“decrease in density”

Claim · model-written summary

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

Verbatim

e0

“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.”

t0

“cotton”

e1

“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.”

Claim · model-written summary

Removing 50% of the ear significantly decreased grain numbers but increased 1000-grain weight.

Taxon

cornZea mays subsp. mayse0

Treatment

removal of 50% of eare0

Outcome

grains in the corn and the number of grains per square metere0

Direction

decreasee0

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e0

“removal of 50% of ear due to significant decrease of grains in the corn and the number of grains per square meter in spite of the increase of the weight of 1000-grain”