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Increasing nutsedge density was associated with a significant linear decrease in seed cotton yield

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
Treatment: Increasing nutsedge densitye0
Interactor: nutsedgee0weed
Outcome: seed cotton yielde0
Direction: decreasee0

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“yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) density on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)”
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“Increasing nutsedge density caused a significant linear decrease in seed cotton yield”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 230–315

Title

Effects of soil moisture and yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) density on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)

Jody E. Moffett; William B. McCloskey Weed Science 1998. doi:10.1017/s0043174500090470

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Increasing nutsedge density significantly reduced cotton seed yield in both study years.

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutume0
Treatment: increasing nutsedge densitye0
Outcome: cotton seed yielde0
Direction: decreasee0

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“increasing nutsedge density caused a significant linear decrease in cotton seed yield in both 1993 (p=0.03) and 1994 (p=0.002).”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 424–551

Title

The Interaction and Effects of Soil Moisture Regime and Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) Density on Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) Growth

Jody E. Moffett; William B. McCloskey; S. H. Husman; et al. UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) 1995

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Association The highest nutsedge density reduced cotton yield by 13.5 percent in 1993.
Association The highest nutsedge density reduced cotton yield by 15.5 percent in 1994.
Association Cotton stem biomass increased significantly with soil moisture.
Association Cotton seed yield tended to increase with soil moisture, significantly in 1994.
Intervention effect The wet irrigation treatment gave the highest cotton biomass and yield.
Association Moisture availability did not significantly modify cotton yield losses from nutsedge competition.

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Increasing cumin density significantly decreased cotton crop growth rate and compensation at initial flowering.

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutume0
Treatment: increase in cumin densitye0
Outcome: crop growth rate (CGR) and compensation effecte0
Direction: decreasee0

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“With the increase in cumin density, the crop growth rate (CGR) and compensation effect in cotton tended to significantly decrease at the IF stage regardless of organs considered”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1271–1448

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Effect of cumin intercropping density on cotton growth and system economic benefits under subsurface drip irrigation

Shijie Deng; Humei Zhang; Feng Shi; et al. Journal of Cotton Research 2025. doi:10.1186/s42397-025-00229-x

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Intervention effect At initial flowering, ID2 reduced cotton height by 5.93%–16.53% relative to CK.
Intervention effect At initial flowering, ID3 reduced cotton height by 10.87%–31.11% relative to CK.
Intervention effect ID2 reduced stem diameter by 11.41%–14.25%.
Intervention effect ID3 reduced stem diameter by 3.37%–26.49%.
Intervention effect ID2 reduced vegetative biomass by 14.46%–30.65%.
Intervention effect ID3 reduced vegetative biomass by 22.59%–49.91%.
Intervention effect After cumin harvest, ID2 increased reproductive organ biomass by 4.09%‒14.61%.
Intervention effect After cumin harvest, ID3 increased reproductive organ biomass by 4.09%‒14.61%.
Intervention effect ID2 increased reproductive organ growth rate by 20.74%.
Intervention effect ID3 increased reproductive organ growth rate by 74.26%.
Intervention effect ID2 enhanced compensation effect by 19.09%.
Intervention effect ID3 enhanced compensation effect by 49.30%.
Intervention effect ID2 reduced aggressivity relative to ID1 by 12.82%–46.34%.
Intervention effect ID3 reduced aggressivity relative to ID1 by 17.95%–31.71%.
Intervention effect ID2 increased system production value by 11.69%–16.89% relative to ID1.
Intervention effect ID2 increased system production value by 6.56%–20.02% relative to ID3.
Intervention effect ID2 increased system production value by 16.48%–59.83% relative to CK.
Intervention effect ID2 had the highest water use efficiency and net profit.
Recommendation The authors conclude medium cumin density improves cotton biomass, resource efficiency and economic benefits after harvest.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Weed control treatments under drip irrigation decreased weed density versus furrow irrigation.

