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High salinity caused a stronger decrease in relative water content without leaching.

Taxon: Sorghum bicolorSorghum bicolort0
Treatment: HSS-HWSe0
Outcome: relative water contente0
Direction: stronger decreasee0
Qualifier: No SLe0
Comparator: SLe0

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“HSS-HWS determined a stronger decrease in leaf water potential and relative water content under No SL than SL”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 889–998

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“Sorghum bicolor”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 36–51

Title

Salt Tolerance and Na Allocation in Sorghum bicolor under Variable Soil and Water Salinity

Roberta Calone; Rabab Sanoubar; Carla Lambertini; et al. Plants 2020. doi:10.3390/plants9050561

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Intervention effect High soil and water salinity reduced dry weight by 87% without leaching.
Intervention effect High soil and water salinity reduced dry weight by 42% with leaching.
Intervention effect High salinity caused a stronger decrease in leaf water potential without leaching.
Intervention effect High salinity without leaching increased sodium bioaccumulation from soil to plant.
Intervention effect High salinity without leaching increased sodium translocation from roots to stem and leaves.
Intervention effect Leaching limited sodium bioaccumulation despite higher salt input.
Intervention effect Leaching prevented sodium translocation to leaves.
Intervention effect Leaching enhanced selective calcium absorption relative to sodium.
Association Higher sodium accumulation was associated with lower calcium accumulation, especially without leaching.
Association Higher sodium accumulation was associated with lower magnesium accumulation, especially without leaching.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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TMB2x9172 had the least decrease in relative water content under stress.

Taxon: Musa spp.Musat0
Material: TMB2x9172e0
Treatment: stresse0
Outcome: relative water contente0
Direction: least decreasee0

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““TMB2x9172” showed the least decrease in relative water content and highest root-shoot ratio increase under stress.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1508–1623

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“banana ( Musa spp.)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 12–31

Title

Response of banana ( Musa spp.) to drought stress based on phenotypic and physiological traits

Moureen Nansamba; Julia Sibiya; Robooni Tumuhimbise; et al. Journal of Crop Improvement 2022. doi:10.1080/15427528.2022.2148313

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Intervention effect Drought significantly reduced plant height, total leaf area and leaf numbers.
Intervention effect Drought significantly reduced total dry matter, chlorophyll and relative water content.
Intervention effect Water use efficiency increased under stress in 12 genotypes.
Association Stomatal conductance depended on the interaction between genotype and porometer reading time.
Intervention effect ITC.0987 was most tolerant, with the least effect on above-ground growth.
Intervention effect TMB2x9722-1 had the least total dry matter reduction among improved diploids.
Intervention effect TMB2x9722-1 had the highest water use efficiency among improved diploids.
Intervention effect TMB2x9172 had the highest increase in root-shoot ratio under stress.
Recommendation ITC.0987, TMB2x9722-1 and TMB2x9172 were identified as drought-tolerant breeding candidates.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Drought-stressed alfalfa plants showed a significant decrease in relative water content of 7.45%.

Taxon: alfalfaMedicago sativae0
Treatment: drought-stressede0
Outcome: relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 7.45%e0

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“In drought-stressed alfalfa plants, we observed a significant decrease in the relative water content (7.45%)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 949–1057

Title

Phosphate-Solubilizing Enterobacter ludwigii AFFR02 and Bacillus megaterium Mj1212 Rescues Alfalfa’s Growth under Post-Drought Stress

Sang-Mo Kang; Muhammad-Aaqil Khan; Muhammad Hamayun; et al. Agriculture 2021. doi:10.3390/agriculture11060485

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Intervention effect Drought stress decreased alfalfa shoot length by 24.88%.
Intervention effect Drought stress decreased alfalfa root length by 29.62%.
Intervention effect Drought stress decreased alfalfa shoot fresh weight by 49.62%.
Intervention effect Drought stress decreased alfalfa root fresh weight by 45.09%.
Intervention effect Drought stress decreased alfalfa stalk diameter by 52.84%.
Intervention effect Drought stress decreased alfalfa chlorophyll content by 19.2%.
Intervention effect Bacterial inoculation significantly recovered alfalfa shoot length by 12.42% under drought stress.
Intervention effect Bacterial inoculation significantly recovered alfalfa root length by 21.30% under drought stress.
Intervention effect Bacterial inoculation significantly recovered alfalfa shoot fresh weight by 50.74% under drought stress.
Intervention effect Bacterial inoculation significantly recovered alfalfa root fresh weight by 46.42% under drought stress.
Intervention effect Bacterial inoculation significantly recovered alfalfa stalk diameter by 76.72% under drought stress.
Intervention effect Bacterial inoculation significantly recovered alfalfa chlorophyll content by 17.98% under drought stress.
Intervention effect Drought-stressed alfalfa plants showed an increase in electrical conductivity of 68.87%.
Intervention effect Drought-stressed alfalfa plants showed an increase in abscisic acid contents of 164.42%.
Intervention effect Total phenolic content (46.08%) and DPPH-scavenging activity (39.66%) increased significantly in alfalfa treated with drought stress and the bacterial isolates.
Intervention effect Total flavonoid (13.68%) and superoxide dismutase (28.51%) increased in alfalfa treated with drought stress and the bacterial isolates.
Intervention effect Potassium (17.98%) and phosphorous (11.14%) increased in bacteria-inoculated alfalfa plants under drought stress.
Intervention effect Calcium (3.07%) and magnesium (6.71%) increased in bacteria-inoculated alfalfa plants under drought stress.
Recommendation The authors propose that the isolates could be used as potential candidates in smart-climate agricultural practices in drought-stricken areas.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Water stress decreased relative water content.

