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Taxon: cotton ✕

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Water deficit decrease cottonseed seed vitality.

Taxon: CottonGossypium hirsutumt0
Treatment: WDe0
Outcome: seed vitalitye0
Direction: decreasee0

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e0
“WD significantly increased the relative protein content of cottonseed but decreased the relative oil content, leading to a decrease in seed vitality.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1759–1908

t0
“Cotton”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 129–135

Title

Lower Demand for Boll Dry Matter Accumulation and Higher Harvestable Bolls Ensure the Yield and Quality Advantages of Small Boll Cotton Under Water‐Deficit Conditions

Yongchao Han; Honghai Luo; Qian‐Hao Zhu; et al. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 2025. doi:10.1111/jac.70035

Other claims from this paper (17)

Observation Large and small boll cotton had similar boll volume and dry matter trends but different growth and accumulation rates under both irrigation conditions.
Observation Under well-watered irrigation, large boll cotton accumulated 29.17% more dry matter per boll than small boll cotton at 42 DPA.
Intervention effect Water deficit reduced cotton boll dry matter accumulation.
Intervention effect Water deficit decreased seed cotton dry matter accumulation in LB cotton by 20.45%.
Intervention effect Water deficit decreased boll shell dry matter accumulation in LB cotton by 3.24%.
Intervention effect Water deficit decreased seed cotton dry matter accumulation in SB cotton by 16.76%.
Intervention effect Water deficit decreased boll shell dry matter accumulation in SB cotton by 2.81%.
Observation Small boll cotton had 36.28% more harvestable bolls per plant than large boll cotton under water deficit.
Observation Small boll cotton lint yield was 1042.45 kg·ha −1, comparable to large boll varieties.
Observation Small boll cotton seed cotton yield was 2459.67 kg·ha −1, comparable to large boll varieties.
Intervention effect Water deficit reduced cotton fibre length and strength, with a greater effect in large boll varieties.
Intervention effect Water deficit increased cottonseed relative protein content of cottonseed.
Intervention effect Water deficit decreased cottonseed relative oil content.
Observation Small boll cotton seeds had higher germination potential than large boll seeds under water deficit.
Observation Small boll cotton required less dry matter accumulation for boll maturation than large boll cotton.
Observation Water deficit had a smaller impact on yield and quality of small boll cotton than large boll cotton.
Recommendation The authors conclude small boll cotton is more tolerant of water deficit and may perform better in severe arid areas.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Water deficit decreased cottonseed relative oil content.

Taxon: CottonGossypium hirsutumt0
Treatment: WDe0
Outcome: relative oil contente0
Direction: decreasede0

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e0
“WD significantly increased the relative protein content of cottonseed but decreased the relative oil content, leading to a decrease in seed vitality.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1759–1908

t0
“Cotton”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 129–135

Title

Lower Demand for Boll Dry Matter Accumulation and Higher Harvestable Bolls Ensure the Yield and Quality Advantages of Small Boll Cotton Under Water‐Deficit Conditions

Yongchao Han; Honghai Luo; Qian‐Hao Zhu; et al. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 2025. doi:10.1111/jac.70035

Other claims from this paper (17)

Observation Large and small boll cotton had similar boll volume and dry matter trends but different growth and accumulation rates under both irrigation conditions.
Observation Under well-watered irrigation, large boll cotton accumulated 29.17% more dry matter per boll than small boll cotton at 42 DPA.
Intervention effect Water deficit reduced cotton boll dry matter accumulation.
Intervention effect Water deficit decreased seed cotton dry matter accumulation in LB cotton by 20.45%.
Intervention effect Water deficit decreased boll shell dry matter accumulation in LB cotton by 3.24%.
Intervention effect Water deficit decreased seed cotton dry matter accumulation in SB cotton by 16.76%.
Intervention effect Water deficit decreased boll shell dry matter accumulation in SB cotton by 2.81%.
Observation Small boll cotton had 36.28% more harvestable bolls per plant than large boll cotton under water deficit.
Observation Small boll cotton lint yield was 1042.45 kg·ha −1, comparable to large boll varieties.
Observation Small boll cotton seed cotton yield was 2459.67 kg·ha −1, comparable to large boll varieties.
Intervention effect Water deficit reduced cotton fibre length and strength, with a greater effect in large boll varieties.
Intervention effect Water deficit increased cottonseed relative protein content of cottonseed.
Intervention effect Water deficit decrease cottonseed seed vitality.
Observation Small boll cotton seeds had higher germination potential than large boll seeds under water deficit.
Observation Small boll cotton required less dry matter accumulation for boll maturation than large boll cotton.
Observation Water deficit had a smaller impact on yield and quality of small boll cotton than large boll cotton.
Recommendation The authors conclude small boll cotton is more tolerant of water deficit and may perform better in severe arid areas.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Water deficit increased cottonseed relative protein content of cottonseed.

