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Hornbeam had the largest foliage biomass.

Taxon: hornbeame0
Outcome: foliage biomasse0
Direction: largeste0

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“hornbeam had the largest foliage biomass”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 911–951

Title

Woody and Foliage Biomass, Foliage Traits and Growth Efficiency in Young Trees of Four Broadleaved Tree Species in a Temperate Forest

Bohdan Konôpka; Jozef Pajtík; Vladimír Šebeň; et al. Plants 2021. doi:10.3390/plants10102155

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Observation Hornbeam had the lowest foliage area.
Observation Hornbeam woody biomass did not differ from aspen and sycamore.
Observation Birch had the lowest woody biomass.
Observation Birch foliage properties were similar to aspen.
Association Foliage differences within species related to tree size.
Association Foliage differences within species related to vertical crown leaf position.
Observation Hornbeam growth efficiency exceeded that of the other three species.

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Foliage biomass scaled with crown woody biomass at exponent 0·78.

Organ / stage: crowne0
Outcome: foliage biomasse0
Value: 0·78e0

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“foliage biomass scaled with crown woody biomass with an exponent of 0·78”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 978–1050

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“trees”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 43–48

Title

Self‐shading affects allometric scaling in trees

Remko A. Duursma; Annikki Mäkelä; Douglas E.B. Reid; et al. Functional Ecology 2010. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01690.x

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivesimulated

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Larix accumulated more foliage biomass regardless of conditions.

Taxon: LarixLarixe0
Outcome: foliage biomasse0
Direction: moree0
Qualifier: regardless of conditionse0

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“regardless of conditions, Larix accumulated more foliage biomass”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 780–844

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.
Association Precipitation of 100mm increased pine foliage biomass in warm regions.
Association Precipitation was positively associated with larch foliage biomass in warm regions.

Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Under thinning, branch number and foliage per branch contributed nearly equally to foliage biomass increase.

Taxon: lodgepole pinePinus contortat0
Treatment: thinninge0
Outcome: foliage biomasse0
Direction: increasee0

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“lodgepole pine”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 52–66

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“these mechanisms were almost equally important to the increase in foliage biomass due to thinning”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2281–2378

Title

The influence of nutrition and density on repressed lodgepole pine

Blevins, David Preston cIRcle (University of British Columbia) 2009. doi:10.14288/1.0075078

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Intervention effect Nutrient addition increased stand volume growth from 2 to 7 m /ha/year on unthinned plots.
Intervention effect Fertilizer raised volume growth on thinned plots to 5 m3/ha/year.
Intervention effect Thinning increased tree-level foliage biomass and growth efficiency.
Intervention effect Nitrogen, sulfur and boron additions improved tree and stand growth through greater foliage biomass and growth efficiency.
Association Fertilization and thinning had additive growth effects.
Observation More fascicles contributed more than fascicle weight to foliage biomass responses.
Observation With fertilizer, more foliated branches contributed more than foliage per branch to the foliage biomass increase.
Intervention effect Treatments had no effect on foliage biomass at the bottom of the live crown or its position.
Observation The number of cohorts declined toward the base of the live crown.

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Female shrub foliage biomass was 1.1 times male biomass.

Taxon: Rhamnus davuricaRhamnus davuricat0
Outcome: foliage biomasse0
Direction: greatere0
Value: 1.1 timese0
Comparator: malese0

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“their average foliage biomass is 1.1 times greater than that of the males”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2199–2272

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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.
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 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.

Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativesimulated

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Pine foliage biomass was reduced in dry conditions.

Taxon: Pinus spp.Pinuse1
Outcome: foliage biomasse0
Direction: reducede0
Setting: dry conditionse0

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“Pine had reduced foliage biomass in dry conditions”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 637–687

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“subgenus Pinus spp.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 460–479

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 increased in moist conditions.
Observation Larix accumulated more foliage biomass regardless of conditions.
Association Precipitation of 100mm increased pine foliage biomass in warm regions.
Association Precipitation was positively associated with larch foliage biomass in warm regions.

Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivesimulated

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Pine foliage biomass increased in moist conditions.

Taxon: Pinus spp.Pinuse1
Outcome: foliage biomasse0
Direction: increasee0
Setting: moist conditionse0

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“an increase in foliage biomass was observed in moist conditions”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 698–761

e1
“subgenus Pinus spp.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 460–479

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.
Observation Larix accumulated more foliage biomass regardless of conditions.
Association Precipitation of 100mm increased pine foliage biomass in warm regions.
Association Precipitation was positively associated with larch foliage biomass in warm regions.

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Foliage represented 12.58% of dry biomass.

Taxon: Cryptomeria japonicaCryptomeria japonicae0
Organ / stage: foliagee1
Outcome: foliagee1
Value: 12.58%e1

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“Cryptomeria japonica trees”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 100–126

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“12.58% by foliage”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 905–922

Title

Cryptomeria japonica D. Don trees shoot biomass partitioning in a stand located in southeastern Paraná

Carlos Roberto Sanquetta; Mateus Niroh Inoue Sanquetta; Francelo Mognon; et al. Científica 2015. doi:10.15361/1984-5529.2015v43n3p254-260

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Observation The stem comprised 73.67% of aboveground biomass.
Observation Sapwood comprised 41.66% of biomass in the wood.
Observation Heartwood comprised 26.66% of biomass in the wood.
Observation Bark comprised 5.35% of biomass in the wood.
Observation The canopy accounted for 26.33% of dry biomass.
Observation Branches represented 13.75% of dry biomass.
Observation The first five meters contained only wood and bark.
Observation Crown biomass appeared above 5 m and became the major fraction from 15 m upward.
Observation Heartwood biomass partitioning decreased along the vertical profile.
Observation The Pipe Model Theory applied to the Cryptomeria japonica stand.

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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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