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Under water stress, grafted eggplants had a significant decrease in leaf relative conductivity and MDA compared with self-rooted eggplants.

Taxon: eggplantsSolanum melongenae0
Treatment: grafted eggplantse0
Outcome: leaf relative conductivity and MDAe0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: Under water stresse0
Comparator: self-rooted eggplantse0

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“Under water stress,as compared with those of self-rooted eggplants,the plant height and stem diameter,the fresh weight and dry weight of aboveground parts and roots,and the leaf relative water content and chlorophyll content of grafted eggplants all had a significant increase,while the leaf relative conductivity and MDA had a significant decrease.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 577–926

Title

Effects of grafting on the growth,physiology,and biochemistry of eggplants under water stress

Zhou Baoli; Meng Zhao-hua; Juan Li; et al. Shengtaixue zazhi 2012

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Fennel osmoregulation prevented a sharp fall in relative water content.

Taxon: fennelAnethum foeniculume0
Outcome: relative water contente0
Qualifier: active osmoregulatione0

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“fennel exhibited active osmoregulation which prevented a sharp decrease in relative water content”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 353–450

Title

Assessing photosynthetic performance of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill) influenced by plant growth regulators and drought stress imposed at vegetative and reproductive stages

Ghasem Parmoon; Ali Ebadi; Soodabeh Jahanbakhsh; et al. Italian Journal of Agronomy 2019. doi:10.4081/ija.2019.1319

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Observation Fennel maintained high chlorophyll index, photosynthesis and transpiration under mild stress.
Intervention effect Severe stress reduced leaf chlorophyll index by 22%.
Intervention effect Severe stress reduced net photosynthesis by 24%.
Intervention effect Severe stress reduced transpiration by 50%.
Intervention effect Drought increased chlorophyll a fluorescence.
Intervention effect Severe vegetative stage drought increased Vk and Wk by 44%.
Intervention effect Severe flowering stage drought increased Vk and Wk by 34%.
Mechanism Elevated Vk and Wk indicated failure of water splitting in PSII.
Intervention effect Vegetative drought increased VJ by 16%.
Intervention effect Vegetative drought increased VI by 22%.
Intervention effect Reproductive drought increased VJ by 19%.
Intervention effect Reproductive drought increased VI by 30%.
Intervention effect PGRs reduced VJ, VI, Vk and Wk.
Intervention effect Three PGRs stimulated biomass production to about 1.6 fold control.
Association PGR effects were mainly independent of drought level.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Seed soaking in CaCl2 increased leaf relative water content.

Taxon: Jatropha curcasJatropha curcast0
Treatment: soaking seeds with CaCl2 solutione0
Outcome: relative water contente0
Direction: increasee0

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“soaking seeds with CaCl2 solution can increase the relative water content and Pro content,decrease the MDA content”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 492–606

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“Jatropha curcas”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 70–85

Title

Effects of exogenous calcium on some physiological characteristics of Jatropha curcas L.under drought stress

Mao Jun Journal of Sichuan University 2008

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Intervention effect Seed soaking in CaCl2 increased leaf Pro content.
Intervention effect Seed soaking in CaCl2 decreased leaf MDA content.
Intervention effect CaCl2 at no more than 0.05 mol/L promoted seed germination trend and rate.
Intervention effect Leaf spraying with Ca(NO3)2 increased relative water content under PEG stress.
Intervention effect Leaf spraying with Ca(NO3)2 increased Pro content under PEG stress.
Intervention effect Leaf spraying with Ca(NO3)2 decreased MDA content under PEG stress.
Mechanism The authors inferred that exogenous calcium may improve drought resistance.
Mechanism The authors inferred that exogenous calcium may enhance infiltration regulation.
Mechanism The authors inferred that exogenous calcium may protect plasma membrane structure.
Mechanism The authors inferred that exogenous calcium may regulate physiological drought responses.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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NaCl priming lessened the salinity-related loss of relative water content.

