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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 resultsignificant (as stated)measured

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Only common bean had a significant decrease in relative water content.

Taxon: Common BeanPhaseolus vulgarist0
Outcome: relative water contente0
Direction: reductione0

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“Significant relative water content reduction was detected only in CB.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1567–1636

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“Common Bean”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 35–46

Title

Breeding for Drought Resistance in Common Bean: In Vitro Assay for Root Osmotic Potential

Mohamed F. Mohamed; Azza A. Tawfik Journal of Crop Improvement 2008. doi:10.1080/15427520802224584

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Observation Unstressed common bean calli had higher osmotic potential and relative growth rate than tepary calli.
Observation Unstressed common bean calli had lower dry matter percentage than tepary calli.
Intervention effect Water stress did not affect measured parameters for common bean leaf callus or tepary leaf and root calli.
Intervention effect Common bean root callus osmotic potential decreased under water stress and remained low after recovery.
Intervention effect Common bean root callus relative growth rate decreased.
Intervention effect Common bean root callus dry matter increased.
Intervention effect Stress significantly reduced leaf, stem and root dry mass and leaf area in both bean types.
Observation Mass reduction was especially high in common bean stem, leaf and root.
Observation Tepary roots penetrated deeper in soil.
Intervention effect Common bean root depth did not significantly change with drought.
Observation Substantial common bean root mass occurred in the upper 10 to 20 cm of soil.
Observation Common bean had higher stomatal conductance and transpiration than tepary under both watering regimes.
Observation Soil moisture near common bean roots was higher than near tepary roots during stress.
Intervention effect Stressed common bean produced no seed yield in the production field.
Intervention effect Stressed tepary retained 60 to 64% of potential dry seed yield.
Recommendation The authors recommend the root osmotic potential assay for common bean drought resistance improvement.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

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Water stress decreased leaf area and relative water content in mulberry, with a marked decrease only in severe stress.

Taxon: mulberrye0
Treatment: water stresse0
Outcome: leaf area and relative water contente2
Direction: decreasede2
Qualifier: a marked decrease was observed only in severe stress treatmente2

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“in 3-month-old mulberry plants at four levels of water stress”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 87–148

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“Though leaf area and relative water content decreased, significantly, a marked decrease was observed only in severe stress treatment”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 248–380

Title

CHANGES IN LEAF WATER POTENTIAL, OSMOTIC ADJUSTMENT, AND PROLINE METABOLISM IN MULBERRY DURING WATER STRESS

B.D. Ranjitha Kumari; K. Veeranjaneyulu Israel Journal of Plant Sciences 1996. doi:10.1080/07929978.1996.10676642

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Intervention effect Water stress significantly decreased leaf water potential and osmotic potential in mulberry.
Intervention effect Water stress caused accumulation of total amino acids and proline in roots and leaves of mulberry.
Intervention effect Amino acid accumulation under water stress was greater in leaves than in roots of mulberry.
Intervention effect Proline accumulation under water stress was greater in roots than in leaves of mulberry.
Intervention effect Water stress inhibited the activities of proline dehydrogenase and proline oxidase in mulberry.
Intervention effect Inhibition of proline oxidase under water stress was greater in roots than in leaves of mulberry.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Only common bean had a significant decrease in relative water content.

Taxon: Common BeanPhaseolus vulgarist0
Outcome: relative water contente0
Direction: reductione0

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“Significant relative water content reduction was detected only in CB.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1567–1636

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“Common Bean”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 35–46

Title

Breeding for Drought Resistance in Common Bean: In Vitro Assay for Root Osmotic Potential

Mohamed F. Mohamed; Azza A. Tawfik Journal of Crop Improvement 2008. doi:10.1080/15427520802224584

