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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Further delay caused a much smaller Royal Gala weight decrease.

Treatment: further delaye0
Outcome: weighte0
Direction: decreasee0

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“with a much smaller decrease in weight with further delay”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 572–629

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Crop loading studies with ‘Royal Gala’ and ‘Braeburn’ apples: Effect of time and level of hand thinning

S. McArtney; J. W. Palmer; H. M. Adams New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science 1996. doi:10.1080/01140671.1996.9513977

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Intervention effect Early thinning produced larger fruit at harvest in three experiments.
Association Fruit number per tree significantly influenced mean fruit weight in one experiment.
Intervention effect Delaying Royal Gala thinning by 3–4 weeks reduced harvest mean fruit weight by 16% versus full bloom thinning.
Intervention effect Braeburn had its greatest fruit size loss when thinning was delayed to 8 WAFB.
Intervention effect Royal Gala leaf area per tree decreased 17% after thinning at 4 or 8 WAFB versus full bloom.
Intervention effect Later Braeburn thinning reduced leaf area per tree by 6% per four week delay.
Intervention effect Removing Braeburn fruit at full bloom reduced spur leaf size the following year versus later removal.
Intervention effect Removing Braeburn fruit at full bloom reduced king flower receptacle diameter and dry weight the following year.
Intervention effect Removing Braeburn fruit at full bloom reduced bourse shoot length the following year.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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In palisade mesophyll cells damaged by rapid temperature decrease, the vacuolar membrane collapsed soon after the temperature decrease.

Taxon: Saintpaulia sp.Streptocarpus sect. Saintpauliat0
Organ / stage: palisade mesophyll cellse1
Treatment: rapid temperature decreasee1
Outcome: the vacuolar membrane collapsede1

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“Saintpaulia sp.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 31–46

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“In palisade mesophyll cells damaged by rapid temperature decrease, the cytosolic pH decreased and the vacuolar membrane collapsed soon after a temperature decrease”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1032–1195

Title

Sudden Collapse of Vacuoles in Saintpaulia sp. Palisade Cells Induced by a Rapid Temperature Decrease

Noriaki Kadohama; Tatsuaki Goh; Miwa Ohnishi; et al. PLoS ONE 2013. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057259

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Preserved extracts showed a 3.36% decrease in metal chelation relative to fresh extracts.

Taxon: Tabernaemontana heyneanaTabernaemontana alternifoliat0
Treatment: preserved leaf extractse0
Outcome: metal chelatione0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 3.36%e0
Comparator: fresh extractse0

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“Tabernaemontana heyneana”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 40–64

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“the preserved leaf extracts have proved to possess a stable antioxidant activity compared to fresh extracts (FRAP=1.25% decrease, CUPRAC = 3.88% decrease, metal chelation =3.36% decrease and DPPH = 2.05% decrease)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 890–1103

Title

Evaluation of antioxidant properties of Tabernaemontana heyneana Wall. leaves

Thiyagarajan Sathishkumar; R Baskar 2012

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Observation Fresh T. heyneana leaf extracts contained total polyphenolic content of 11.4 ± 0.17 mg/g tissue.
Observation Fresh extracts contained total flavonoids of 4.3 ± 0.17 mg rutin equivalents/g tissue.
Observation Fresh extracts contained ascorbic acid at 5.0 ± 0.01 mg/g tissue.
Observation The methanolic leaf extract (METH-L) possesses remarkable reducing power for ferrous, cupric and cerium (IV) ions.
Observation METH-L chelated metal ions at IC50 = 549 μg/ml.
Observation METH-L inhibited hydroxyl radicals at IC50 = 577 μg/ml.
Observation METH-L inhibited ABTS radicals at IC50 = 537 μg/ml.
Observation METH-L inhibited DPPH radicals at IC50 = 507 μg/ml.
Observation METH-L showed superoxide radical scavenging activity of 69.07% ± 11.88.
Observation METH-L showed nitric oxide radical scavenging activity of 74.73% ± 10.12.
Intervention effect Extracts preserved one month at 4 °C showed a 1.25% decrease in FRAP relative to fresh extracts, indicating stable activity.
Intervention effect Preserved extracts showed a 3.88% decrease in CUPRAC relative to fresh extracts.
Intervention effect Preserved extracts showed a 2.05% decrease in DPPH activity relative to fresh extracts.
Observation METH-L possesses significant antioxidant activity relative to the other solvent extracts.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Drought caused a significant decrease in the lipid unsaturation index of wheat shoots, mainly due to a sharp decrease in unsaturated fatty acids.