Taxon: CottonGossypium hirsutumt0
Treatment: WDe0
Outcome: relative protein content of cottonseede0
Direction: increasede0

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e0
“WD significantly increased the relative protein content of cottonseed but decreased the relative oil content, leading to a decrease in seed vitality.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1759–1908

t0
“Cotton”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 129–135

Title

Lower Demand for Boll Dry Matter Accumulation and Higher Harvestable Bolls Ensure the Yield and Quality Advantages of Small Boll Cotton Under Water‐Deficit Conditions

Yongchao Han; Honghai Luo; Qian‐Hao Zhu; et al. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 2025. doi:10.1111/jac.70035

Other claims from this paper (17)

Observation Large and small boll cotton had similar boll volume and dry matter trends but different growth and accumulation rates under both irrigation conditions.
Observation Under well-watered irrigation, large boll cotton accumulated 29.17% more dry matter per boll than small boll cotton at 42 DPA.
Intervention effect Water deficit reduced cotton boll dry matter accumulation.
Intervention effect Water deficit decreased seed cotton dry matter accumulation in LB cotton by 20.45%.
Intervention effect Water deficit decreased boll shell dry matter accumulation in LB cotton by 3.24%.
Intervention effect Water deficit decreased seed cotton dry matter accumulation in SB cotton by 16.76%.
Intervention effect Water deficit decreased boll shell dry matter accumulation in SB cotton by 2.81%.
Observation Small boll cotton had 36.28% more harvestable bolls per plant than large boll cotton under water deficit.
Observation Small boll cotton lint yield was 1042.45 kg·ha −1, comparable to large boll varieties.
Observation Small boll cotton seed cotton yield was 2459.67 kg·ha −1, comparable to large boll varieties.
Intervention effect Water deficit reduced cotton fibre length and strength, with a greater effect in large boll varieties.
Intervention effect Water deficit decreased cottonseed relative oil content.
Intervention effect Water deficit decrease cottonseed seed vitality.
Observation Small boll cotton seeds had higher germination potential than large boll seeds under water deficit.
Observation Small boll cotton required less dry matter accumulation for boll maturation than large boll cotton.
Observation Water deficit had a smaller impact on yield and quality of small boll cotton than large boll cotton.
Recommendation The authors conclude small boll cotton is more tolerant of water deficit and may perform better in severe arid areas.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Skipping irrigation at flowering decreased leaf relative water content, SPAD values and net photosynthetic rate in cotton.

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutume1
Treatment: Skipping irrigation for up to 21 days at floweringe1
Outcome: leaf relative water content, SPAD values, net photosynthetic ratee1
Direction: decreasee1
Comparator: Normal irrigated crope2

Verbatim

e1
“Skipping irrigation for up to 21 days at flowering caused a significant decrease in leaf relative water content, SPAD values, net photosynthetic rate and seed cotton yield in both the genotypes”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1227–1420

e2
“Seed cotton yield showed an overall decline of 24.7% in skip over Normal irrigated crop”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1422–1509

Title

Kaolin and Jasmonic acid improved cotton productivity under water stress conditions

Muhammad Nazim; Muqarrab Ali; Khurram Shahzad; et al. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 2021. doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.07.043