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Observation Unstressed common bean calli had higher osmotic potential and relative growth rate than tepary calli.
Observation Unstressed common bean calli had lower dry matter percentage than tepary calli.
Intervention effect Water stress did not affect measured parameters for common bean leaf callus or tepary leaf and root calli.
Intervention effect Common bean root callus osmotic potential decreased under water stress and remained low after recovery.
Intervention effect Common bean root callus relative growth rate decreased.
Intervention effect Common bean root callus dry matter increased.
Intervention effect Stress significantly reduced leaf, stem and root dry mass and leaf area in both bean types.
Observation Mass reduction was especially high in common bean stem, leaf and root.
Observation Tepary roots penetrated deeper in soil.
Intervention effect Common bean root depth did not significantly change with drought.
Observation Substantial common bean root mass occurred in the upper 10 to 20 cm of soil.
Observation Common bean had higher stomatal conductance and transpiration than tepary under both watering regimes.
Observation Soil moisture near common bean roots was higher than near tepary roots during stress.
Intervention effect Stressed common bean produced no seed yield in the production field.
Intervention effect Stressed tepary retained 60 to 64% of potential dry seed yield.
Recommendation The authors recommend the root osmotic potential assay for common bean drought resistance improvement.

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”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–148

Title

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 resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Water stress significantly decreased relative water content and chlorophyll stability index.

Treatment: Water stresse0
Outcome: relative water content, chlorophyll stability indexe0
Direction: decreasee0

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“Water stress was found to decrease significantly in the data of photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, stomatal conductance, relative water content, chlorophyll stability index”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 642–820

Title

Brassinolide induced modulation of physiology, growth and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under water stress condition

Suman Dhayal; DL Bagdi; BL Kakralya; et al. Crop Research 2012

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Intervention effect Water stress significantly decreased photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate and stomatal conductance.
Intervention effect Water stress significantly decreased leaf area, leaf dry weight and plant height.
Intervention effect Water stress significantly decreased spikes per plant, grains per ear and test weight.
Intervention effect Water stress significantly decreased grain yield.
Intervention effect Brassinolide significantly increased the measured physiological, growth and yield parameters in both wheat cultivars through 1.5 ppm.
Association The measured physiological, growth and yield variables were positively correlated with grain yield.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Water stress decreased leaf area and relative water content in mulberry, with a marked decrease only in severe stress.

Taxon: mulberrye0
Treatment: water stresse0
Outcome: leaf area and relative water contente2
Direction: decreasede2
Qualifier: a marked decrease was observed only in severe stress treatmente2

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Verbatim

e0
“in 3-month-old mulberry plants at four levels of water stress”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 87–148

e2
“Though leaf area and relative water content decreased, significantly, a marked decrease was observed only in severe stress treatment”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 248–380

Title

CHANGES IN LEAF WATER POTENTIAL, OSMOTIC ADJUSTMENT, AND PROLINE METABOLISM IN MULBERRY DURING WATER STRESS

B.D. Ranjitha Kumari; K. Veeranjaneyulu Israel Journal of Plant Sciences 1996. doi:10.1080/07929978.1996.10676642

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Intervention effect Water stress significantly decreased leaf water potential and osmotic potential in mulberry.
Intervention effect Water stress caused accumulation of total amino acids and proline in roots and leaves of mulberry.
Intervention effect Amino acid accumulation under water stress was greater in leaves than in roots of mulberry.
Intervention effect Proline accumulation under water stress was greater in roots than in leaves of mulberry.
Intervention effect Water stress inhibited the activities of proline dehydrogenase and proline oxidase in mulberry.
Intervention effect Inhibition of proline oxidase under water stress was greater in roots than in leaves of mulberry.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Drought significantly decreased relative water content by 50.8%.

