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Thiabendazole was reported as an effective replacement for benomyl in lychee postharvest disease control.

Taxon: LYCHEELitchi chinensist0
Treatment: thiabendazolee0
Outcome: effective replacemente0
Direction: effectivee0
Comparator: benomyle0

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“benomyl has been withdrawn as a postharvest fungicide but thiabendazole has been an effective replacement.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 587–693

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“POSTHARVEST DISEASE CONTROL IN LYCHEE”
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Title

POSTHARVEST DISEASE CONTROL IN LYCHEE

G.I. Johnson; A.W. Cooke; U. Sardsud Acta Horticulturae 2002. doi:10.17660/actahortic.2002.575.83

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Intervention effect Hot benomyl at 50 and 52°C was equally effective against postharvest disease lesions on Bengal lychee during storage at 5°C for up to 30 days.
Intervention effect Hot benomyl appeared less effective on Kwai Mai Pink lychee.
Association Heat damage of the pericarp interacted with disease expression in Kwai Mai Pink lychee.
Intervention effect Prochloraz provided good lychee disease control.
Intervention effect Prochloraz caused tainting of lychee.
Intervention effect Sulphur dioxide slow release pads provided good lychee disease control.
Intervention effect Sulphur dioxide slow release pads caused bleaching of the lychee pericarp.
Observation Lychee pericarp colour gradually returned after sulphur dioxide pads were removed.
Observation Penicillium spp. infected lychee fruit that were incompletely fumigated.
Intervention effect Cool storage at 5°C delayed disease expression in Bengal lychee for up to 16 days.
Observation Alternaria alternata, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Colletotrichum acutatum were recorded as lychee fruit pathogens.
Observation Pestalotiopsis sp. was recorded as a pathogen of lychee fruit.

Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivebasis n/a

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Moderate inclusion of brewer’s spent grain at 20% is a highly effective peat replacement for both genotypes.

Taxon: SalviaSalviae0
Outcome: highly effective peat replacemente1

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“moderate inclusion of brewer’s spent grain (BSG20) is a highly effective peat replacement for both genotypes”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2204–2312

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“two ornamental Salvia genotypes, ‘Victoria’ and ‘Amistad’”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 705–762

Title

Partial Replacement of Peat: Effects on Substrate Physico-Hydrological Properties and Sage Growth

Anna Elisa Sdao; Sonia Cacini; Danilo Loconsole; et al. Plants 2025. doi:10.3390/plants14172801

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Intervention effect Wood fiber substrates increased porosity.
Intervention effect Wood fiber substrates diminished water retention.
Intervention effect Coffee silverskin enriched media enhanced moisture availability at 20–40% peat replacement.
Intervention effect Brewer’s spent grain enriched media enhanced moisture availability at 20–40% peat replacement.
Intervention effect Bulk density was highest with wood fiber at 40% peat replacement.
Intervention effect Bulk density was highest with brewer’s spent grain at 40% peat replacement.
Intervention effect Bulk density was highest with coffee silverskin at 20% peat replacement.
Intervention effect Electrical conductivity increased with rising peat replacement in coffee silverskin media.
Intervention effect Electrical conductivity increased with rising peat replacement in brewer’s spent grain media.
Intervention effect In Victoria, 20% peat replacement with brewer’s spent grain gave the optimal growth index.
Intervention effect In Victoria, wood fiber substrates gave the lowest growth index and were the most detrimental alternative.
Intervention effect In Amistad, 20% coffee silverskin replacement gave significantly higher growth index than peat control.
Intervention effect In Amistad, 20% brewer’s spent grain replacement gave significantly higher growth index than peat control.
Intervention effect In Amistad, 10% coffee silverskin replacement gave high growth index scores.
Intervention effect In Amistad, 40% brewer’s spent grain replacement gave high growth index scores.
Intervention effect In Amistad, 10% wood fiber replacement gave growth index scores similar to peat control.
Recommendation Coffee silverskin is particularly effective for the Amistad genotype.
Recommendation Differential peat replacement rates are required depending on by-product and plant genotype.