Taxon: ALFALFAMedicago sativat0
Treatment: water stresse0
Outcome: relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0

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“The results obtained showed that the effects of water stress are manifested by a decrease in the relative water content”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 246–365

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“ALFALFA”
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Title

EFFECT OF WATER STRESS ON RHIZOBIA SYMBIOSIS IN ALFALFA (MEDICAGO SATIVA L.)

Ahlem Mouffok; M. Belhamra Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences 2020. doi:10.4314/jfas.v12i1.17

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Intervention effect Water stress negatively affected vegetative growth.
Intervention effect Water stress negatively affected symbiotic nitrogen fixation.
Association Varietal responses differed by stress severity.
Observation Diamant was among the most tolerant varieties across water deficit levels.
Observation Baldia was among the most tolerant varieties across water deficit levels.
Observation Dista showed significant sensitivity to water deficit.
Observation Moapa showed significant sensitivity to water deficit.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Elevated CO2 mitigated drought-related decrease in sorghum leaf relative water content.

Taxon: SorghumSorghume0
Treatment: elevated CO 2 concentratione0
Outcome: relative water content in leavese0
Direction: reducing the decreasee0
Qualifier: negative drought impacte0

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“Sorghum also showed a mitigating effect of elevated CO 2 concentration on the negative drought impact, particularly in reducing the decrease of relative water content in leaves.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1422–1599

Title

Differential physiological and production responses of C3 and C4 crops to climate factor interactions

Emmanuel Opoku; Pranav Pankaj Sahu; Hana Findurová; et al. Frontiers in Plant Science 2024. doi:10.3389/fpls.2024.1345462

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Chlorophyll and relative water content of tomato tended to decrease as stress level increased.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: increase in stress levele5
Outcome: chlorophyll and the relative water contente5
Direction: decreasee5

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“tomato genotypes”
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“physiological parameters, namely chlorophyll and the relative water content tended to decrease, while the rate of water loss and proline content tended to increase following an increase in stress level”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1010–1211

Title

Assessing the impact of different water stresses on physio-chemical properties and yield-related traits in tomato genotypes: Insights into stability and response

Veerendra K. VERMA; Krishnappa RANGAPPA; Amit KUMAR; et al. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca 2025. doi:10.15835/nbha53114113

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Water stress decreased relative water content and chlorophyll.

Taxon: peanutArachis hypogaeat0
Treatment: water stresst0
Outcome: relative water content, chlorophyll contente0
Direction: decreasee0

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“there was a decrease in relative water content, chlorophyll content, antioxidant enzymes, protein, and mineral nutrient elements.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1346–1475

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“peanut tolerance to water stress”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 36–68

Title

Potassium humate and cobalt enhance peanut tolerance to water stress through regulation of proline, antioxidants, and maintenance of nutrient homeostasis

Ayman M. S. Elshamly; Zubair Ahmad Parrey; Abdel-Rhman Z. Gaafar; et al. Scientific Reports 2024. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-50714-z

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Intervention effect The ST4 irrigation strategy reduced yield.
Intervention effect ST4 increased proline content.
Intervention effect Water stress decreased antioxidant enzymes, protein, and mineral nutrients.
Intervention effect Kh or Co improved most measured parameters.
Association Co had an antagonistic relation with iron and manganese that depended on irrigation strategy.
Intervention effect Kh 3 g l−1 plus Co with ST2 produced the highest mineral nutrients, chlorophyll and relative water content.
Intervention effect Kh 3 g l−1 plus Co with ST2 produced the highest protein and oil content and seed yield.
Intervention effect Kh 3 g l−1 plus Co with ST2 produced the highest water productivity.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Drought-stressed Thymus pannonicus showed a significant decrease in relative water content compared with the control.

