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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Foliage accounted for 3.36% of aboveground biomass.

Outcome: foliagee0
Value: 3.36%e0

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“foliage (3.36%)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1039–1054

Title

Allometric Equations for Estimating Aboveground Biomass of Eucalyptus urophylla S.T. Blake in East Nusa Tenggara

R Sadono; W Wahyu; F Idris Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika (Journal of Tropical Forest Management) 2021. doi:10.7226/jtfm.27.1.24

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Observation Mean aboveground biomass was 143.9 ± 19.44 kg per Eucalyptus tree.
Observation Stems accounted for 80.06% of aboveground biomass.
Observation Bark accounted for 11.89% of aboveground biomass.
Observation Branches accounted for 4.69% of aboveground biomass.
Association Stem contribution to total aboveground biomass rose with diameter class.
Association Bark contribution to biomass fell with diameter class.
Association Branch contribution to biomass fell with diameter class.
Association Foliage contribution to biomass fell with diameter class.
Method / resource The log diameter equation was the best biomass estimator, with 91.3% accuracy.
Recommendation The authors conclude that allometric equations can support more efficient forest mensuration.

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Dry matter was 35% of fresh foliage biomass.

Taxon: Black wattle (Acacia mearnsii)Acacia mearnsiit0
Outcome: fresh foliage biomasse0
Value: 35%e0
Qualifier: fresh foliage biomasse0

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“it was 35% of the fresh foliage biomass and 60% of the fresh woody biomass”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2675–2749

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“Black wattle (Acacia mearnsii)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–30

Title

Black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) and the fever tree (Acacia xanthophloea) in alleycropping systems.

Luis Jeremias. Nhamucho ResearchSpace (University of KwaZulu-Natal) 2006

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Observation Black wattle had better growth and biomass than fever tree associations.
Observation Black wattle mean ground-level diameter after 12 months was 48 mm.
Observation Black wattle mean breast-height diameter after 12 months was 36 mm.
Observation Black wattle total height over the same period was about 406 cm.
Observation Black wattle fresh pruning foliage with maize and cowpea was about 5.6 t/ha.
Observation Black wattle fresh pruning foliage with pumpkin was 4.5 t/ha.
Observation Alleygrazing prunings yielded about 7.66 t/ha fresh foliage.
Observation Black wattle dry foliage biomass with maize and cowpeas was 1.96 t/ha.
Observation Black wattle dry foliage biomass with pumpkin was 1.58 t/ha.
Observation Black wattle dry foliage biomass with E. curvula was 2.68 t/ha.
Observation Dry matter was 60% of fresh woody biomass.
Observation Fever tree growth was not significant during the study.
Observation P. maximum germinated unevenly across seed lots.
Observation Pumpkin and cowpea biomass had good NDF and ADF values.
Observation E. curvula and maize stover had fair NDF and ADF values.
Observation Black wattle foliage had poor NDF and ADF values.
Recommendation Black wattle fodder should be mixed with digestible fodder to increase intake and avoid tannin hazard.
Method / resource Regression equations linked tree ground diameter with age and foliage biomass with breast-height diameter.

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Precipitation of 100mm increased pine foliage biomass in warm regions.

Taxon: PinePinuse0
Outcome: Pine tree foliage biomasse0
Direction: increasede0
Value: 100mme0
Setting: warm regionse0

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“precipitation (100mm) increased Pine tree foliage biomass in warm regions”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 861–934

Title

Changes in foliage biomass of the genera Larix and Pinus along gradients of temperature and precipitation in Eurasia

Vladimir Andreyevich Usoltsev; Abdul Shakoor; Gul Zaib; et al. Pakistan Journal of Botany 2022. doi:10.30848/pjb2022-4(20)

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Association Pine foliage biomass was reduced in dry conditions.
Association Pine foliage biomass increased in moist conditions.
Observation Larix accumulated more foliage biomass regardless of conditions.
Association Precipitation was positively associated with larch foliage biomass in warm regions.

Observationobservedoriginal resultno effectnot significant (as stated)measured

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Shrub foliage biomass did not differ significantly by sex.