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
Treatment: drip irrigatione0
Outcome: weed densitye0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: furrow irrigation methode0

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“all the weed control treatments with drip irrigation significantly decrease weed density compared with weed control treatments where watering was practiced through furrow irrigation method.”
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“COTTON”
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Title

APPLICATION OF PRE AND POST EMERGENCE HERBICIDE UNDER IMPROVED FIELD IRRIGATION SYSTEM PROVED A SUSTAINABLE WEED MANAGEMENT STRATEGY IN COTTON CROP

A. HAKOOMAT; M. AROOJ; N. SARWAR; et al. Planta Daninha 2017. doi:10.1590/s0100-83582017350100052

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Intervention effect The combined herbicide application significantly reduced weed density.
Intervention effect The combined herbicide application improved boll traits, seed cotton yield, ginning out turn, seed and lint indices, and water use efficiency.
Intervention effect Drip irrigation improved the reported cotton performance traits compared with furrow irrigation.
Recommendation The authors recommend combined pre- and post-emergence herbicides and drip irrigation for cotton lint yield and water productivity.

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Reniform nematode population density decreased with increasing median soil particle size.

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutume6
Treatment: soil texturee1
Interactor: R. reniformisRotylenchulus reniformise1pathogene6
Outcome: Population density of R. reniformise1
Direction: decreasee1
Qualifier: increasing median soil particle size (MSPS)e1

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“Population density of R. reniformis was significantly influenced by soil texture and exhibited a general decrease with increasing median soil particle size (MSPS)”
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“The reniform nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis, is the most damaging nematode pathogen of cotton in Alabama”
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Title

The Effect of Soil Texture and Irrigation on Rotylenchulus reniformis and Cotton.

Scott R Moore; Kathy S Lawrence PubMed 2013

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Intervention effect Reniform nematode population densities were greater with irrigation.
Association Early season cotton development was significantly affected by increasing reniform nematode initial population density.
Intervention effect The shoot-to-root weight ratio of cotton increased at low reniform nematode initial population density.
Intervention effect The shoot-to-root weight ratio of cotton declined with increasing reniform nematode initial population density.
Intervention effect Irrigation increased cotton plant height throughout the growing season.
Association Reduction in cotton yield or plant growth may be no greater in soils with larger particle size than in soils that favour the nematode.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmixedsignificant (as stated)measured

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Insecticide-treated caged plants had a severe aphid decline for 15 days, followed by an increase and the highest density at final inspection.

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
Treatment: insecticidese0
Interactor: cotton aphidAphis gossypiie0pest
Outcome: cotton aphid numberse0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: up to 15 days after spray, then increases in aphid numbers happenede0
Comparator: caged-untreated plantse1

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“severe decrease in cotton aphid numbers occurred on caged plants that treated with insecticides and this decrease continued up to 15 days after spray, then increases in aphid numbers happened and significantly indicated the highest aphid population density at the last inspection.”
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“cotton”
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“Density of aphid populations increased rapidly on caged-untreated plants, where insect predators were excluded and no insecticides were applied and declined only after exceeding the carrying capacity of cotton plants.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1067–1284

Title

Insect Predators and Control of Aphis gossypii Comparing to Certain Insecticides under Caged-cotton Plants Conditions

El-Zahi S. El-Zahi; Hany K. Abd-Elhady Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 2013. doi:10.3923/pjbs.2013.233.238

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Bioagent formulation significantly reduced Tetranychus density by 59.22% to 61.07% compared with control.

Taxon: CottonGossypium hirsutumt0
Treatment: application of the bioagent formulatione0
Interactor: Tetranychus spp.Tetranychuse0pest
Outcome: density of Tetranychus spp.e0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 59.22% to 61.07%e0
Comparator: control groupe0

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“The obtained results from the study revealed that the application of the bioagent formulation led to a significant decrease in the density of Tetranychus spp. at different biological stages, ranging from 59.22% to 61.07%, when compared to the control group.”
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“Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)”
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Title

The Investigation of Effect of Bacteria in Biological Control of Red Spider Mite (Tetranychus spp.) and Plant Yield Parameter in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Sefa ÇELİK; Göksel TOZLU; Recep KOTAN Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi 2023. doi:10.29133/yyutbd.1319995

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Intervention effect Bacterial formulation increased cotton number of fruit branches by 130.20%.
Intervention effect Bacterial formulation increased cotton plant crown diameter by 88.16%.
Intervention effect Bacterial formulation increased cotton plant height by 40.15%.
Intervention effect Bacterial formulation increased cotton number of flowers by 21.25%.
Intervention effect Bacterial formulation increased cotton number of wood branches by 18.13%.
Intervention effect Bacterial formulation increased cotton average number of cocoons by 126.53%.
Intervention effect Bacterial formulation increased cotton cocoon weights by 54.65%.
Intervention effect Bacterial application increased bulk cotton yield by 80.03%.
Intervention effect Bacterial application increased cotton fiber yield by 82.17%.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Adult whitefly density was significantly lower in cotton intercropped with maize than in control plots.