Taxon: CumaruDipteryx odoratat0
Treatment: droughte1
Outcome: relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 50.8e0

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“The results showed a significant decrease in the relative water content of 50.8 and 55% for chlorophyll b”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 541–646

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“Cumaru”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 52–58

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“45% to total chlorophyll and an increase in proline to the plants under drought”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 648–727

Title

Chlorophyll, nitrogen and antioxidant activities in Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata (Aubl.) Willd) (Fabaceae) in two water regimes

Moitinho Maltarolo Bruno; Gleyce da Silva Lima Ellen; Resende do Nascimento Vitor; et al. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 2016. doi:10.5897/ajb2016.15528

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Intervention effect Drought significantly decreased chlorophyll b by 55%.
Intervention effect Drought decreased total chlorophyll by 45%.
Intervention effect Drought increased proline.
Observation Chlorophyll a, ammonium and nitrate showed no significant difference.
Observation Electrolyte leakage rose by 22.74% in roots.
Observation Electrolyte leakage rose by 39.55% in leaves.
Observation Catalase activity increased significantly from day 14.
Observation SOD and APX activities changed from day 7.
Observation Young cumaru plants were judged unable to tolerate 21 days of drought.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Salinity stress, especially 90 mM NaCl, significantly decreased stem height, relative chlorophyll and leaf relative water content in almond rootstock.

Taxon: AlmondPrunus dulcist0
Treatment: salinity stress, especially at a concentration of 90 mM NaCle0
Outcome: stem height, relative chlorophyll and leaf relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0

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“Almond”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 34–40

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“salinity stress, especially at a concentration of 90 mM NaCl caused a significant decrease in stem height, relative chlorophyll and leaf relative water content”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 628–787

Title

Alleviation of Salinity Effect on Almond by Foliar Spray of Hydrogen Sulfide

Cheheltanan, L.; Baninasab, B.; Gholami, M. Journal of Science and Technology of Greenhouse Culture 2022. doi:10.47176/jspi.13.1.02321

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Root inoculation significantly decreased wheat relative leaf water content.

Taxon: wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment: Root inoculatione0
Interactor: Helminthosporium sativumt0pathogen
Outcome: relative leaf water contente0
Direction: decreasee0

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“Root inoculation showed significant decrease in relative leaf water content, whereas root length and root to shoot ratio were also reduced significantly.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 657–810

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“Helminthosporium sativum in wheat”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 87–120

Title

Evaluation of different inoculation methods for the induction of spot blotch caused by Helminthosporium sativum in wheat

T. I. E. Ibrahim; Asghari Bano; Hassan Javad Chaudhary; et al. Crop protection newsletter 2014

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Method / resource Foliar inoculation was not useful for inducing spot blotch.
Method / resource Root inoculation was effective for systemic infection.
Intervention effect Root inoculation significantly reduced root length and root to shoot ratio.
Intervention effect Foliar inoculation significantly decreased leaf chlorophyll and sugar content.
Intervention effect Other inoculation methods increased leaf chlorophyll and sugar content.
Intervention effect Soil inoculation at the seedling stage significantly decreased protein content.
Intervention effect Other inoculation treatments produced nonsignificant protein changes.
Intervention effect All inoculation treatments decreased superoxide dismutase activity.
Intervention effect Soil inoculation before sowing significantly decreased SOD activity.
Intervention effect Other inoculation methods yielded nonsignificant differences in SOD activity.
Method / resource The authors identify root to shoot ratio, relative water content, and total protein as the best indicators of pathogen effects.
Association Biochemical and antioxidant responses depended on genotype and pathogen attack mode.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

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Infection by Puccinia lagenophorae significantly decreased relative water content of Senecio glaucus leaves.