Taxon: Triticum aestivum L.Triticum aestivume1
Organ / stage: shootse1
Treatment: moisture deficiencye1
Outcome: lipid unsaturation indexe1
Direction: decreasee1
Qualifier: mainly due to a sharp decrease in the content of unsaturated fatty acidse2

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“Determination of lipid unsaturation index in Triticum aestivum L. showed that in plant shoots under the conditions of moisture deficiency there is also a significant decrease in lipid unsaturation index”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1997–2199

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“This is mainly due to a sharp decrease in the content of unsaturated fatty acids”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2201–2281

Title

Fatty acid composition of corn and wheat plant shoots under the action of salicylate in drought conditions

M. S. Kobyletska Studia Biologica 2020. doi:10.30970/sbi.1403.629

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Intervention effect Drought decreased saturated and unsaturated fatty acid content in corn shoots.
Intervention effect Salicylic acid at 0.5 mM increased fatty acid content in corn shoots under stressful conditions.
Intervention effect Drought caused a significant decrease in the lipid unsaturation index of corn shoots, mainly due to a decrease in saturated fatty acids.
Intervention effect Salicylic acid increased the lipid unsaturation index of corn shoots by an amount that was not significant.
Intervention effect Under combined drought and salicylic acid, the lipid unsaturation index of corn shoots significantly increased relative to drought alone.
Association The lipid unsaturation index of corn shoots correlated with changes in the accumulation of unsaturated and saturated fatty acids.
Intervention effect Drought decreased saturated and unsaturated fatty acid content in wheat shoots.
Intervention effect Salicylic acid at 0.5 mM increased fatty acid content in wheat shoots under stressful conditions.
Intervention effect Under combined salicylic acid and drought, the lipid unsaturation index of wheat shoots decreased even further.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Heavy metal exposure accompanied a 45% decrease in transpiration.

Taxon: barleyHordeum vulgaret0
Outcome: rate of transpiratione0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 45%e0

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“This was accompanied by a 45% decrease in the rate of transpiration.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1084–1152

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“barley (Hordeum vulgare)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 68–92

Title

Abiotic stresses modulate expression of major intrinsic proteins in barley (Hordeum vulgare)

Ayalew Ligaba; Maki Katsuhara; Mineo Shibasaka; et al. Comptes Rendus Biologies 2010. doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2010.11.005

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Intervention effect NaCl, ABA and GA differentially regulated MIP expression in roots and shoots.
Intervention effect Nitrogen deficiency downregulated most MIP genes in roots.
Intervention effect Prolonged P deficiency downregulated most MIP genes in roots.
Intervention effect MIP gene expression returned to control values three days after nutrient supply resumed.
Intervention effect Cd, Cu, Zn and Cr reduced root transcript levels by 60-80%.
Intervention effect Hg increased expression of most genes in roots.
Observation HvTIP2;1, HvTIP2;3 and HvNIP2;1 showed no water uptake activity in Xenopus oocytes.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Non-vacuum packing with a decrease in wax concentration decreased the hardness of yam by 6.37%.

Taxon: Yamt0
Treatment: non-vacuum packing and a decrease in wax concentratione0
Outcome: hardnesse0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 6.37%e0

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“A non-vacuum packing and a decrease in wax concentration produces a decrease in hardness (6.37%) of yam”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 771–874

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“Minimally Processed Yam”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 95–118

Title

Effect of Edible Coatings Based on Oxidized Cassava Starch on Color and Textural Properties of Minimally Processed Yam

L. Ascencio Martha; D. Andrade Ricardo; G. Salcedo Jairo Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology 2018. doi:10.19026/ajfst.14.5871

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Intervention effect Non-vacuum packaging with low wax concentrations increased the browning index of yam by 61.6%.
Intervention effect Vacuum packaging with the same low wax concentration decreased the browning index of yam by 47.2%.
Intervention effect Low acid and high wax concentrations increased lightness of yam by 1.52%.
Intervention effect Vacuum packing with the same decrease in wax concentration increased the hardness of yam by 1.51%.
Recommendation The authors conclude that vacuum packing with coatings of 5% oxidized cassava starch, 0.1% wax and 0.5% acid maintains color and hardness of minimally processed yam during storage.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Drought-stressed tomato showed a decrease in qP.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: Drought-stressede4
Outcome: qPe4
Direction: a decreasee4

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“in tomato”
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“Drought-stressed tomato exhibited a decrease in qP parallel to an increase in qN”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1162–1242

Title

Effect of rain shelters and drought on leaf water status and photosynthetic parameters in tomato

Guangcheng Shao; Min Yuan; Na Liu; et al. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 2014. doi:10.1080/03650340.2014.997224