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutume5
Treatment: intercropped with maizee5
Interactor: whiteflye4pest
Outcome: Adult whitefly densitye4
Direction: lowere5
Comparator: control plotse5

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“Adult whitefly density was negatively related to parasitoid abundance”
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“was significantly lower in cotton plots intercropped with maize than in the control plots”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 824–913

Title

The Parasitoid Eretmocerus hayati Is Compatible with Barrier Cropping to Decrease Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci MED) Densities on Cotton in China

Xiaoming Zhang; Marco Ferrante; Fanghao Wan; et al. Insects 2020. doi:10.3390/insects11010057

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Intervention effect Trap and barrier crop treatments combined with releases of Eretmocerus hayati reduced immature whitefly densities on cotton.
Intervention effect Parasitism rate was higher on cotton intercropped with sunflower or with perimeter-planted cantaloupe.
Association Adult whitefly density was negatively related to parasitoid abundance in cotton.
Intervention effect Intercropping was more effective than perimeter-planting at reducing B. tabaci densities.
Intervention effect Intercropping was more effective than perimeter-planting at increasing cotton yield.
Intervention effect Barrier crops did not hamper dispersal of Eretmocerus hayati on cotton.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

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Higher planting density significantly decreased light penetration, most strongly in the lower canopy.

Taxon: COTTON PLANTGossypium hirsutumt0
Organ / stage: lower thirde0
Treatment: plant density per unit area increasede0
Outcome: light penetratione0
Direction: decreasede0
Comparator: mid plante0

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“As the plant density per unit area increased the light penetration was significantly decreased. The decrease was greater at the lower third as compared with that mid plant.”
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“COTTON PLANT”
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Title

RESPONSE OF GROWTH, YIELD AND ITS COMPONENTS AND MICROENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS OF COTTON PLANT TO NITROGEN FERTILIZER LEVELS, PLANT DISTRIBUTION AND DENSITIES

Sanaa Gebaly Journal of Plant Production 2008. doi:10.21608/jpp.2008.166795

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Intervention effect Increasing nitrogen from 55 to 100 kg N/fed. significantly increased cotton plant length and leaf number.
Intervention effect The 100 kg N/fed. rate produced the highest growth increase among nitrogen rates.
Intervention effect Increasing nitrogen decreased boll weight.
Intervention effect Increasing nitrogen decreased cotton yield per feddan.
Intervention effect Increasing nitrogen significantly decreased light penetration in the lower plant canopy.
Intervention effect Increasing nitrogen tended to lower air canopy, leaf, and soil temperatures.
Intervention effect Increasing nitrogen tended to raise relative humidity in the cotton canopy.
Intervention effect Raising planting density from 45000 to 75000 plants per feddan increased plant length.
Intervention effect Raising planting density significantly decreased leaves and fruiting branches per plant.
Intervention effect Decreasing plant density increased boll weight.
Intervention effect Decreasing plant density increased seed cotton yield per plant and feddan.
Intervention effect Higher planting density decreased air canopy, leaf and soil temperatures.
Intervention effect Higher density tended to increase relative humidity.
Association Density, distribution and nitrogen interactions did not reach 5% significance for growth, microenvironment, yield or yield components.

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In 1996, combined egg density increased as refuge width increased.

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
Treatment: refuge widthe0
Interactor: H. virescensHeliothis virescense0pest
Outcome: density of eggse0
Direction: increasee0
Setting: refugee0

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“In 1996, eggs of H. virescens from H. zea were not distinguished, but a significant increase in the density of eggs and a significant decrease in relative yield (refuge yield compared to the yield from immediately surrounding Bt-cotton) was found as refuge width increased.”
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“cotton”
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Evaluating the impacts of refuge width on source-sink dynamics between transgenic and non-transgenic cotton

Michael A. Caprio; Marla K. Faver; Glynn Hankins Journal of Insect Science 2004. doi:10.1673/031.004.0301

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