Taxon: Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)Brassica napust0
Treatment: NaCl priminge0
Outcome: relative water contente0
Direction: reducede0

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“NaCl priming reduced the decrease in relative water content under salinity”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 932–1006

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“Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–28

Title

Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) response to salinity and seed priming with NaCl

Christos A. Damalas; Spyridon D. Koutroubas Annals of Applied Biology 2025. doi:10.1111/aab.12974

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Intervention effect Salinity at 80, 160, and 240 mM NaCl reduced germination by 14, 56, and 80 percentage points, respectively.
Intervention effect NaCl priming promoted germination from 81% to 85% at 80 mM salinity.
Intervention effect NaCl priming promoted germination from 39% to 68% at 160 mM salinity.
Observation NaCl priming promoted germination from 15% to 56% at 240 mM salinity.
Intervention effect NaCl priming increased germination tolerance and seedling vigour indices.
Association Leaf relative water content decreased with increasing salinity.
Observation At 240 mM NaCl, seedling dry weight fell 80.9% in non-primed seeds and 55.8% in primed seeds.
Intervention effect At 240 mM NaCl, priming improved the mean productivity index 1.26 times.
Intervention effect At 240 mM NaCl, priming improved the harmonic mean index 1.98 times.
Recommendation The authors recommend testing priming across relevant genotypes and saline conditions.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Exogenous ABA lowered the soil water content at which leaf RWC began to decrease and wilting was observed

Taxon: Triticum aestivumTriticum aestivume0
Treatment: Exogenous ABA applicatione1
Outcome: soil water content (SWC) at which leaf relative water content (RWC) began to decreasee5
Direction: lowerede5

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“two spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars released in different decades”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 93–172

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“Exogenous ABA application increased the ABA concentration in the leaves”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 248–319

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“lowered the soil water content (SWC) at which leaf relative water content (RWC) began to decrease and wilting was observed”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 478–600

Title

Exogenous abscisic acid reduces water loss and improves antioxidant defence, desiccation tolerance and transpiration efficiency in two spring wheat cultivars subjected to a soil water deficit

Yan-Lei Du; Zhen-Yu Wang; Jing-Wei Fan; et al. Functional Plant Biology 2013. doi:10.1071/fp12250

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Intervention effect Exogenous ABA increased leaf ABA concentration in wheat
Intervention effect Exogenous ABA reduced stomatal conductance in wheat under water deficit
Intervention effect Exogenous ABA slowed the rate of water use in wheat
Intervention effect Exogenous ABA decreased the lethal leaf water potential, indicating higher desiccation tolerance
Intervention effect Exogenous ABA reduced reactive oxygen species formation in wheat
Intervention effect Exogenous ABA increased antioxidant enzyme activity in wheat
Intervention effect Exogenous ABA reduced oxidative damage to lipid membranes in both cultivars under water stress at jointing and booting
Association The recently-released cultivar lost leaf RWC and wilted at lower soil water content than the earlier-released cultivar
Intervention effect The recently-released cultivar had higher grain yield than the earlier-released cultivar under moderate water stress
Intervention effect Water stress reduced grain yield in both wheat cultivars
Intervention effect Exogenous ABA treatment reduced grain yield in both wheat cultivars
Intervention effect Exogenous ABA increased transpiration efficiency for grain under moderate water stress
Intervention effect Exogenous ABA did not increase yield under drought stress
Mechanism ABA slows water use and enhances antioxidant defence during soil drying in wheat

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Zn application compensated the salt-induced decrease in total chlorophyll and relative water content of Brassica juncea at 90 DAT.

Taxon: Brassica junceaBrassica junceae0
Treatment: Zn applicatione2
Outcome: the decrease in the levels of both variablese2
Direction: compensatede2
Qualifier: at 90 DATe2
Comparator: 200 mM NaCle2

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“This study examined the protective effect of Zn on salt-stressed Brassica juncea plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–87

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“Furthermore, 200 mM NaCl decreased total chlorophyll by 45.32% and relative water content by 27.62% at 90 DAT, whereas Zn application compensated the decrease in the levels of both variables”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 453–643

