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Root dry weight declined about 50% more than top dry weight under reduced aeration.

Taxon: pecan treesCarya illinoinensist0
Treatment: reduced soil aeratione0
Outcome: root dry weighte0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: about 50%e0
Comparator: top dry weighte0

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“The decrease in root dry weight associated with reduced soil aeration exceeded the decrease in top dry weight by about 50%”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 452–574

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“pecan trees”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 95–106

Title

The influence of soil aeration on growth and elemental absorption of greenhouse‐grown seedling pecan trees

Michael W. Smith; Faridullah K. Wazir; Stuart W. Akers Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 1989. doi:10.1080/00103628909368086

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Intervention effect Restricted aeration caused partial stomatal closure.
Intervention effect Restricted aeration decreased leaf number and area and leaf, trunk and root dry weights.
Intervention effect Restricted aeration reduced nitrogen and phosphorus translocation to leaves.
Intervention effect Restricted aeration raised root nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations relative to well aerated soil.
Intervention effect Reduced aeration lowered leaf Ca, Mg and Mn concentrations.
Intervention effect Low aeration increased root Zn and Fe concentrations.
Intervention effect Low aeration did not affect leaf and trunk Zn and Fe concentrations.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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The highest decrease of bean plant root dry weight was obtained with NaCl application among the salt sources.

Taxon: Beant0
Treatment: NaCl applicatione0
Outcome: plant root dry weighte0
Direction: highest decreasee0

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“Bean”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 103–107

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“The highest decrease of plant root dry weight was obtained with NaCl application”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 938–1018

Title

Ameliorative Effect of Hydro Gel Substrate on Growth, Inorganic Ions, Proline, and Nitrate Contents of Bean under Salinity Stress

Canan Kant; Adil Aydin; Metin Turan Journal of Plant Nutrition 2008. doi:10.1080/01904160802208303

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Intervention effect High salt concentration caused a substantial reduction in bean plant growth.
Intervention effect Total chlorophyll and nitrate contents of bean plants decreased with increasing salt doses.
Intervention effect Proline contents of bean plants increased with increasing salt doses.
Intervention effect Salt in the growth medium decreased the macronutrient contents (N, P, K, Ca, Mg) of bean root and shoot.
Intervention effect N and P contents of bean root and shoot increased with increasing hydrogel application doses.
Intervention effect The highest N and P increases in bean roots and shoots were obtained with the 1.0 HG application for all salt types.
Intervention effect Hydrogel added to saline soil significantly improved the variables affected by high salinity in bean.
Intervention effect Hydrogel added to saline soil reduced soil electrical conductivity.
Intervention effect Hydrogel added to saline soil reduced nitrate, proline and electrolyte leakage of bean plants.
Intervention effect Hydrogel added to saline soil enhanced bean root and shoot dry weight.
Association Salt type, doses and hydrogel affected soil electrical conductivity.
Intervention effect The effects of salt concentrations on N, K and P content of bean plants were significant.
Recommendation The authors conclude hydrogel appears highly effective as a soil conditioner in vegetable growing to improve crop tolerance and growth in saline conditions.

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The phytochrome decrease was logarithmic per dry weight but slower per segment.

Taxon: johnsongrassSorghum halepensee1
Outcome: phytochrome levelse2
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: logarithmic on a dry weight basis, but less rapid on a per segment basise0

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“The decrease was logarithmic on a dry weight basis, but less rapid on a per segment basis”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 206–295

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“johnsongrass [ Sorghum halapense (L.) Pers.] plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 69–120

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“phytochrome levels”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 126–144

Title

Phytochrome Distribution in Johnsongrass Rhizomes

S.O. Duke; R.D. Williams Weed Science 1977. doi:10.1017/s004317450003335x

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The root dry-weight decrease was greater in Inpara 5 than Mahsuri.

