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Root dry weight also increased with salinity in mycorrhizal plants.

Taxon: pistachioPistacia verat0
Treatment: salt intensitye3
Outcome: RDWe0
Direction: increasee0

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“The same increase was observed in RDW of +M plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 866–916

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“In a greenhouse experiment, plant growth and rates of uptake and root to shoot transport of chloride and sodium were investigated in seedlings of pistachio (Pistacia vera cv. Badami-Riz-Zarand) inoculated with Glomus mosseae and exposed for 21 and 42 days with four salinity levels (0.5, 3.0, 6.0 and 9.0 dSm-1).”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–312

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“Mycorrhizal (+M) plants maintained greater root and shoot biomass at all salinity levels compared to non-mycorrhizal (-M) plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 313–441

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“In -M plants, salt intensity had no significant effect on shoot dry weight (SDW) and leaf dry weight (LDW) on each of harvesting dates but root dry weight (RDW) showed a significant decrease at the highest salinity level 42 days after the start of salt treatment (DAT) in comparison with control (EC of 0.5 dSm-1).”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 443–757

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“In +M plants, SDW was increased with an increase in salt intensity especially in the first harvesting date.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 758–865

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“In conclusion, the study indicates that pistachio tolerance to salt stress is improved by mycorrhizal colonization, although the salinity levels used in this work could not induce biomass reduction in -M pistachio plants, higher levels of salinity should be investigated in order to optimize the effect of this symbiosis.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1115–1436

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“pistachio”
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Title

Role of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in Growth and Salt Avoidance of Pistachio Plants

M. H. Shamshiri; F. Pourizadi; Hamid Reza Karimi DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2014

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Intervention effect Mycorrhizal pistachio maintained greater root and shoot biomass at every salinity level.
Intervention effect Salinity did not significantly change shoot or leaf dry weight in nonmycorrhizal plants.
Intervention effect At the highest salinity after 42 days, root dry weight fell in nonmycorrhizal plants.
Association Shoot dry weight increased with salinity in mycorrhizal plants, especially at the first harvest.
Intervention effect Leaf dry weight did not respond to salinity in mycorrhizal plants.
Intervention effect Mycorrhizal plants had lower chloride and sodium uptake and root to shoot transport.
Intervention effect Mycorrhizal colonization reduced chloride and sodium accumulation.
Observation The authors concluded that mycorrhizal colonization improves pistachio salt tolerance.
Recommendation The authors recommended testing higher salinity levels.

Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Each additional larva per plant increased green pod damage by 2.61%.

Taxon: pigeonpeaCajanus cajant0
Organ / stage: greene0
Interactor: larvae0pest
Outcome: pod damagee0
Direction: increasede0
Value: 2.61e0

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“With an increase of one larva/plant there was a decrease of 4.95 green pods, 7.05 dry pods, 18.01 grains, 3.79 g pod and 2.05 g grain weight/plant, whereas pod damage increased 2.61 and 4.93% at green and dry stage respectively”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 357–584

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“pigeonpea”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 80–89

Title

Correlation of larval population of Heliothis armigera with yield parameters of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan)

K Khandwe; V G Machwe; R. Khandwe The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 1998

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Decreased total chlorophyll was associated with reduced net photosynthetic rate under salt stress (r = 0.89).

Taxon: Thai jasmine ricee2
Organ / stage: seedlingse0
Compound: total chlorophylle0
Outcome: net photosynthetic ratee0
Direction: reductionse0
Value: r = 0.89e0

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“The decrease in total chlorophyll concentrations of salt-stressed seedlings was positively related to reductions in the net photosynthetic rate (r = 0.89), and dry weight (r = 0.89).”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 938–1120

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“BADH activity of Thai jasmine rice seedlings”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 257–301

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Suriyan Cha-um; Chalermpol Kirdmanee; Kanyaratt Supaibulwatana ScienceAsia 2004. doi:10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2004.30.247

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Intervention effect BADH activity rose during the first four days of salt stress in Thai jasmine rice seedlings.
Observation BADH activity then declined on days 6-8 under salt stress.
Association Glybet accumulated alongside increased BADH activity.
Observation Control seedlings maintained low, constant BADH activity and Glybet content over eight days.
Association chlorophyll a declined with longer salt stress exposure.
Association chlorophyll b declined with longer salt stress exposure.
Association total chlorophyll declined with longer salt stress exposure.
Association total carotenoid declined with longer salt stress exposure.
Association Decreased total chlorophyll was associated with reduced dry weight under salt stress (r = 0.89).
Association Dry weight was positively associated with survival percentage in salt-stressed seedlings (r = 0.94).
Association Seedling survival percentage decreased with longer salt stress exposure.
Mechanism Authors interpret Glybet accumulation under salt stress as consistent with a defense response.
Recommendation Authors suggest BADH activity and Glybet accumulation assays for screening salt-tolerant indica rice.

Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Potato harvest index increased linearly with nitrogen limitation.

Taxon: potatoSolanum tuberosume0
Treatment: N limitatione0
Outcome: harvest indexe0
Direction: increasee0

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“Potato and Wheat under Organic Nitrogen Management”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 31–81

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“An increasing N limitation in potato (NNI = 1–0.55) resulted in a linear decrease in crop dry weight and cumulative intercepted PAR and in a linear increase of the harvest index”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1015–1192

Title

Yield and Growth Components of Potato and Wheat under Organic Nitrogen Management

Arnout van Delden Agronomy Journal 2001. doi:10.2134/agronj2001.1370

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Embryo starch formation correlated closely with galactomannan depletion.

Taxon: Ceratonia siliqua L.Ceratonia siliquat0
Organ / stage: embryoe0
Compound: galactomannan depletione0
Outcome: starch formatione0

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“Axis growth, total dry weight decrease, and starch formation in the embryo were closely correlated to galactomannan depletion, the latter being inhibited with lower external water potential.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 164–354

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“Ceratonia siliqua L.”
✓ located after whitespace/quote normalisation · title, characters 97–116

Title

Effect of Water Stress on Germination and Reserve Carbohydrate Metabolism in Germinating Seeds ofCeratonia siliquaL.

CAROLINE G. SPYROPOULOS; MARIA P. LAMBIRIS Journal of Experimental Botany 1980. doi:10.1093/jxb/31.3.851

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Intervention effect Stronger water stress retarded seed germination.
Association Axis growth correlated closely with galactomannan depletion.
Association Total dry weight decrease correlated closely with galactomannan depletion.
Intervention effect Lower external water potential inhibited galactomannan depletion.
Intervention effect PEG germination inhibited endosperm α-galactosidase.
Intervention effect Embryo α-galactosidase activity was not significantly affected by PEG germination.
Intervention effect Stressed seed cotyledons had higher soluble sugar content.
Mechanism Higher sucrose accumulation mainly explained cotyledon soluble sugar content under stress.
Mechanism Endosperm sugar content was higher, mainly because of galactose and mannose.
Intervention effect Water stress delayed raffinose-type oligosaccharide depletion.

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Root, shoot and seedling length decreased as walnut extract concentration increased in grain amaranth.

Taxon: grain amaranthAmaranthus hypochondriacuse0
Treatment: walnut leaf extractse0
Interactor: walnute0other
Outcome: root, shoot as well as seedling lengthe0
Direction: decreasee0

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“there was a decrease in root, shoot as well as seedling length, fresh and dry weight of seedling and vigour index I and II with increasing walnut leaf extracts concentration on grain amaranth”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 598–789

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“walnut [Juglans regia L.]”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 109–134

Title

Seed germination and seedling growth of rice bean and grain amaranth as influenced by allelopathic effect of walnut [Juglans regia L.] leaf extracts under west Himalayan agri-silvi system.

B. Prasad; Abhishek Bahuguna; Savarni Tripathi; et al. Journal of Crop and Weed 2012

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Intervention effect Increasing walnut leaf extract concentration inhibited grain amaranth germination.
Intervention effect Increasing walnut leaf extract concentration inhibited grain amaranth seedling growth.
Association Seedling fresh and dry weight decreased with increasing walnut extract concentration in grain amaranth.
Association Vigour indices I and II decreased as walnut extract concentration increased in grain amaranth.
Intervention effect Ricebean germination did not significantly decline up to 80% leaf extract concentration.
Intervention effect Walnut extract inhibited ricebean root, shoot and seedling length in a concentration-dependent manner.
Intervention effect Walnut extract inhibited ricebean seedling fresh and dry weight in a concentration-dependent manner.
Intervention effect Walnut extract inhibited ricebean vigour indices I and II in a concentration-dependent manner.

Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Net photosynthesis and 15N utilization efficiency declined as soil pH fell.