Other claims from this paper (5)

Intervention effect Seed cotton yield declined by 24.7% under skipped irrigation relative to normal irrigation.
Intervention effect Genotype NIAB − 878 seed cotton yield dropped under skipped irrigation, with an average decline of 21.9 %.
Intervention effect Genotype SLH − 19 seed cotton yield dropped under skipped irrigation, with an average decline of 28.2%.
Intervention effect Kaolin and jasmonic acid, applied individually or in combination, improved vegetative and reproductive development of cotton.
Intervention effect Combined kaolin and jasmonic acid application was more beneficial for seed cotton production than either applied individually.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Under salinity stress, leaf relative water content decreased by 26% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutume1
Material: susceptible cotton genotypese1
Treatment: salinitye1
Outcome: leaf relative water contente1
Direction: decreasee1
Value: 26%e1
Comparator: tolerant onese1

Verbatim

e1
“Fifteen day old seedlings registered decrease in shoot length (50.6%) and root length (41.6%), shoot weight (50%) and root weight (41%), leaf relative water content (26%), chlorophyll content (56%) and Fv/Fm (12.9%) in susceptible cotton genotypes to greater degree than the tolerant ones in response to salinity”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 181–493

Title

Effect of aba on response of cotton genotypes in terms of morphophysiological parameters and osmolytes against salinity stress

Kamini Devi; M K Sangha; P Kumar; et al. Agricultural Research Journal 2017. doi:10.5958/2395-146x.2017.00040.0

Other claims from this paper (11)

Intervention effect Under salinity stress, shoot length decreased by 50.6% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.
Intervention effect Under salinity stress, root length decreased by 41.6% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.
Intervention effect Under salinity stress, shoot weight decreased by 50% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.
Intervention effect Under salinity stress, root weight decreased by 41% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.
Intervention effect Under salinity stress, chlorophyll content decreased by 56% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.
Intervention effect Under salinity stress, Fv/Fm decreased by 12.9% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.
Intervention effect Proline, glycine and betaine increased in cotton in response to salinity.
Intervention effect Total sugars increased in cotton in response to salinity.
Intervention effect The increase in osmolytes was even greater with ABA priming under salinity in susceptible seedling leaves.
Intervention effect ABA treatment had a positive effect on physiological and growth parameters of cotton.
Intervention effect ABA seed pre-treatment ameliorated the negative impact of salinity stress in susceptible cotton seedlings.

Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Potassium-induced increases in relative water content and membrane stability were interpreted as protective against salt stress.

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
Treatment: Ke0
Outcome: protective mechanisms against NaCl stresse0
Qualifier: relative water content and membrane stability indexe0

Verbatim

e0
“In conclusion, K-induced decrease in Na + , increase in Ca 2+ , K + , K + : Na + ratio, relative water content and membrane stability index provide protective mechanisms against NaCl stress.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1861–2051

t0
“cotton”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 90–96

Title

Ameliorative effects of potassium nutrition on yield and fiber quality characteristics of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under NaCl stress

Muhammad Ashraf; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Muhammad Imtiaz; et al. Soil & Environment 2017. doi:10.25252/se/17/31054

Other claims from this paper (18)

Intervention effect NaCl significantly increased shoot sodium and chloride.
Intervention effect NaCl decreased shoot potassium, potassium:sodium ratio and calcium.
Intervention effect NaCl decreased shoot magnesium.
Intervention effect Increasing external NaCl significantly reduced plant growth, yield and fiber quality.
Intervention effect Additional potassium reduced shoot sodium under both salt levels.
Intervention effect Additional potassium increased shoot potassium, calcium and magnesium.
Intervention effect Additional potassium improved plant growth, yield attributes and fiber quality at both salt levels.
Intervention effect K 50 improved the shoot potassium:sodium ratio by 116% at NaCl 100.
Intervention effect K 100 improved the shoot potassium:sodium ratio by 246% at NaCl 100.
Intervention effect K 50 improved the shoot potassium:sodium ratio by 188% at NaCl 180.
Intervention effect K 100 improved the shoot potassium:sodium ratio by 294% at NaCl 180.
Intervention effect K 50 improved lint yield by 38.27% at NaCl 100.
Intervention effect K 100 improved lint yield by 60.49% at NaCl 100.
Intervention effect K 50 improved lint yield by 75.12% at NaCl 180.
Intervention effect K 100 improved lint yield by 136% at NaCl 180.
Intervention effect Higher potassium application gave more prominent amelioration at both salt levels.
Mechanism Potassium-induced ion balance changes were interpreted as protective mechanisms against salt stress.
Recommendation The authors recommend field confirmation and evaluation of economic feasibility.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Seed cotton yield declined by 24.7% under skipped irrigation relative to normal irrigation.