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Plants can be an effective replacement for chemical insecticides to protect stored seeds.

Taxon: PlantsViridiplantaee1
Outcome: protect stored seedse1

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“Plants can be an effective replacement for chemical insecticides to protect stored seeds”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1084–1172

Title

The potential of plants and plant products in stored insect pest management

R. H. S. Rajapakse Journal of Agricultural Sciences – Sri Lanka 2006. doi:10.4038/jas.v2i1.8109

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FLDs resulted in effective varietal replacement of local sorghum cultivars and substantial horizontal spread of improved varieties.

Taxon: Sorghum bicolorSorghum bicolore0
Outcome: effective varietal replacement of local sorghum cultivarse1
Qualifier: substantial horizontal spread of improved varietiese2

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“improved sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] production technologies”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 125–195

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“FLDs also resulted in effective varietal replacement of local sorghum cultivars”
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“substantial horizontal spread of improved varieties”
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Title

Evaluation of improved fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) varieties through frontline demonstrations

VIVEK PRATAP SINGH; AVANISH KUMAR SINGH; RAJENDRA PRATAP SINGH; et al. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2026. doi:10.56093/ijas.v96i4.175077

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Observation The average fodder yield under FLDs was 707.0 q/ha.
Intervention effect FLDs gave a fodder yield advantage of 25.14% over farmers’ practice.
Intervention effect Extension interventions substantially reduced adoption-related yield losses.
Observation A moderate gap between potential and realized yields persisted due to agro-climatic and management constraints.
Intervention effect Improved technologies increased net returns by ₹15,202.6/ha compared with farmers’ practice.
Intervention effect Improved technologies gave a higher benefit-cost ratio of 2.57 compared with farmers’ practice (2.09).
Intervention effect Improved technologies gave a marginal increase in cost of cultivation.
Intervention effect Adoption of recommended practices improved markedly after demonstrations, particularly for seed treatment, fertilizer application and use of improved varieties.
Intervention effect The overall adoption impact after demonstrations was 248.41%.
Observation Area of CSV 24 MF expanded by 233.33% through FLDs.
Observation Area of UPMC 503 expanded by 208.33% through FLDs.
Recommendation FLDs are an effective extension tool for enhancing sorghum productivity, profitability and technology adoption under farmers’ field conditions.

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Expressions for effective micro and q over the replacement interval were developed.

Taxon: tobaccoNicotiana tabacume1
Outcome: effective values of micro and qe0
Value: micro and qe0

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“Mathematical expressions were developed to determine the effective values of micro and q over the semicontinuous replacement interval.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1007–1141

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“Batch culture of tobacco cells”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 345–375

Title

Estimation of Growth Yield and Maintenance Coefficient of Plant Cell Suspensions

Sherry Rae Schnapp; Wayne R. Curtis; Ray A. Bressan; et al. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 1991. doi:10.1002/bit.260381003

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Method / resource Batch culture of tobacco cells did not permit evaluation of Y(g) and m.
Method / resource Semicontinuous culture facilitated determination of Y(g) and m across steady-state growth rates.
Method / resource Simulation with experimentally determined parameters verified the approach.

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Millennium was recommended as a cost effective Nugget replacement and Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus alternative.

Taxon: Hopt0
Material: Millenniume0
Outcome: cost-effective replacement for the hop variety Nugget and provides an alternative to the hop varieties collectively known as Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeuse0

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“Millennium is an excellent, cost-effective replacement for the hop variety Nugget and provides an alternative to the hop varieties collectively known as Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 970–1146

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“Hop”
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Title

Millennium—A New Hop Variety

Gene Probasco; Scott Varnum; David Hysert Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists 2006. doi:10.1094/asbcj-64-0155

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Method / resource Millennium was released as a high alpha triploid hop variety in 2000.
Observation Millennium had a higher cone alpha acid percentage than Nugget.
Observation Millennium produced more cones per acre than Nugget.
Observation Millennium had better storage stability than Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus.
Observation Millennium had less self heating than Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus.
Observation Millennium showed better powdery mildew and downy mildew resistance than Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus.
Observation Millennium hopped beer was normal in sensory trials and had aroma similar to Nugget.
Observation Commercial breweries approved Millennium for a broad range of beers.
Observation Millennium was grown in Washington and Oregon and ranked fourth in acreage among high alpha hop varieties.