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Intervention effect Rain shelter decreased mean net photosynthetic rate by 5.35% relative to the open-field control.
Association Photosynthetic rate, Fv/Fm and Fv/Fo decreased with increasing irrigation volume.
Intervention effect Plants under rain shelters developed lower photochemical quenching (qP).
Intervention effect Plants under rain shelters developed higher nonphotochemical quenching (qN).
Intervention effect Drought-stressed tomato showed an increase in qN.
Intervention effect The lowest sap flow rate and relative water content occurred in plants under treatment T5.
Intervention effect The highest specific leaf area occurred in plants under treatment T5.
Intervention effect Rain shelter did not reduce intercellular CO2 concentration or stomatal conductance relative to control.
Intervention effect Average transpiration rate reduction under rain shelters was only around 10.2%.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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cotton yield decrease decrease.

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutume0
Treatment: 1–2 me0
Outcome: yield decreasee0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 11e0
Comparator: 2–3 me0
Setting: FESSe1

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“For cotton, a rising water table from 2–3 m to 1–2 m and less than 1 m gave a yield decrease of about 11 and 60% respectively”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 818–943

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“Fordwah Eastern Sadiqia South (FESS)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 171–207

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Individual and combined effect of waterlogging and salinity on crop yields in the Indus basin

Muhammad Akram Kahlown; Muhammad Azam Irrigation and Drainage 2002. doi:10.1002/ird.62

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Intervention effect wheat yield loss loss.
Intervention effect sugarcane yield loss loss.
Intervention effect wheat yield loss loss.
Intervention effect sugarcane yield loss loss.
Intervention effect cotton yield decrease decrease.
Intervention effect rice yield less.
Intervention effect wheat yields decreasing.
Intervention effect sugarcane yields decreasing.
Intervention effect wheat yields complete failures.
Intervention effect sugarcane yields complete failures.
Intervention effect cotton salinity tolerance higher.
Observation Cotton failed to survive high salinity with water table below 1 m.
Intervention effect rice rice crop complete failure.
Intervention effect Combined waterlogging and salinity harmed crop yields more than waterlogging alone.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Increasing the seeding rate caused a linear decrease in plant height.

Taxon: annual canarygrasse0
Treatment: seeding ratese1
Outcome: heighte2
Direction: decreasee2

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“annual canarygrass”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 76–94

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“As seeding rates were increased”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 205–236

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“a linear decrease in height”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 281–308

Title

EFFECTS OF ROW SPACING AND SEEDING RATE ON THE AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF ANNUAL CANARYGRASS

N. W. HOLT Canadian Journal of Plant Science 1989. doi:10.4141/cjps89-141

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Intervention effect Increasing the seeding rate caused a linear increase in plant density.
Intervention effect Days to emergence and days to heading were not affected by seeding rate.
Association Plant density was negatively correlated with heads per plant and seeds per head.
Intervention effect Seed yield was reduced only at the lowest seeding rate.
Intervention effect Seed yields at row spacings of 23 or 30 cm were not different.
Mechanism Greater plant density at the lower row spacing was balanced by fewer heads per plant and seeds per head.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativenot significant (as stated)measured

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Treated wastewater showed a nonsignificant dry weight decrease.

Taxon: barleyHordeum vulgaree0
Treatment: treated wastewatere0
Outcome: dry weighte0
Direction: decreasee0

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“both treated and untreated wastewater showed insignificant decrease in dry weight of barley.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1046–1138

Title

Modulation of cytotoxic effects of wastewater on barely seedlings by Aloe vera extract

O.A.H. El Amin; R.I.H. Ibrahim Journal of Environmental Biology 2022. doi:10.22438/jeb/43/3/mrn-1606

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Intervention effect Untreated wastewater significantly reduced barley fresh weight.
Intervention effect Untreated wastewater showed a nonsignificant dry weight decrease.
Intervention effect Most treatments had no significant MDA change.
Intervention effect The 0.15 A. vera water extract addition to untreated wastewater was an exception to the lack of MDA changes.
Intervention effect Treated wastewater nonsignificantly increased protein content.
Intervention effect Untreated wastewater significantly increased protein content.
Intervention effect Aloe vera extracts increased protein accumulation in shoots and roots.
Intervention effect Aloe vera alcoholic extract significantly increased root and shoot protein under treated wastewater.
Intervention effect Aloe vera alcoholic extract significantly increased shoot protein under untreated wastewater.
Intervention effect Wastewater significantly reduced mitotic index.
Intervention effect Aloe vera extracts significantly increased mitotic index.

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