Taxon: riceOryza sativat0
Material: Inpara 5e0
Organ / stage: roote0
Outcome: root and shoot dry weighte0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: Mahsurie0

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“The decrease of root and shoot dry weight in Inpara 5 was higher than that of Mahsuri”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1003–1088

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“Rice”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 93–97

Title

The Effectiveness of Nutrient Culture Solutions with Agar Addition as An Evaluation Media of Rice Under Iron Toxicity Conditions

Turhadi; Miftahuddin; Hamim; et al. BIOEDUSCIENCE 2021. doi:10.22236/j.bes/516395

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Observation Inpara 5 had a higher leaf bronzing score than Mahsuri in all three media.
Observation The shoot dry-weight decrease was greater in Inpara 5 than Mahsuri.
Observation Medium pH fell faster without agar than with agar.
Observation HSYA and FSYA showed similar pH decline patterns.
Method / resource HSYA and FSYA caused significant differences in growth responses between Inpara 5 and Mashuri.
Method / resource HSYA was judged more efficient than FSYA because it required less agar.

Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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The shoot dry-weight decrease was greater in Inpara 5 than Mahsuri.

Taxon: riceOryza sativat0
Material: Inpara 5e0
Organ / stage: shoote0
Outcome: root and shoot dry weighte0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: Mahsurie0

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“The decrease of root and shoot dry weight in Inpara 5 was higher than that of Mahsuri”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1003–1088

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“Rice”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 93–97

Title

The Effectiveness of Nutrient Culture Solutions with Agar Addition as An Evaluation Media of Rice Under Iron Toxicity Conditions

Turhadi; Miftahuddin; Hamim; et al. BIOEDUSCIENCE 2021. doi:10.22236/j.bes/516395

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Observation Inpara 5 had a higher leaf bronzing score than Mahsuri in all three media.
Observation The root dry-weight decrease was greater in Inpara 5 than Mahsuri.
Observation Medium pH fell faster without agar than with agar.
Observation HSYA and FSYA showed similar pH decline patterns.
Method / resource HSYA and FSYA caused significant differences in growth responses between Inpara 5 and Mashuri.
Method / resource HSYA was judged more efficient than FSYA because it required less agar.

Associationauthor interpretationoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Low seedling hydration caused only a 10–20 % dry-weight decrease.

Taxon: Winter WheatTriticum aestivumt0
Organ / stage: seedlinge0
Outcome: dry weighte0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 10–20 %e0

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“Such low values of the seedling hydration, however, caused only a 10–20 % decrease of their dry weight”
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“Winter Wheat”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 110–122

Title

The Effect of Cold and Sucrose Concentration on its Uptake and on the Respiration Rate of Isolated Embryos of Winter Wheat

F. Dubert; J. Biesaga‐Kościelniak; I. Marcińska; et al. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 1993. doi:10.1111/j.1439-037x.1993.tb00145.x

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Intervention effect At 5°C and 20°C, 8–14 % sucrose was optimal for seedling dry mass accumulation.
Intervention effect Metabolic efficiency was highest at 8–14 % sucrose.
Association Seedling hydration diminished with increasing sucrose concentration at both temperatures.
Intervention effect Seedling hydration was lower at 5°C than at 20°C.
Mechanism Respiration at 5°C suggested an additional energy-demanding process possibly linked to vernalization.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Higher sea water concentrations tended to decrease whole-plant dry weight and fruit fresh weight.

Taxon: MuskmelonsCucumis melot0
Treatment: increased sea water concentrationse0
Outcome: Whole plant dry weight and fruit fresh weighte0
Direction: decreasee0

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“Muskmelons”
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“Whole plant dry weight and fruit fresh weight tended to increase with reduced exposure to diluted sea water and to decrease with increased sea water concentrations”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 408–571

Title

Salt Tolerance of Muskmelons as Affected by Diluted Sea Water Applied at Different Growth Stages in Nutrient Solution Culture

Akira NUKAYA; Masao MASUI; Akira ISHIDA Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science 1984. doi:10.2503/jjshs.53.168

