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Increasing salinity substantially decreased root relative water content.

Taxon: Walnute1
Treatment: increase in salinity levelse0
Outcome: root relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0

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“The increase in salinity levels resulted in a substantial decrease in root relative water content”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 384–481

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“Walnut ( J. regia L.)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–21

Title

Germination, Mineral Composition, and Ion Uptake in Walnut Under Salinity Conditions

Naser Lotfi; Kourosh Vahdati; Bahman Kholdebarin; et al. HortScience 2009. doi:10.21273/hortsci.44.5.1352

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Relative water content decreased nearly 16 percent during dehydration.

Taxon: Parkinsonia aculeataParkinsonia aculeatat0
Treatment: dehydratione0
Outcome: relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: nearly 16%e0

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“a decrease in relative water content of nearly 16% during dehydration”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 290–359

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“Parkinsonia aculeata”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 82–102

Title

Effects of dehydration and rehydration on the leaf lipids and lipid metabolism in Parkinsonia aculeata (Caesalpiniaceae)

Ali Benadjaoud; Ghouziel Benhassaine-Kesri; Alain Zachowski; et al. Botany 2013. doi:10.1139/cjb-2013-0028

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Intervention effect Relative water content returned to control after 48 hours rehydration.
Intervention effect Chlorophyll content increased 38 percent at daily water content decline of 1.4 percent.
Intervention effect Chloroplast lipid content increased 20 percent at daily water content decline of 1.4 percent.
Intervention effect Neutral lipid content increased 125 percent at daily water content decline of 1.4 percent.
Intervention effect Extra plastidial lipid mass increased 25 percent at 2.6 percent daily water loss.
Observation Radioactive acetate incorporation indicated preferential synthesis of three lipids.
Observation Galactolipid unsaturation remained stable.
Observation Phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine unsaturation increased slightly.
Intervention effect Chlorophyll mass fell sharply after rehydration.
Intervention effect Total lipid amount decreased slowly after rehydration.
Observation Total lipids remained 17 percent above control six hours after stress relief.

Associationobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

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In the field, relative water content of Nicotiana glauca did not decrease with drought.

Taxon: Nicotiana glaucaNicotiana glaucat0
Treatment: droughte0
Outcome: relative water content (RWC)e0
Direction: no_changeinferrede0
Setting: In the fielde0

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“in the cosmopolitan invader Nicotiana glauca”
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“In the field, water potential, photosynthetic rate (A) and stomatal conductance (gs), but not relative water content (RWC) decreased because of drought”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 571–722

Title

Ecophysiological responses to drought and salinity in the cosmopolitan invader Nicotiana glauca

Armando González; Wilmer Tezara; Elizabeth Rengifo; et al. Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology 2012. doi:10.1590/s1677-04202012000300008

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Drought stress decreased relative water content by 48%.

Treatment: DSe0
Outcome: relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 48%e0

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“DS initially caused a 48% decrease in relative water content”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 766–826

Title

Exploring regulatory roles of putrescine-doped zinc oxide nanoentities on ethylene signaling, redox imbalance, and programmed cell death in drought-stressed rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings

Abir Das; Tibor Janda; Sudipta Kumar Sil; et al. Frontiers in Plant Science 2025. doi:10.3389/fpls.2025.1630837

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Intervention effect PUT-nZnO treatment restored relative water content to 126%.
Intervention effect PUT-nZnO improved membrane integrity.
Intervention effect PUT-nZnO reduced DNA loss.
Mechanism PUT-nZnO restored ion homeostasis via ATP hydrolysis.
Intervention effect PUT-nZnO supported cellular conformity and viability.
Mechanism The treatment reduced drought-induced oxidative signaling through enhanced antioxidation.
Intervention effect DS+PUT-nZnO reduced hydrogen peroxide by 41%.
Mechanism Polyamine distribution and oxidizing enzyme activity induced chloroplast energy transfer and ROS generation.
Mechanism The authors attribute drought tolerance to nZnO support of osmotic turgidity and mineral nutrition together with PUT antioxidation.

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Leaf water potential and relative water content fell with drought.

Taxon: POMEGRANATE SEEDLINGSPunica granatumt0
Treatment: drought stresse0
Outcome: leaf water potential (Ψ) and relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0

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“POMEGRANATE SEEDLINGS”
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“A gradual decrease in leaf water potential (Ψ) and relative water content was evident with increasing drought stress levels.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 975–1099

Title

MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE AND DROUGHT RESISTANCE IMPROVEMENT OF POMEGRANATE SEEDLINGS BY MYCORRHIZAL INOCULATION

Hoda Khalil Journal of Plant Production 2015. doi:10.21608/jpp.2015.52458

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Association Drought reduced AM colonization.
Association Growth and biomass declined as drought increased.
Association AM colonization stimulated growth and biomass.
Association Proline increased with drought.
Association Chlorophyll, carbohydrates and catalase activity decreased with drought.
Association AM colonization increased chlorophyll, proline and carbohydrates.
Intervention effect AM-inoculated seedlings had higher leaf water potential.

Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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High salinity decreased relative water content and water potential.

