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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Recovery treatment reduced tree growth rates.

Taxon: trembling aspene0
Treatment: recovery treatmente1
Outcome: growth ratese1
Direction: lowere1

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“trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 377–414

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“Trees in the recovery treatment also exhibited lower growth rates and increased xylem damage in their older rings.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 949–1063

Title

Lack of Hydraulic Acclimation in Response to Multiple Droughts and Recovery

Jaycie C. Fickle; Kelly L. Kerr; Lillie I. Congram; et al. Plant Cell & Environment 2026. doi:10.1111/pce.70671

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Intervention effect A recovery year between two droughts gave trees less drought resilience than consecutive drought treatments.
Intervention effect Recovery treatment increased xylem damage in older rings.
Intervention effect No hydraulic acclimation to severe drought was detected over time.
Intervention effect The authors infer severe repeated drought raises hydraulic vulnerability.

Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultmeasured

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Limited maize silk elongation recovery after rescue irrigation was probably due to low water potentials and ovary growth rates.

Taxon: maizeZea mayst0
Organ / stage: silke0
Outcome: limited recovery of silk elongatione0
Qualifier: water potentials below the threshold for elongation and lower growth rates of the associated ovariese0

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“The limited recovery of silk elongation, especially at the apical and basal regions following rescue irrigation was probably due to water potentials below the threshold for elongation and lower growth rates of the associated ovaries.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 766–999

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“maize”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 29–34

Title

Pre‐silking water deficit in maize induced kernel loss through impaired silk growth and ovary carbohydrate dynamics

Yebei Li; Shoubing Huang; Qingfeng Meng; et al. Plant-Environment Interactions 2024. doi:10.1002/pei3.10141

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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B. subtilis 26D promoted recovery of shoot growth rates after P. infestans infection.

Taxon: potatoSolanum tuberosume0
Treatment: presence of endophytic bacteria B. subtilis 26De0
Interactor: P. infestansPhytophthora infestanse0pathogen
Second interactor: B. subtilis 26De0biocontrol_agent
Outcome: growth rates of shootse0
Direction: recoverye0

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“It was shown that the presence of endophytic bacteria B. subtilis 26D in potato tissues promoted a rapid recovery of the growth rates of shoots, wet and dry mass of roots after P. infestans infection, and also reduced the area of late blight damaged zones on the leaves.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 291–561

Title

INFLUENCE OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS 26D ON GROWTH PARAMETERS AND IAA CONTENT IN POTATO PLANTS INFECTED WITH PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS

A.V. Sorokan; S.V. Veselova; I.V. Maksimov ÈKOBIOTEH 2021. doi:10.31163/2618-964x-2021-4-2-89-93

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Intervention effect B. subtilis 26D promoted recovery of wet and dry root mass after infection.
Intervention effect B. subtilis 26D promoted recovery of dry root mass after infection.
Intervention effect B. subtilis 26D reduced the leaf area damaged by late blight.
Intervention effect Pathogen infection increased shoot IAA content.
Intervention effect Infected plants containing B. subtilis 26D did not show the shoot IAA increase.

Observationauthor interpretationoriginal resultnegativeprojected

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Secondary growth rates of 1.41–2.0 Mg ha−1 yr−1 indicate recovery times of about 69 to 97 years to reach average control aboveground biomass (137 ± 12.3 Mg ha−1).

Taxon: secondary montane forestst0
Outcome: recovery timese2
Value: 69 to 97 yearse2
Qualifier: 1.41–2.0 Mg ha−1 yr−1 for DBH ≥ 10 cme2
Setting: Perut0

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“secondary montane forests in Peru”
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“Secondary growth rates (1.41–2.0 Mg ha−1 yr−1 for DBH ≥ 10 cm) indicate recovery times of ca. 69 to 97 years to reach average control AGB values (137 ± 12.3 Mg ha−1)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1191–1356

Title

Aboveground biomass in secondary montane forests in Peru: Slow carbon recovery in agroforestry legacies

Susan Aragón; Norma Salinas; Alex Nina-Quispe; et al. Global Ecology and Conservation 2021. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01696

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Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Drought-stressed saplings had the lowest growth rates.

Taxon: Bertholletia excelsa, Dipteryx odorata, and Tachigali vulgarisBertholletia excelsaDipteryx odorataTachigali vulgarise0
Treatment: Drought-stressede4
Outcome: growth ratese4
Direction: loweste4

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“saplings of Bertholletia excelsa, Dipteryx odorata, and Tachigali vulgaris to water deficit followed by recovery”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 361–473

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“Drought-stressed plants had the lowest growth rates, more biomass allocated to roots and less leaf biomass”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 866–972

Title

Interspecific variation of functional traits in saplings of three Amazonian species under drought stress and recovery

Zilza T M Guimarães; Debora Coelho-Silva; José C R Soares; et al. AoB Plants 2026. doi:10.1093/aobpla/plaf073

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Drought reduced growth rates in young S. saponaria plants.