Taxon: Rhamnus davuricaRhamnus davuricat0
Outcome: foliage biomasse0
Comparator: sexese0

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“there was no significant difference between sexes regarding the foliage biomass(P0.05)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1727–1813

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“Rhamnus davurica”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 43–59

Title

Reproductive allocation in dioecious shrub,Rhamnus davurica

Ding Shengjian Acta Ecologica Sinica 2011

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Observation Branch reproductive biomass differed significantly by sex.
Observation Branch flower biomass differed significantly by sex.
Observation Branch foliage biomass did not differ significantly by sex.
Observation Flower, foliage and reproduction biomass differed significantly among individuals.
Observation Mean female flower biomass was 1.84 times male flower biomass.
Observation Mean female reproduction biomass was 16 times male reproduction biomass.
Observation Male foliage biomass exceeded female foliage biomass without a significant difference.
Observation Shrub flower and reproductive biomass and diameter increment differed significantly by sex.
Association DBH size correlated positively with flower and reproductive and foliage biomass and diameter increment.
Observation Female shrub flower biomass was 1.6 times male biomass.
Observation Female shrub reproductive biomass was 1.93 times male biomass.
Observation Female shrub foliage biomass was 1.1 times male biomass.
Observation Female diameter increment exceeded male diameter increment by 3.04.
Observation Males began flowering earlier than females, on 25 May versus 28 May.
Observation Females began fruiting on 8 June.
Observation The plot contained 310 female, 53 male and 225 non-reproductive trees in 2010.
Observation The population sex ratio of 0.17 significantly deviated from 1:1.
Observation The 0–2, 2–4, 4–6 and 6–8 cm DBH classes had female-biased sex ratios.
Observation Mean annual ring widths were 0.78 mm for males and 0.83mm for females; authors concluded growth allocation did not follow trade-off theory.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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About 50% of biomass was lost over winter, mainly foliage.

Organ / stage: foliagee0
Outcome: biomasse0
Direction: loste0
Value: 50%e0

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“About 50% of the biomass was lost during the winter, mainly in foliage”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 780–850

Title

Seasonal patterns of growth and tissue nutrient content in strawberries

Geoffrey M. May; Marvin P. Pritts; Mary Jo Kelly Journal of Plant Nutrition 1994. doi:10.1080/01904169409364795

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Observation Plant growth was linear during establishment.
Observation Leaves contributed the largest share of accumulated biomass.
Observation Nutrient concentrations stayed relatively constant or declined during establishment.
Association The percent biomass increase always exceeded the percent nutrient-concentration decline.
Observation Within six spring weeks, plant size recovered to the previous autumn level.
Observation Roots alone lost biomass during fruiting.
Observation Foliar nutrient concentrations showed varying patterns during fruiting.
Observation Nutrient limitations likely have their strongest effects during the fluctuating fruiting period.

Observationobservedoriginal resultno effectnot significant (as stated)measured

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Branch foliage biomass did not differ significantly by sex.

Taxon: Rhamnus davuricaRhamnus davuricat0
Outcome: foliage biomasse0
Comparator: the sexese0

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“there is no significant difference in foliage biomass between the sexes(P0.05)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 953–1031

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“Rhamnus davurica”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 43–59

Title

Reproductive allocation in dioecious shrub,Rhamnus davurica

Ding Shengjian Acta Ecologica Sinica 2011

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Observation Branch reproductive biomass differed significantly by sex.
Observation Branch flower biomass differed significantly by sex.
Observation Flower, foliage and reproduction biomass differed significantly among individuals.
Observation Mean female flower biomass was 1.84 times male flower biomass.
Observation Mean female reproduction biomass was 16 times male reproduction biomass.
Observation Male foliage biomass exceeded female foliage biomass without a significant difference.
Observation Shrub flower and reproductive biomass and diameter increment differed significantly by sex.
Observation Shrub foliage biomass did not differ significantly by sex.
Association DBH size correlated positively with flower and reproductive and foliage biomass and diameter increment.
Observation Female shrub flower biomass was 1.6 times male biomass.
Observation Female shrub reproductive biomass was 1.93 times male biomass.
Observation Female shrub foliage biomass was 1.1 times male biomass.
Observation Female diameter increment exceeded male diameter increment by 3.04.
Observation Males began flowering earlier than females, on 25 May versus 28 May.
Observation Females began fruiting on 8 June.
Observation The plot contained 310 female, 53 male and 225 non-reproductive trees in 2010.
Observation The population sex ratio of 0.17 significantly deviated from 1:1.
Observation The 0–2, 2–4, 4–6 and 6–8 cm DBH classes had female-biased sex ratios.
Observation Mean annual ring widths were 0.78 mm for males and 0.83mm for females; authors concluded growth allocation did not follow trade-off theory.

