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Osmotic adjustment was presented as the cause of the smaller decrease in relative water content.

Taxon: Eucalyptus urophyllaEucalyptus urophyllat0
Outcome: relative water contente0
Qualifier: osmotic adjustmente0

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“relative water content had a less decrease, due to osmotic adjustment”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1016–1085

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“Eucalyptus urophylla”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 27–47

Title

Physiological responses of Eucalyptus urophylla young plants treated with biostimulant under water deficit

Rayka Kristian Alves Santos; Paulo Araquém Ramos Cairo; Romário Pereira Barbosa; et al. Ciência Florestal 2019. doi:10.5902/1980509826206

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Intervention effect Stimulate® spraying raised net photosynthesis in water-limited Eucalyptus plants.
Intervention effect Stimulate® spraying lessened the decrease in relative water content under water limitation.
Intervention effect Stimulate® spraying produced greater plant height under water deficit.
Intervention effect Stimulate® spraying produced longer main roots under water deficit.
Recommendation The authors recommend Stimulate® as a viable option to mitigate physiological effects of water stress in young Eucalyptus.

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Declining relative water content partly explained the fall in leaf osmotic potential.

Taxon: apricotPrunus armeniacat0
Outcome: leaf osmotic potentiale0
Qualifier: decrease in relative water contente0

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“fall in leaf osmotic potential was partly accounted for by a decrease in relative water content”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 683–778

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“APRICOT LEAVES”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 69–83

Title

SEASONAL AND DIURNAL CHANGES IN ABSCISIC ACID AND WATER RELATIONS OF APRICOT LEAVES (PRUNUS ARMENIACA L.)

B. R. LOVEYS; S. P. ROBINSON; W. J. S. DOWNTON New Phytologist 1987. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1987.tb04878.x

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Observation Diurnal changes in conductance and foliar ABA were small.
Observation Xylem sap ABA content was low, at 0·3 to 0·9 × 10 −4 mol m −3.
Mechanism That sap ABA concentration was too low to affect stomatal conductance.
Mechanism Xylem uptake could account for diurnal and some seasonal changes in leaf ABA.
Observation Water potential fell over the growing season.
Association Turgor stayed high as leaf osmotic potential fell.
Observation Solute accumulated between December and March.
Mechanism Sorbitol chiefly accounted for the solute increase.
Observation Capacity to synthesize ABA under zero turgor declined from November to March.
Observation Capacity to synthesize ABA under zero turgor partly recovered in April.
Mechanism ABA appears relatively unimportant for controlling stomatal conductance.

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Volume preservation of the chlorenchyma stabilized photosynthesis, which was less inhibited by a given decrease in leaf relative water content than in nonsucculent leaves.

Taxon: Peperomia magnoliaefoliaPeperomia magnoliifoliat0
Organ / stage: chlorenchymae0
Outcome: photosynthesise0
Direction: less inhibitede0
Qualifier: volume preservation of the chlorenchymae0
Comparator: nonsucculent leavese0

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“Peperomia magnoliaefolia”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 36–60

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“The observed volume preservation of the chlorenchyma stabilized photosynthesis of Peperomia magnoliaefolia (Jac) leaves, which was less inhibited by a given decrease of the relative water content of the whole leaves than in nonsucculent leaves”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 850–1093

Title

Response of the Succulent Leaves of Peperomia magnoliaefolia to Dehydration

Jutta E. Schmidt; Werner M. Kaiser PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 1987. doi:10.1104/pp.83.1.190

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Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Osmotic adjustment was presented as the cause of the smaller decrease in relative water content.

Taxon: Eucalyptus urophyllaEucalyptus urophyllat0
Outcome: relative water contente0
Qualifier: osmotic adjustmente0

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“relative water content had a less decrease, due to osmotic adjustment”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1016–1085

t0
“Eucalyptus urophylla”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 27–47

Title

Physiological responses of Eucalyptus urophylla young plants treated with biostimulant under water deficit

Rayka Kristian Alves Santos; Paulo Araquém Ramos Cairo; Romário Pereira Barbosa; et al. Ciência Florestal 2019. doi:10.5902/1980509826206

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Intervention effect Stimulate® spraying raised net photosynthesis in water-limited Eucalyptus plants.
Intervention effect Stimulate® spraying lessened the decrease in relative water content under water limitation.
Intervention effect Stimulate® spraying produced greater plant height under water deficit.
Intervention effect Stimulate® spraying produced longer main roots under water deficit.
Recommendation The authors recommend Stimulate® as a viable option to mitigate physiological effects of water stress in young Eucalyptus.

Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Declining relative water content partly explained the fall in leaf osmotic potential.

Taxon: apricotPrunus armeniacat0
Outcome: leaf osmotic potentiale0
Qualifier: decrease in relative water contente0

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“fall in leaf osmotic potential was partly accounted for by a decrease in relative water content”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 683–778

t0
“APRICOT LEAVES”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 69–83

Title

SEASONAL AND DIURNAL CHANGES IN ABSCISIC ACID AND WATER RELATIONS OF APRICOT LEAVES (PRUNUS ARMENIACA L.)

B. R. LOVEYS; S. P. ROBINSON; W. J. S. DOWNTON New Phytologist 1987. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1987.tb04878.x

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Observation Diurnal changes in conductance and foliar ABA were small.
Observation Xylem sap ABA content was low, at 0·3 to 0·9 × 10 −4 mol m −3.
Mechanism That sap ABA concentration was too low to affect stomatal conductance.
Mechanism Xylem uptake could account for diurnal and some seasonal changes in leaf ABA.
Observation Water potential fell over the growing season.
Association Turgor stayed high as leaf osmotic potential fell.
Observation Solute accumulated between December and March.
Mechanism Sorbitol chiefly accounted for the solute increase.
Observation Capacity to synthesize ABA under zero turgor declined from November to March.
Observation Capacity to synthesize ABA under zero turgor partly recovered in April.
Mechanism ABA appears relatively unimportant for controlling stomatal conductance.

Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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A decrease in photosynthesis in holm oak resulted from coordinated suppression of leaf conductance.

Taxon: Quercus ilexQuercus ilexe0
Outcome: decrease in Ae1
Qualifier: coordinated suppression in leaf conductancee1

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“Diffusional limitations to photosynthesis (A), relative water content (RWC) and their association with photochemical reflectance index (PRI) were studied in holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) saplings subjected to water stress and subsequent water stress relief”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–253

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“A decrease in A resulted from coordinated suppression in leaf conductance”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 488–561

Title

Gas exchange, water relations and their relationships with photochemical reflectance index in Quercus ilex plants during water stress and recovery.

Tsonko Tsonev; Said Wahbi; Pengsen Sun; et al. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 2014

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Extended mitotic activity progressively reduced the relative frequency of G2 cells.

Taxon: Vicia fabaVicia fabae1
Outcome: relative frequency of G2 cellse0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: extended mitotic activitye0

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“This extended mitotic activity produces a progressive decrease in relative frequency of G2 cells”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 443–539

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“in Vicia faba”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 249–262

Title

Relationship Between DNA Synthesis and Water Content During Ripening ofVicia FabaSeed

Alberto Brunori Caryologia 1967. doi:10.1080/00087114.1967.10796271

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Observation DNA synthesis stopped at 75% cotyledon water content.
Observation Mitotic activity continued above 65% water content.
Observation Some G2 cells had not reached G1 at full ripening.
Observation Reserve accumulation persisted while water content exceeded 55%.
Mechanism The authors infer distinct critical water levels limit the examined ripening processes.

Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Gelrite induced more closed stomata in walnut explants, which reduced transpiration.

Taxon: walnute0
Treatment: Gelritee1
Outcome: reduction in Ee1
Qualifier: more closed stomatae1

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“Compared with the medium containing Agar, adding Gelrite to the DKW medium caused a decrease in E and an increase in relative leaf water content (RWC) of the walnut explant's leaves during desiccation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1196–1396

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“Gelrite induced generation of more closed stomata leading to a reduction in E”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1398–1475

Title

Stomatal Morphology and Desiccation Response of Persian Walnut Tissue Culture Plantlets Influenced by the Gelling Agent of In Vitro Culture Medium

Zeinab Asayesh; Sasan Aliniaeifard; Kourosh Vahdati DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2021. doi:10.22034/jon.2021.1922749.1105

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Intervention effect Adding Gelrite instead of Agar decreased transpiration rate of walnut explants during desiccation.
Intervention effect Adding Gelrite instead of Agar increased relative leaf water content of walnut explants during desiccation.
Intervention effect Agar and Gelrite caused no considerable changes in morpho-physiological characteristics of walnut explants.

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Leaf aging and declining chlorophyll and absorbance accompanied a decrease in maize Pn.

Taxon: maizeZea mayse0
Outcome: maize Pne0
Qualifier: leaves would age, and the gradual decrease of chlorophyll relative content and Abe0

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“As the growth period progressed, the leaves would age, and the gradual decrease of chlorophyll relative content and Ab led to a gradual decrease in maize Pn.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1670–1827

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Optimization of water and fertilizer management on the intercropping system between maize and mung bean to improve photosynthetic characteristics & water use and to increase plant yield

Mengfan Gao; Xinxin Wang; Renqiang Chen; et al. Frontiers in Plant Science 2025. doi:10.3389/fpls.2025.1597198

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Observation Maize leaf area index and chlorophyll content rose then fell with emergence time.
Observation Mung bean leaf area index and chlorophyll content rose then fell with emergence time.
Intervention effect Organic fertilizer raised maize leaf area index by 5.99%–36.70%.
Intervention effect Organic fertilizer raised mung bean leaf area index by 27.43%–28.72%.
Intervention effect Organic fertilizer raised maize chlorophyll content by 2.31%–3.47%.
Intervention effect Organic fertilizer raised mung bean chlorophyll content by 4.59%–4.63%.
Intervention effect Irrigation treatment raised maize leaf area index by 9.73%–33.42% versus I 0.
Intervention effect Irrigation treatment raised mung bean leaf area index by 6.60%–17.39% versus I 0.
Intervention effect Irrigation treatment raised maize chlorophyll content by 2.75%–12.68% versus I 0.
Intervention effect Irrigation treatment raised mung bean chlorophyll content by 4.14%–9.12% versus I 0.
Observation Gas exchange and absorbance first rose and then fell over emergence time in maize and mung bean.
Observation Maize net photosynthetic rate increased by 5.04%–47.12%.
Observation Mung bean net photosynthetic rate increased by 11.29%–26.60%.
Association Maize Pn correlated strongly with chlorophyll content and absorbance.
Observation Three-dimensional Pn curves with chlorophyll content and absorbance were S-shaped.
Association Crop water use efficiency rose then fell with increasing irrigation volume.
Intervention effect Organic fertilizer significantly improved water use efficiency in the intercrop.
Recommendation Authors conclude combined organic fertilizer and irrigation can improve grain output and quality.

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Development, reproduction & morphology 2

Breeding, agronomy & horticulture 1