for water uptake efficiency.

Outcome: efficient water uptakee0
Direction: most beneficiale0
Qualifier: logarithmic decrease of root length density with depthe0

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“Our theory finds a logarithmic decrease of root length density with depth to be most beneficial for efficient water uptake”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 486–608

Title

Supplementary material from "A design principle of root length distribution of plants"

Yeonsu Jung; Keunhwan Park; Jensen, Kaare H.; et al. Figshare 2019. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4750583.v1

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Method / resource Biological data and root mimicking network experiments supported the predicted distribution.
Method / resource The authors present the model as a tool to assess water deficit performance of engineered plant roots.

Mechanismhypothesisoriginal resultbasis n/a

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The MtCAS31 and AtICE1 interaction is hypothesized to cause the decrease in stomatal density that enhances drought resistance in transgenic Arabidopsis.

Taxon: ArabidopsisArabidopsise6
Gene: AtICE1e6
Outcome: decrease in stomatal densitye6
Qualifier: the interaction of MtCAS31 and AtICE1e6

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“We hypothesize that the interaction of MtCAS31 and AtICE1 caused the decrease in stomatal density to enhance the drought resistance of transgenic Arabidopsis”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1421–1578

Title

Overexpression of MtCAS31 enhances drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis by reducing stomatal density

Can Xie; Rongxue Zhang; Yueting Qu; et al. New Phytologist 2012. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04136.x

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Intervention effect After a 3-h drought treatment, MtCAS31 expression in Medicago truncatula increased 600-fold.
Intervention effect MtCAS31 overexpression reduced stomatal density in transgenic Arabidopsis.
Intervention effect MtCAS31 overexpression markedly enhanced drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis.
Observation MtCAS31 could interact with AtICE1 and the AtICE1 homologous protein Mt7g083900.1 both in vitro and in vivo.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

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Espalier training with a trellis in high density hedgerows did not decrease yield.

Taxon: olivesOleat0
Treatment: training to an espalier shapee0
Outcome: yielde0
Direction: does not decreasee0
Qualifier: with and without a trellise0

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“olives”
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“training to an espalier shape, with and without a trellis, in high density hedgerows, does not decrease yield”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 770–879

Title

Mechanical harvesting of California table and oil olives

Louise Ferguson; Sergio Castro‐García; Joseph Burns; et al. Advances in Horticultural Science 2010

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