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutume2
Treatment: Skipping irrigation for up to 21 days at floweringe1
Outcome: Seed cotton yielde2
Direction: declinee2
Value: 24.7%e2
Comparator: Normal irrigated crope2

Verbatim

e1
“Skipping irrigation for up to 21 days at flowering caused a significant decrease in leaf relative water content, SPAD values, net photosynthetic rate and seed cotton yield in both the genotypes”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1227–1420

e2
“Seed cotton yield showed an overall decline of 24.7% in skip over Normal irrigated crop”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1422–1509

Title

Kaolin and Jasmonic acid improved cotton productivity under water stress conditions

Muhammad Nazim; Muqarrab Ali; Khurram Shahzad; et al. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 2021. doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.07.043

Other claims from this paper (5)

Intervention effect Skipping irrigation at flowering decreased leaf relative water content, SPAD values and net photosynthetic rate in cotton.
Intervention effect Genotype NIAB − 878 seed cotton yield dropped under skipped irrigation, with an average decline of 21.9 %.
Intervention effect Genotype SLH − 19 seed cotton yield dropped under skipped irrigation, with an average decline of 28.2%.
Intervention effect Kaolin and jasmonic acid, applied individually or in combination, improved vegetative and reproductive development of cotton.
Intervention effect Combined kaolin and jasmonic acid application was more beneficial for seed cotton production than either applied individually.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Under salinity stress, chlorophyll content decreased by 56% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutume1
Material: susceptible cotton genotypese1
Treatment: salinitye1
Outcome: chlorophyll contente1
Direction: decreasee1
Value: 56%e1
Comparator: tolerant onese1

Verbatim

e1
“Fifteen day old seedlings registered decrease in shoot length (50.6%) and root length (41.6%), shoot weight (50%) and root weight (41%), leaf relative water content (26%), chlorophyll content (56%) and Fv/Fm (12.9%) in susceptible cotton genotypes to greater degree than the tolerant ones in response to salinity”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 181–493

Title

Effect of aba on response of cotton genotypes in terms of morphophysiological parameters and osmolytes against salinity stress

Kamini Devi; M K Sangha; P Kumar; et al. Agricultural Research Journal 2017. doi:10.5958/2395-146x.2017.00040.0

Other claims from this paper (11)

Intervention effect Under salinity stress, shoot length decreased by 50.6% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.
Intervention effect Under salinity stress, root length decreased by 41.6% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.
Intervention effect Under salinity stress, shoot weight decreased by 50% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.
Intervention effect Under salinity stress, root weight decreased by 41% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.
Intervention effect Under salinity stress, leaf relative water content decreased by 26% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.
Intervention effect Under salinity stress, Fv/Fm decreased by 12.9% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.
Intervention effect Proline, glycine and betaine increased in cotton in response to salinity.
Intervention effect Total sugars increased in cotton in response to salinity.
Intervention effect The increase in osmolytes was even greater with ABA priming under salinity in susceptible seedling leaves.
Intervention effect ABA treatment had a positive effect on physiological and growth parameters of cotton.
Intervention effect ABA seed pre-treatment ameliorated the negative impact of salinity stress in susceptible cotton seedlings.

Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Potassium-induced ion balance changes were interpreted as protective mechanisms against salt stress.