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Intervention effect Reduced exposure to diluted sea water tended to increase whole-plant dry weight and fruit fresh weight.
Intervention effect Moving plants exposed during stage I to base solution for stages II and III increased fruit fresh weight.
Intervention effect Leaf Cl and Na contents were unaffected after stage I sea water exposure followed by base solution.
Association Shorter saline treatment duration lowered leaf Cl and Na contents.
Association The harmful effect of saline solution on growth generally declined as plants aged and exposure shortened.
Intervention effect Stage III saline exposure reduced whole-plant dry weight and fruit fresh weight.
Intervention effect Stage III saline exposure did not affect combined leaf, stem, and root dry weight.
Association Longer saline exposure increased fruit saltiness.
Intervention effect Stage III treatment significantly increased leaf Cl and Na content at harvest.
Association Leaf osmotic potential was proportional to nutrient-solution osmotic potential at each stage.
Observation The period until pollination was most sensitive to salinity by whole-plant dry weight.
Observation Fruit development was most sensitive to salinity by fruit fresh weight and quality.

Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Resistant chili genotypes had the least percentage decrease in dry root and dry shoot weight compared with uninoculated plants.

Taxon: Capsicum annuumCapsicum annuume0
Material: resistant genotypese5
Outcome: dry root weight and dry shoot weighte5
Direction: least percentage decreasee5
Comparator: uninoculated plantse5

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“Chili (Capsicum annuum L.) is a vital crop in global agriculture”
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“The resistant genotypes exhibited the least percentage decrease in fresh root weight, fresh shoot weight, dry root weight and dry shoot weight compared to uninoculated plants, whereas the susceptible genotypes showed the greatest reductions”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1279–1519

Title

Screening of chili genotypes against root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) under screen-house conditions

Manjeet Kaur; Sanjay Kumar; Saroj Yadav; et al. Vegetable Science 2025. doi:10.61180/vegsci.2025.v52.i1.13

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After return to air, dry weight loss was suspended for 12 hours.

Taxon: seedlingse0
Outcome: dry weight decreasee0
Direction: suspendede0
Value: 12 hourse0

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“When the treated seedlings were returned to air, dry weight decrease was suspended for the first 12 hours”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 358–463

Title

Effect of Anaerobic Condition on the Dry Weight Decrease of Germinating Rice Seeds

Hideo TSUJI Shokubutsugaku Zasshi 1968. doi:10.15281/jplantres1887.81.233

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Intervention effect Nitrogen anaerobiosis after day 2 accelerated seedling dry weight loss during treatment.
Intervention effect Anaerobiosis did not affect dry weight loss in seedlings younger than two days.
Intervention effect Anaerobic treatment inhibited fresh weight gain except when applied on day zero to one.
Observation The delayed fresh weight increase was not restored after transfer to air.
Observation Seedlings treated at age four or five days lost water during treatment.
Intervention effect Submergence inhibited fresh weight increase as did strict anaerobiosis.

Associationobservedoriginal resultno effectnot significant (as stated)measured

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Nematode exposure did not significantly decrease root and shoot dry weight in subterranean clover cv Denmark.

Taxon: white and annual cloverst0
Interactor: nematodesNematodae0pest
Outcome: plant root and shoot dry weighte0
Direction: no significant decreasee0

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“no significant decrease in plant root and shoot dry weight when exposed to nematodes”
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“white and annual clovers”
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Title

Effects of invertebrate pests on white and annual clovers in dryland soil

T.M. Eden; P.J. Gerard; D.J. Wilson; et al. Proceedings of the New Zealand Weed Control Conference 2010. doi:10.30843/nzpp.2010.63.6574

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Association White clover was more susceptible to pests than annual clovers.
Association Slugs significantly reduced white clover seedling survival.
Association Clover root weevil significantly reduced white clover seedling survival.
Association Clover cyst nematode significantly reduced white clover growth.
Association Subterranean clover cv Denmark was least affected by pests.
Association Slug exposure did not significantly reduce survival in subterranean clover cv Denmark.

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