Taxon: Thymus pannonicusThymus pannonicuse0
Treatment: drought-stressed treatmentse1
Outcome: relative water contente1
Direction: decreasee1
Comparator: controle1

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“on Thymus pannonicus, a resilient perennial herb native to the Pannonian vegetation region”
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“a notable decrease (p < 0.05) in relative water content was seen in drought-stressed treatments compared to the to the control”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 902–1028

Title

Unravelling the impact of drought and salt stresses on Thymus pannonicus: Morpho-physiological and biochemical insights

Karim Etri; Beáta Gosztola; György Végvári; et al. Plant Stress 2024. doi:10.1016/j.stress.2024.100557

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Intervention effect Drought stress at 40% soil water capacity notably reduced shoot and root parameters of Thymus pannonicus.
Intervention effect Salt treatment at 60 mM NaCl had a minimal impact on growth of Thymus pannonicus.
Observation Photosynthetic pigment composition of Thymus pannonicus was stable across all treatments.
Intervention effect Essential oil content of Thymus pannonicus declined under drought stress, to 0.49 ml/100g DW.
Intervention effect Essential oil content of Thymus pannonicus declined under combined drought and salt stress, to 0.53 ml/100g DW.
Intervention effect Thymol and carvacrol content of Thymus pannonicus decreased significantly under drought-stressed treatments.
Intervention effect Total polyphenol concentration of Thymus pannonicus was substantially reduced under combined stress, to 101.49 mg GAE/g DW.
Intervention effect Antioxidant capacity of Thymus pannonicus was substantially reduced under combined stress, to 106.57 AAE/g DW.
Intervention effect Rosmarinic and caffeic acid levels of Thymus pannonicus were highest under drought stress and lowest under combined stress.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Susceptible genotypes had a significant decrease in relative water content under salinity.

Taxon: chickpeaCicer arietinumt0
Material: ICC 249 & ICC 247e0
Treatment: salinity stresst0
Outcome: relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0

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“significant decrease in total chlorophyll and relative water content in susceptible genotypes (ICC 249 & ICC 247)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 926–1039

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“Screening and evaluation of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes for salinity stress tolerance: A biochemical, physiological and yield assessment”
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Screening and evaluation of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes for salinity stress tolerance: A biochemical, physiological and yield assessment

T Aman; J Priyanka; K Rajneesh; et al. Plant Science Today 2025. doi:10.14719/pst.5365

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Observation Traits varied significantly across genotypes.
Intervention effect Susceptible genotypes had a significant decrease in total chlorophyll under salinity.
Observation Tolerant genotypes had significantly smaller declines in chlorophyll and relative water content.
Association Lipid peroxidation increased significantly in tolerant versus sensitive genotypes.
Association Proline content increased significantly in tolerant versus sensitive genotypes.
Association Protein content increased nonsignificantly in tolerant versus sensitive genotypes.
Mechanism The authors attribute higher proline content under salinity to stress related protein production.
Observation ICC5439 and GNG 1581 were classified as highly tolerant.
Observation ICC 6050, ICC 251, ICC 252 and ICC 262 were classified as medium tolerant.
Observation ICC253, ICC 247 and ICC 249 were classified as highly susceptible.
Observation The remaining genotypes were minimally tolerant or sensitive.
Association Trait associations were significant and direct.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Drought stress decreased relative water content by 48%.

Treatment: DSe0
Outcome: relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 48%e0

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“DS initially caused a 48% decrease in relative water content”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 766–826

Title

Exploring regulatory roles of putrescine-doped zinc oxide nanoentities on ethylene signaling, redox imbalance, and programmed cell death in drought-stressed rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings

Abir Das; Tibor Janda; Sudipta Kumar Sil; et al. Frontiers in Plant Science 2025. doi:10.3389/fpls.2025.1630837

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Intervention effect PUT-nZnO treatment restored relative water content to 126%.
Intervention effect PUT-nZnO improved membrane integrity.
Intervention effect PUT-nZnO reduced DNA loss.
Mechanism PUT-nZnO restored ion homeostasis via ATP hydrolysis.
Intervention effect PUT-nZnO supported cellular conformity and viability.
Mechanism The treatment reduced drought-induced oxidative signaling through enhanced antioxidation.
Intervention effect DS+PUT-nZnO reduced hydrogen peroxide by 41%.
Mechanism Polyamine distribution and oxidizing enzyme activity induced chloroplast energy transfer and ROS generation.
Mechanism The authors attribute drought tolerance to nZnO support of osmotic turgidity and mineral nutrition together with PUT antioxidation.

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