Taxon: Senecio glaucusSenecio glaucuse0
Treatment: infectione1
Interactor: Puccinia lagenophoraePuccinia lagenophoraee0pathogen
Outcome: relative water contente1
Direction: decreasee1

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“Puccinia lagenophorae, infecting Senecio glaucus and Albugo Candida infecting Cakile maritima during late infection”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 337–452

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“The infection of Senecio caused a significant decrease of relative water content, while the infection of Cakile caused a nonsignificant decrease of the same parameter”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 604–770

Title

Physiological and Biochemical Changes in Host Leaf Tissues Associated with the Growth of Two Biotrophic Fungi Growing in Egypt

Heshmat S. Aldesuquy; Zakaria Baka 1992

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Intervention effect Infection by Albugo Candida caused a nonsignificant decrease of relative water content in Cakile maritima.
Intervention effect Infected Senecio glaucus leaves had greatly reduced ionic content (Na+, K+, Ca2+).
Intervention effect Infected Cakile maritima leaves had greatly reduced ionic content (Na+, K+, Ca2+).
Intervention effect Pigments (chl a, chl b and carotenoids) decreased in infected Senecio glaucus leaves.
Intervention effect Pigments (chl a, chl b and carotenoids) decreased in infected Cakile maritima leaves.
Intervention effect Carbohydrate content decreased significantly in infected Senecio glaucus leaves.
Intervention effect Carbohydrate content increased in infected Cakile maritima leaves.
Intervention effect Most amino acids decreased in infected Senecio glaucus leaves after infection by the two pathogens.
Intervention effect Most amino acids decreased in infected Cakile maritima leaves after infection by the two pathogens.
Intervention effect Phenylalanine and histidine increased in infected Senecio glaucus leaves.
Intervention effect Glycine, alanine, methionine and histidine increased in infected Cakile maritima leaves.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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MWMV infection significantly decreased relative water content.

Taxon: C. moschataCucurbita moschatae0
Treatment: Infection of C. moschata with a Nigerian Strain of MWMV: Lagenaria breviflora isolatee0
Interactor: MWMVe0pathogen
Outcome: relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: healthye0

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“Infection of C. moschata with a Nigerian Strain of MWMV: Lagenaria breviflora isolate caused significant decrease in leaf nitrogen and relative water content of inoculated plants compared to the healthy.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 821–1024

Title

Physiological Variations in Cucurbita moschata Duch. Ex. Poir Due to a Nigerian Strain of Moroccan Watermelon Virus: Lagenaria breviflora Isolate

A. A. J. Mofunanya; E. A. Effa; D. O. Etim; et al. Annual Research & Review in Biology 2021. doi:10.9734/arrb/2021/v36i830407

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Intervention effect Virus infection increased all investigated amino acids.
Intervention effect Inoculated versus healthy plants differed in aspartic acid by -40.0%.
Intervention effect Inoculated versus healthy plants differed in histidine by -36.1%.
Intervention effect Inoculated versus healthy plants differed in proline by -29.7%.
Intervention effect Inoculated versus healthy plants differed in lysine by -28.8%.
Intervention effect Inoculated versus healthy plants differed in glysine by -23.3%.
Intervention effect Inoculated versus healthy plants differed in phenylalanine by -16.6%.
Intervention effect Inoculated versus healthy plants differed in glutamic acid by -12.6%.
Intervention effect MWMV infection significantly decreased leaf nitrogen.
Observation Leaf nitrogen decreased 40.7% at 2 weeks after inoculation (WAI).
Observation Leaf nitrogen decreased 25.0% at 10 WAI.
Intervention effect Virus infection reduced relative water content 29.6% at 6 WAI.
Observation peroxidase (POD) activity significantly increased in infected plants.
Observation polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity significantly increased in infected plants.
Observation glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (6PGdH) activity significantly increased in infected plants.
Observation 6-phosphogluconic acid dehydrogenase (G6PdH) activity significantly increased in infected plants.
Intervention effect Enzyme activity was higher in inoculated plants at all growth stages.
Observation Enzyme activity decreased later in both inoculated and healthy plants.
Observation At 8 WAI infection-associated increases were reported for POD, PPO, G6PdH and 6PGdH activity, with respective values -40.5%, -46.7%, -98.9% and -89.1%.

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Physiology, metabolism & abiotic stress 263

Breeding, agronomy & horticulture 97

Woody plants 28

Plant interactions & biotic stress 12