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The review finds no equally effective replacement for copper in plant protection.

Taxon: plantt0
Outcome: plant protection effectivenesse0
Comparator: this heavy metale0

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“there is currently no replacement for this heavy metal having the same plant protection effectiveness”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1390–1491

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“plant protection”
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Title

Copper in plant protection: current situation and prospects

A. La Torre; Valeria Iovino; Federica Caradonia DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2018. doi:10.14601/phytopathol_mediterr-23407

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Recommendation The review recommends combining agronomic and management practices to reduce copper use.

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Hebeloma and Cortinarius had more effective nitrogen economy than root replacement species.

Taxon: Salix repensSalix repenst0
Interactor: Hebeloma, Cortinarius spp.Cortinarius Hebelomae0symbiont
Outcome: nitrogen economye0
Direction: more effectivee0
Comparator: Laccaria , Paxillus spp.e0

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“Species ( Hebeloma, Cortinarius spp.) with a root manipulation strategy strongly increased root length and had a more effective nitrogen economy than species with the root replacement strategy ( Laccaria , Paxillus spp.).”
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“Salix repens”
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Title

Ecological strategies of ectomycorrhizal fungi of Salix repens : root manipulation versus root replacement

E. W. van der Heijden; Th. W. Kuyper Oikos 2003. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.10638.x

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Replacement series design was effective for describing competition after insect injury.

Taxon: soybeanGlycine maxt0
Outcome: describing intraspecific competition arising from insect injurye0
Direction: powerfule0
Comparator: replacement series designe0

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“The replacement series design was a powerful technique for describing intraspecific competition arising from insect injury.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1276–1399

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“soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 269–300

Title

Soybean Yield Responses and Intraspecific Competition from Simulated Seedcorn Maggot Injury

Leon G. Higley; Larry P. Pedigo Agronomy Journal 1991. doi:10.2134/agronj1991.00021962008300010031x

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Intervention effect Plant density did not change soybean plot yield.
Intervention effect Plant density affected yield components of injured and uninjured soybean.
Association Injured plant proportion affected plot yield in 1983 and 1984.
Association Injured plant proportion did not affect plot yield in 1985 or 1986.
Observation Uninjured soybean competed more strongly than injured soybean.
Mechanism Competition from uninjured plants reduced injured soybean yield.
Mechanism Competition appeared to increase shading of injured soybean.
Mechanism Competition appeared to reduce assimilate availability of injured soybean.

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Cypermethrin was an effective replacement for DDT against Heliothis.

Taxon: field pease0
Treatment: Cypermethrine0
Interactor: Heliothis punctigeraHelicoverpa punctigerae0pestt0
Outcome: controlling Heliothis punctigerae0
Direction: effectivee0
Comparator: DDTe0

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“Cypermethrin was found to be an effective substitute for DDT in controlling Heliothis punctigera in field peas”
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“Heliothis punctigera”
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Title

Management of Heliothis punctigera on field peas in south-eastern Australia

P Bailey; J Comery Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 1987. doi:10.1071/ea9870439

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Intervention effect One cypermethrin spray prevented significant larval damage in field pea trials.
Intervention effect Endosulfan was less effective than cypermethrin.
Intervention effect A 0.1 mg a.i. kg-1 residue caused 50% larval feeding inhibition.
Intervention effect A 0.43 mg a.i. kg-1 residue caused 90% larval feeding inhibition.
Intervention effect Higher residues caused increasing acute fourth-instar mortality.
Observation Field pea residues fell to 0.43 mg a.i. kg-1 after 2-3 weeks.
Recommendation Residual protection is probably useful for at most two to three weeks.
Recommendation The authors recommend spraying when larvae appear.

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