Taxon: Calligonum caput-medusaeCalligonum caput-medusaet0
Treatment: High salinitye0
Outcome: relative water content and water potentiale0
Direction: decreasee0

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“High salinity led also to a decrease in the relative water content and water potential”
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“Calligonum caput-medusae”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 123–147

Title

Effect of NaCl-induced changes in growth, photosynthetic characteristics, water status and enzymatic antioxidant system of Calligonum caput-medusae seedlings

Y. Lu; J. Q. Lei; F. J. Zeng; et al. Photosynthetica 2016. doi:10.1007/s11099-016-0234-6

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Observation Seedling growth peaked at 50 mM NaCl.
Association Photosynthetic pigment content and gas exchange parameters correlated with growth.
Intervention effect NaCl at 100 mM or more significantly reduced plant growth.
Observation High salinity reduced pigment content and PSII efficiency.
Observation High salinity reduced net photosynthetic rate, transpiration and stomatal conductance.
Observation Intercellular CO2 concentration decreased below 200 mM NaCl.
Observation Intercellular CO2 concentration increased with NaCl concentration up to 400 mM.
Observation Water-use efficiency and intrinsic water-use efficiency showed the opposite biphasic response.
Mechanism The authors suggested nonstomatal factors caused photosynthesis reduction at high NaCl.
Observation Soluble sugars and proline accumulated under high salinity.
Observation Na+ and Cl- concentrations increased in all tissues during NaCl exposure.
Observation K+ concentrations remained high during NaCl exposure relative to the control.
Observation High salinity increased malondialdehyde and hydrogen peroxide contents, indicating oxidative stress.
Observation Antioxidative enzyme activity peaked after 50 mM NaCl treatment.
Recommendation The authors proposed using the shrub in mild salinity-prone environments.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Salinity reduced chickpea chlorophyll content, relative water content and water retention capacity.

Taxon: chickpeaCicer arietinume1
Treatment: salinity stresse0
Outcome: chlorophyll content, a decrease in relative water content, a decline in water retention capacitye0
Direction: reductione0

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“salinity stress which included a reduction in chlorophyll content, a decrease in relative water content, a decline in water retention capacity”
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“salinity stress on chickpea”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 262–289

Title

Enhancing Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Tolerance to Salinity through Plant Growth Regulators

Hasib Bin Saif; Nadira Mokarroma; Kanis Fatema Ruma; et al. Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry 2023. doi:10.9734/ajraf/2023/v9i4243

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Intervention effect Salinity reduced total dry weight and yield.
Intervention effect Foliar gibberellic acid alleviated salinity impact, with 10 ppm most effective under mild stress.

Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Relative water content decreased continuously in all lettuce head sections.

Taxon: butterheadt0
Organ / stage: all sectionse0
Outcome: relative water content (RWC)e0
Direction: decreasee0

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“There was a continuous decrease in the relative water content (RWC) in all sections.”
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“butterhead”
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Title

Differential effects of low humidity levels on butterhead quality indices related to external, middle and internal lettuce sections

Maria Victoria Aguero; Monica Viviana Barg; Alejandra Yommi; et al. International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation 2010. doi:10.1504/ijpti.2010.038186

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Leaf relative water content fell 25% in experiment 1.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: water-deficit stresst0
Outcome: leaf relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 25e0

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“25 and 29% decrease in leaf relative water content”
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“tomato under water-deficit stress”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 137–170

Title

Effects of an Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed extract application dose and method on growth, fruit yield, quality, and water productivity of tomato under water-deficit stress

Mostak Ahmed; Hayat Ullah; Kanokkorn Piromsri; et al. South African Journal of Botany 2022. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2022.09.045

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Intervention effect At 50% field capacity, fruit yield fell 67% in experiment 1.
Intervention effect At 50% field capacity, fruit yield fell 52% in experiment 2.
Intervention effect Fruit length fell 11% under severe deficit in both experiments.
Intervention effect Leaf relative water content fell 29% in experiment 2.
Intervention effect Total soluble solids increased 38% in experiment 1.
Intervention effect Total soluble solids increased 49% in experiment 2.
Intervention effect Soil drench at 5 mL/L raised yield 225% at 50% FC.
Intervention effect Foliar spray at 5 mL/L raised yield 271% at 50% FC.
Intervention effect Untreated plants had lower water productivity at all soil moisture levels.
Intervention effect Water productivity was greatest at 5 mL/L across moisture levels.
Observation A 5 mL/L soil drench produced 523.3 g per plant yield.
Observation A 5 mL/L foliar spray produced 397.1 g per plant yield.
Recommendation The authors recommend 5 mL/L ASE for tomato.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Leaf relative water content fell 29% in experiment 2.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: water-deficit stresst0
Outcome: leaf relative water contente0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 29%e0

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“25 and 29% decrease in leaf relative water content”
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“tomato under water-deficit stress”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 137–170

Title

Effects of an Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed extract application dose and method on growth, fruit yield, quality, and water productivity of tomato under water-deficit stress

Mostak Ahmed; Hayat Ullah; Kanokkorn Piromsri; et al. South African Journal of Botany 2022. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2022.09.045

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Intervention effect At 50% field capacity, fruit yield fell 67% in experiment 1.
Intervention effect At 50% field capacity, fruit yield fell 52% in experiment 2.
Intervention effect Fruit length fell 11% under severe deficit in both experiments.
Intervention effect Leaf relative water content fell 25% in experiment 1.
Intervention effect Total soluble solids increased 38% in experiment 1.
Intervention effect Total soluble solids increased 49% in experiment 2.
Intervention effect Soil drench at 5 mL/L raised yield 225% at 50% FC.
Intervention effect Foliar spray at 5 mL/L raised yield 271% at 50% FC.
Intervention effect Untreated plants had lower water productivity at all soil moisture levels.
Intervention effect Water productivity was greatest at 5 mL/L across moisture levels.
Observation A 5 mL/L soil drench produced 523.3 g per plant yield.
Observation A 5 mL/L foliar spray produced 397.1 g per plant yield.
Recommendation The authors recommend 5 mL/L ASE for tomato.

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