Taxon: S. saponariaSapindus saponariae0
Treatment: drought conditionse0
Outcome: growth ratese0
Direction: reducede0

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“Young S. saponaria plants showed reduced growth rates under drought conditions”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 658–736

Title

Recovery capacity and morphophysiological responses of Sapindus saponaria L. to water stress

R. G. O. Guerreiro; K. E. S. Lima; T. M. Silva; et al. Brazilian Journal of Biology 2025. doi:10.1590/1519-6984.295472

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Observation Growth did not recover after rehydration of drought-stressed S. saponaria.
Intervention effect Drought decreased the chlorophyll a/b ratio in S. saponaria.
Intervention effect Drought increased root total soluble carbohydrate content in S. saponaria.
Intervention effect Flooding did not change growth in S. saponaria.
Intervention effect Flooded S. saponaria had higher root total soluble carbohydrate content.
Observation The authors characterize young S. saponaria as drought-intolerant with low recovery capacity but tolerant of flooding and post-flooding periods.

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Flooding increased relative growth rates of biomass, height and stem basal diameter, especially after recovery.

Taxon: Populus deltoidesPopulus deltoidest0
Treatment: flooding treatmentse0
Outcome: relative growth rate of biomass, height, and stem-basal diametere0
Direction: greatere0

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“The seedlings had greater relative growth rate of biomass, height, and stem-basal diameter (BRGR, HRGR, and SRGR, respectively) under flooding treatments, especially in FR treatment ( P < 0.05)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 617–810

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“Populus deltoides”
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Title

Populus deltoides is suitable for moist and short-term flooded soil conditions on the basis of its relative growth rate and stoichiometry

Cheng Xu; Xiaopeng Liu; Zhuangzhuang Qian; et al. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 2025. doi:10.1139/cjfr-2024-0243

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Observationobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

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Tree growth rates did not differ among treatments.

Taxon: treee0
Interactor: Ligustrum sinense Lour.Ligustrum sinensee1weed
Outcome: tree growth ratese0
Direction: did not differe0

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“tree growth rates did not differ among treatments”
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“Ligustrum sinense Lour. (Chinese privet)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 358–398

Title

Decadal Patterns of Forest and Pollinator Recovery Following the Eradication of an Invasive Shrub

Michael D. Ulyshen; Scott Horn; James L. Hanula Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 2022. doi:10.3389/fevo.2022.832268

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Intervention effect Restored plots had 24% greater basal area than invaded controls.
Intervention effect Privet removal increased regenerating native stems by 60%.
Intervention effect Bee richness and abundance remained higher in restored plots.
Intervention effect Butterfly richness and abundance remained higher in restored plots.
Observation Bee diversity, abundance and composition became comparable to never-invaded reference plots.
Observation Butterfly recovery was less comparable to never-invaded plots.
Observation Authors project forest cover may thin and disappear without privet removal.

Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Post stress growth rates were 1.4 to 2.4 times pre stress rates.

Taxon: Pinus radiataPinus radiatat0
Outcome: post-stress growth ratese0
Direction: highere0
Value: 1.4-2.4 timese0
Comparator: pre-stress ratese0

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“post-stress growth rates 1.4-2.4 times higher than pre-stress rates”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1846–1913

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“Pinus radiata”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 84–97

Title

Water stress and recovery dynamics of physiological function and growth in juvenile Pinus radiata

Dejan Firm; Damien Sellier; Warren Yorston Tree Physiology 2026. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpag051

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Observation Leaf function and stem growth fully recovered after drought release, with slower recovery after prolonged stress.
Intervention effect Stomatal conductance returned to control levels after about 1.5 weeks following moderate drought.
Intervention effect Stomatal conductance returned to control levels after about 2.5 weeks following extended drought.
Observation Net CO2 assimilation recovered within about 1.5 weeks irrespective of drought duration.
Observation Cambial activity resumed within days to a week after stem water reserves refilled.
Observation Growth recovered rapidly even after very low water potentials and nearly two months of neutral or negative carbon balance.
Observation Wood formation resumed ahead of photosynthetic recovery.
Intervention effect Drought reduced total radial growth.
Intervention effect Aboveground biomass gain remained comparable to well watered controls despite drought.

Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Severe winter temperatures at Jay damaged Koroneiki trees, with high mortality and poor recovery growth.

Taxon: olive treesOlea europaeae0 t0 e1
Material: Koroneikie0 t0 e1
Treatment: Severe winter temperaturese0 t0 e1
Outcome: high mortality rates and poor post-winter recovery growthe0 t0 e1
Setting: Jaye0 t0 e1

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“Severe winter temperatures at Jay caused damage to ‘Arbosana’ and ‘Koroneiki’ trees, leading to high mortality rates and poor post-winter recovery growth.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 925–1079

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“Olive Trees”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 38–49

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“Total root length declined from 4 to 9 months after transplant (MAP), but it remained stable from 9 to 20 MAP.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1330–1440

Title

Adaptation and Early Establishment of Olive Trees (Olea europaea L.) under the Humid Subtropical Climate of the Southeastern United States

Jonathan Clavijo-Herrera; Mack Thetford; Jeffrey Williamson; et al. HortScience 2025. doi:10.21273/hortsci18660-25

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