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
Treatment: Ke0
Outcome: protective mechanisms against NaCl stresse0
Qualifier: decrease in Na + , increase in Ca 2+ , K + , K + : Na + ratioe0

Verbatim

e0
“In conclusion, K-induced decrease in Na + , increase in Ca 2+ , K + , K + : Na + ratio, relative water content and membrane stability index provide protective mechanisms against NaCl stress.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1861–2051

t0
“cotton”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 90–96

Title

Ameliorative effects of potassium nutrition on yield and fiber quality characteristics of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under NaCl stress

Muhammad Ashraf; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Muhammad Imtiaz; et al. Soil & Environment 2017. doi:10.25252/se/17/31054

Other claims from this paper (18)

Intervention effect NaCl significantly increased shoot sodium and chloride.
Intervention effect NaCl decreased shoot potassium, potassium:sodium ratio and calcium.
Intervention effect NaCl decreased shoot magnesium.
Intervention effect Increasing external NaCl significantly reduced plant growth, yield and fiber quality.
Intervention effect Additional potassium reduced shoot sodium under both salt levels.
Intervention effect Additional potassium increased shoot potassium, calcium and magnesium.
Intervention effect Additional potassium improved plant growth, yield attributes and fiber quality at both salt levels.
Intervention effect K 50 improved the shoot potassium:sodium ratio by 116% at NaCl 100.
Intervention effect K 100 improved the shoot potassium:sodium ratio by 246% at NaCl 100.
Intervention effect K 50 improved the shoot potassium:sodium ratio by 188% at NaCl 180.
Intervention effect K 100 improved the shoot potassium:sodium ratio by 294% at NaCl 180.
Intervention effect K 50 improved lint yield by 38.27% at NaCl 100.
Intervention effect K 100 improved lint yield by 60.49% at NaCl 100.
Intervention effect K 50 improved lint yield by 75.12% at NaCl 180.
Intervention effect K 100 improved lint yield by 136% at NaCl 180.
Intervention effect Higher potassium application gave more prominent amelioration at both salt levels.
Mechanism Potassium-induced increases in relative water content and membrane stability were interpreted as protective against salt stress.
Recommendation The authors recommend field confirmation and evaluation of economic feasibility.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Under salinity stress, shoot weight decreased by 50% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutume1
Material: susceptible cotton genotypese1
Treatment: salinitye1
Outcome: shoot weighte1
Direction: decreasee1
Value: 50%e1
Comparator: tolerant onese1

Verbatim

e1
“Fifteen day old seedlings registered decrease in shoot length (50.6%) and root length (41.6%), shoot weight (50%) and root weight (41%), leaf relative water content (26%), chlorophyll content (56%) and Fv/Fm (12.9%) in susceptible cotton genotypes to greater degree than the tolerant ones in response to salinity”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 181–493

Title

Effect of aba on response of cotton genotypes in terms of morphophysiological parameters and osmolytes against salinity stress

Kamini Devi; M K Sangha; P Kumar; et al. Agricultural Research Journal 2017. doi:10.5958/2395-146x.2017.00040.0

Other claims from this paper (11)

Intervention effect Under salinity stress, shoot length decreased by 50.6% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.
Intervention effect Under salinity stress, root length decreased by 41.6% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.
Intervention effect Under salinity stress, root weight decreased by 41% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.
Intervention effect Under salinity stress, leaf relative water content decreased by 26% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.
Intervention effect Under salinity stress, chlorophyll content decreased by 56% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.
Intervention effect Under salinity stress, Fv/Fm decreased by 12.9% in susceptible cotton genotypes, to a greater degree than in tolerant ones.
Intervention effect Proline, glycine and betaine increased in cotton in response to salinity.
Intervention effect Total sugars increased in cotton in response to salinity.
Intervention effect The increase in osmolytes was even greater with ABA priming under salinity in susceptible seedling leaves.
Intervention effect ABA treatment had a positive effect on physiological and growth parameters of cotton.
Intervention effect ABA seed pre-treatment ameliorated the negative impact of salinity stress in susceptible cotton seedlings.

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