Title

Zinc application mitigates the adverse effects of NaCl stress on mustard [Brassica juncea(L.) Czern & Coss] through modulating compatible organic solutes, antioxidant enzymes, and flavonoid content

Parvaiz Ahmad; Mohammad Abass Ahanger; Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni; et al. Journal of Plant Interactions 2017. doi:10.1080/17429145.2017.1385867

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Intervention effect Salt stress (200 mM) reduced plant height of Brassica juncea by 58.35% at 90 DAT.
Intervention effect Salt stress (200 mM) reduced root length of Brassica juncea by 41.15% at 90 DAT.
Intervention effect Salt stress (200 mM) reduced dry weight of Brassica juncea by 53.33% at 90 DAT.
Intervention effect Zn application improved plant height of salt-stressed Brassica juncea by 15.52% at 90 DAT.
Intervention effect Zn application improved root length of salt-stressed Brassica juncea by 16.59% at 90 DAT.
Intervention effect Zn application improved dry weight of salt-stressed Brassica juncea by 11.45% at 90 DAT.
Intervention effect NaCl (200 mM) decreased total chlorophyll of Brassica juncea by 45.32% at 90 DAT.
Intervention effect NaCl (200 mM) decreased relative water content of Brassica juncea by 27.62% at 90 DAT.
Intervention effect NaCl (200 mM) increased H2O2 in Brassica juncea by 70.48% at 90 DAT.
Intervention effect NaCl (200 mM) increased malondialdehyde in Brassica juncea by 35.25% at 90 DAT.
Intervention effect NaCl (200 mM) increased electrolyte leakage in Brassica juncea by 68.39% at 90 DAT.
Intervention effect Zn application with salt increased superoxide dismutase activity of Brassica juncea by 33.51% at 90 DAT.
Intervention effect Zn application with salt increased catalase activity of Brassica juncea by 9.21% at 90 DAT.
Intervention effect Zn application with salt increased ascorbate peroxidase activity of Brassica juncea by 10.98% at 90 DAT.
Intervention effect Zn application with salt increased glutathione reductase activity of Brassica juncea by 17.46% at 90 DAT.
Intervention effect Zn application with salt increased glutathione-S-transferase activity of Brassica juncea by 12.87% at 90 DAT.
Intervention effect Salt stress increased flavonoids of Brassica juncea by 24.88% at 90 DAT.
Intervention effect Zn supply further increased flavonoids of salt-stressed Brassica juncea by 7.68%.
Intervention effect Zn supplementation reduced H2O2, malondialdehyde and electrolyte leakage of salt-stressed Brassica juncea.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Silicon application enhanced relative water content in salinity-stressed Arabidopsis thaliana.

Taxon: Arabidopsis thalianaArabidopsis thalianae0
Treatment: silicon applicatione6
Outcome: relative water contente6
Direction: enhancemente6

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“investigated on Arabidopsis thaliana plants grown on hydroponic culture”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 87–158

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“increase of reducing sugars, decrease of starch and enhancement of relative water content following silicon application”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1044–1163

Title

Effects of Silicon Nutrition on the Alleviation of Salinity Induced Oxidative Stress in Arabidopsis thaliana

Hadi Shams; Ahmad Abdolzadeh; Hamid Reza Sadeghipour; et al. 2019

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Intervention effect Salinity increased Na+ concentration in Arabidopsis thaliana plants.
Intervention effect Salinity decreased relative water content by about 27 percent in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Intervention effect Salinity decreased Ca2+ concentration by about 49 percent in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Intervention effect Salinity decreased K+ concentration by about 66 percent in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Intervention effect Salinity decreased Mg2+ concentration by about 19 percent in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Intervention effect Salinity stress increased soluble sugars in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Intervention effect Salinity stress decreased starch content in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Intervention effect Salinity stress enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities and phenols in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Intervention effect Silicon nutrition alleviated the oxidative stress caused by salinity in Arabidopsis thaliana, compared with non-silicon fed plants.
Intervention effect Silicon application increased reducing sugars in salinity-stressed Arabidopsis thaliana.
Intervention effect Silicon application decreased starch content in salinity-stressed Arabidopsis thaliana.
Intervention effect Silicon-fed Arabidopsis thaliana plants grew greater than non-silicon fed plants under salinity.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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The decrease in relative water content was smallest in Bellary compared with other onion cultivars under salt stress.