Taxon: Malus × domesticaMalus domesticat0
Treatment: soil pH valuee0
Outcome: net photosynthesis and15N utilization efficiencye0
Direction: decreasede0

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“biomass of root,above ground,total dry weight,root-cap ratio,net photosynthesis and15N utilization efficiency decreased with the decrease of soil pH value”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 369–523

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“Malus × domestica”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 84–101

Title

Effects of Soil pH on Growth,Distribution and Utilization of Carbon and Nitrogen of Malus × domestica‘Red Fuji'

GE Shun-fen Acta Horticulturae Sinica 2013

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In the fertilized pole-stage stand, nutrient content decreased less during senescence than in the other years.

Taxon: Pinus sylvestrisPinus sylvestrise0
Treatment: fertilizatione5
Outcome: nutrient contente6
Direction: decreased lesse6
Comparator: the other yearse6

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“Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 108–140

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“In the fertilized, pole-stage stand, needle dry weight did not decrease at senescence four years after fertilization”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 607–723

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“nutrient content decreased less than in the other years”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 728–783

Title

Nutrient retranslocation within the foliage of Pinus sylvestris

H.-S. Helmisaari Tree Physiology 1992. doi:10.1093/treephys/10.1.45

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Accelerated seedling growth was inferred to promote injury.

Taxon: Rape PlantsBrassica napust0
Organ / stage: seedlinge0
Outcome: the injurye0
Direction: promotee0
Qualifier: acceleration of seedling growthe0

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“those factors causing the acceleration of seedling growth, the decrease in the percentage of dry weight of plant body and the rise in the top-root ratio, might have been liable to promote the injury”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 422–620

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“Rape Plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 57–68

Title

Studies on Shrinking of Plant and Failing in Ripening in Rape Plants

Chikami KANNO; Takaichi KOMEMOTO; Yasushi GOTO Japanese Journal of Crop Science 1955. doi:10.1626/jcs.24.20

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Observation Rape varieties differed in resistance to the injury.
Association Nursery conditions were inferred to strongly influence injury onset.
Association Lower plant dry-weight percentage was inferred to promote injury.
Mechanism A higher top-root ratio was inferred to promote injury.
Association Aphis showed no observed relation to injury.
Association Seedling characters and field conditions were inferred to influence injury.
Intervention effect Early sowing controlled the injuries.
Intervention effect Early transplanting controlled the injuries.
Intervention effect Late culture increased injury.
Association Transplanting time influenced injury more than sowing time.
Intervention effect Nitrogen was inferred to promote injury, particularly ripening failure.
Intervention effect Potash was inferred to promote injury, particularly ripening failure.
Intervention effect Phosphorus was inferred to promote injury, particularly ripening failure.
Intervention effect Compost application effectively prevented injury.
Intervention effect Wood ash applied in fields was the most effective injury control.
Intervention effect Wood ash applied in nursery beds was somewhat beneficial.
Intervention effect Boron application in basic fertilizer, as top dressing, or by spraying controlled injury.
Mechanism The authors attributed much of the injury to plant boron deficiency affected by growth conditions.
Mechanism The authors attributed compost and wood ash benefits to their boron content.

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The rate was reduced as light intensity decreased.

Taxon: Miscanthus sinensis and Pennisetum purpurascense1
Treatment: the decrease of light intensitiese0
Outcome: the ratee0
Direction: reducede0

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“The representative growth index and the dry weight of 2 species were 50% higher than shade and the rate was reduced according to the decrease of light intensities”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 382–544

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“This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of light intensities on the growth responses, carbohydrate contents and the characteristics of leaf gas exchange in Miscanthus sinensis and Pennisetum purpurascens”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–219

Title

Effect of Different Light Intensities on the Growth and Leaf Gas Exchanges in Miscanthus sinensis and Pennisetum purpurascens

Hye Ran Kwack; Jong Suk Lee Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology 2004

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Intervention effect Plant height and leaf length increased by about 30% in sun.
Intervention effect Plant height and leaf length were reduced severely in shade relative to sun.
Observation Leaf necrosis was observed in shade.
Intervention effect The representative growth index and dry weight of the two species were 50% higher than in shade.
Association Total carbohydrate contents showed very similar changes to those of dry weight across light treatments.
Observation The abstract reports that notable influences were observed at light intensities above 250~500 in half shade; the sentence wording is ambiguous.
Observation The size of spikes and the earliest spiking appeared in sun.
Association Spike colour was decolorised as light intensity decreased, irrespective of species.
Intervention effect Photosynthetic rate of the two species was 2 times higher in sun than in shade.
Observation The two species showed the typical photoresponses of sun plants.
Association Stomatal conductance and intercellular CO2 concentration showed changes similar to those of photosynthetic rate.
Intervention effect Vapor pressure deficit was increased more in shade than in sun.

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