Intervention effectauthor interpretationoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Thinning appeared to reduce total foliage biomass.

Taxon: Shortleaf PinePinus echinatat0
Treatment: thinninge0
Outcome: total foliage biomasse0
Direction: reducee0

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“Shortleaf Pine”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 83–97

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“thinning seemed to reduce the total foliage biomass”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 994–1045

Title

Aboveground Biomass Partitioning Due To Thinning in Naturally Regenerated Evenaged Shortleaf Pine (Pinus Echinata Mill.) Stands in Southeast Oklahoma

Gyawali, Nabin SHAREOK (University of Oklahoma) 2014

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Intervention effect Total tree and bole wood biomass in thinned plots converged toward unthinned plots.
Intervention effect At site one, 70% stocking exceeded unthinned biomass after 16 years.
Association Heavily thinned stands may take longer to converge in biomass.
Association Foliage and bark biomass fell as thinning intensity rose.
Intervention effect Thinning significantly affected the biomass proportions in branches and bark.
Intervention effect Except for heavy thinning, thinning did not significantly affect bole allocation proportion.
Intervention effect Heavy thinning appeared to increase foliage fraction, without statistical significance.
Association Better sites allocated more biomass to bole wood.
Association Better sites allocated less biomass to foliage.

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All treatments allocated the most biomass to foliage.

Taxon: Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.)Pinus taedat0
Outcome: more biomass to foliagee0

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“All treatments allocated more biomass to foliage”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1986–2034

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“Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1099–1129

Title

SIMULATED MINE LAND RECLAMATION IMPACT ON BIOMASS PARTITIONING AND NUTRIENT CONTENTS IN LOBLOLLY PINE

Osarumen Egharevba Index of Texas Archaeology Open Access Grey Literature from the Lone Star State 2020

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Method / resource Allometric equations estimated pine biomass from tree dimensions.
Intervention effect FRA improved estimated biomass accumulation relative to pan scraper reclamation.
Observation FRA produced 759 g foliage biomass.
Observation FRA produced 344 g branch biomass.
Observation FRA produced 440 g stem biomass.
Observation FRA produced 273 g root biomass.
Observation FRA produced 1579 g aboveground biomass.
Observation FRA produced 1865 g total tree mass.
Observation Pan scraper treatment produced 159 g foliage, 67 g branch and 90 g stem biomass.
Observation Pan scraper treatment produced 77 g root, 334 g aboveground and 420 g total biomass.
Observation Undisturbed control trees had 244 g foliage, 111 g branch and 154 g stem biomass.
Observation Undisturbed control trees had 102 g root, 537 g aboveground and 648 g total biomass.
Intervention effect Root biomass allocation was relatively higher with pan scraper than FRA.
Intervention effect Tree biomass nutrient accumulation was highest under FRA.
Observation Tree tissue nutrient concentrations declined from foliage to stem to root, except N and Mg under pan scraper treatment.
Observation Foliage nutrient concentrations met or exceeded adapted critical concentrations except for N.
Observation N was the most abundant nutrient in all treatments and highest in foliage biomass.
Recommendation Authors concluded FRA can improve seedling growth and biomass production in the Gulf Coastal Plain.

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Foliage biomass equations were similar between the two zones.

Taxon: T. indicaTamarindus indicae0
Outcome: foliage biomasse0
Direction: similare0
Comparator: distribution zonese0
Setting: Burkina Fasoe0

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“Allometric equations to predict the foliage biomass of T. indica were similar for its distribution zones in Burkina Faso”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1106–1226

Title

Allometric models to estimate foliage biomass ofTamarindus indicain Burkina Faso

Loyapin Bondé; Moussa Ganamé; Oumarou Ouédraogo; et al. Southern Forests a Journal of Forest Science 2017. doi:10.2989/20702620.2017.1292451

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DBH regressions predicted branch and foliage biomass poorly.

Outcome: biomass of branch and foliagee0
Direction: poore0
Comparator: DBHe0

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“the precision and reliability were poor of the regressions between the DBH and the biomass of branch and foliage”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 836–948

Title

Biomass estimation of dendrocalamopsis vario-striata plantation in southeast China

Benzhi Zhou; Xiaoming Wang; Yonghui Cao; et al. World Automation Congress 2012

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