Taxon: onionAllium cepat0
Material: Bellarye5
Treatment: salt stresse1
Outcome: Decrease in RWCe5
Direction: leaste5
Comparator: other cultivarse5

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“onion (Allium cepa. L) cultivars”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 46–78

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“four onion cultivars Agrifound Rose, Bellary, Prema-178 and Nasik Red exposed to salt stress with different concentrations of NaCl (0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 mM)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 334–493

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“Decrease in RWC was least in Bellary as compared to other cultivars”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 801–868

Title

Germination and antioxidant defense system in onion (Allium cepa. L) cultivars under salt stress

Sai Sudha Gunisetty; Khateef Riazunnisa Annals of biological research 2015

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Intervention effect Morphological parameters and relative water content of onion seedlings decreased with increasing NaCl concentrations.
Intervention effect Antioxidant enzyme activities, proline accumulation and Na+ / K+ content in onion seedlings increased under different NaCl concentrations.
Intervention effect Bellary showed the highest salt tolerance among the four onion cultivars.
Intervention effect High NaCl concentrations have a negative effect on the physiological quality of onion seedlings.
Intervention effect High NaCl concentrations lowered seedling growth rates in onion.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Volatile oil at post-emergence decreased the relative water content of the tested plants.

Taxon: E. maculataCorymbia maculatae1
Organ / stage: post-emergence stagee4
Treatment: volatile oile4
Outcome: relative water contente4
Direction: decreasee4

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“The allelopathic effects of E. maculata EOs was tested against two common weeds in Tunisia: Sinapis arvensis (dicot) and Phalaris canariensis (monocot)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 335–486

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“On post-emergence stage, volatile oil induces a phytotoxic effect against all tested plants, a decrease in relative water content, an increase of relative electrolyte leakage percentage and levels of proline and malondialdehyde contents”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1191–1427

Title

Chemical composition and herbicidal potential of essential oil of Eucalyptus maculata Hook

Khammassi Marwa; Amri Ismail; Mouna Souihi; et al. Scientific African 2023. doi:10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01751

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Observation 1.8-Cineole was the principal compound of the E. maculata essential oil, accounting for 42% of the oil.
Observation Oxygenated monoterpenes were the major subclass of the E. maculata essential oil, at 61.5%.
Intervention effect E. maculata essential oil significantly reduced germination and seedling growth of the tested weeds at pre-emergence, in a dose-dependent manner.
Intervention effect Volatile oil at post-emergence induced a phytotoxic effect against all tested plants.
Intervention effect Volatile oil at post-emergence increased relative electrolyte leakage percentage in the tested plants.
Intervention effect Volatile oil at post-emergence increased proline and malondialdehyde contents in the tested plants.
Recommendation E. maculata essential oil shows potential for weed management.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Shoot spraying increased relative leaf water content.

Taxon: safflowerCarthamus tinctoriust0
Treatment: spraying of the shootse0
Outcome: relative water content in the plant leavese0
Direction: increasee0
Comparator: untreated plantse0

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“The spraying of the shoots, has led to increase the relative water content in the plant leaves and decrease the cell membrane stability in comparison with untreated plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 501–672

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“safflower”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 12–21

Title

Response of safflower to different concentrations of Mubkoet Chlorocytide growth regulator

Hussain Ali Mağallaẗ al-tarbiyaẗ wa-al-ʻilm 2005. doi:10.33899/edusj.2005.82975

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Intervention effect Growth regulator reduced safflower height and root length.
Intervention effect Growth regulator significantly increased shoot and root dry weight, especially at 20 and 40 ppm.
Intervention effect Shoot spraying decreased cell membrane stability.
Intervention effect Spraying significantly reduced proline concentration, especially at 20 and 40 ppm.
Intervention effect Spraying increased chlorophyll b concentration, particularly at 60 ppm.

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