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The conserved C-terminal aspartic acid was important for function.

Taxon: Arabidopsis thalianaArabidopsis thalianae1
Outcome: functionalitye0

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“the conserved C-terminal aspartic acid plays a significant role in its functionality”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 725–809

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“Arabidopsis thaliana”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 79–99

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The Truncated Peptide AtPEP1(9–23) Has the Same Function as AtPEP1(1–23) in Inhibiting Primary Root Growth and Triggering of ROS Burst

Junmei Cui; Ermei Sa; Jiaping Wei; et al. Antioxidants 2024. doi:10.3390/antiox13050549

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Observation The first eight N-terminal residues were dispensable for peptide function.
Intervention effect AtPEP1(9–23) inhibited primary root growth comparably to the full peptide.
Intervention effect AtPEP1(9–23) induced ROS burst comparably to the full peptide.
Intervention effect AtPEP1(13–23) induced ROS burst similarly to the full peptide.
Intervention effect AtPEP1(13–23) had significantly reduced inhibition of primary roots.
Recommendation The authors propose AtPEP1(13–23) as a potential biopesticide.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Smash-ridging significantly improved soil physical and chemical properties compared with plowing.

Taxon: riceOryza sativat0
Treatment: smash-ridginge3
Outcome: Soil physical and chemical propertiese3
Direction: improvede3
Comparator: Te3

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“Smash ridge tillage strongly influence soil functionality, physiology and rice yield”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–84

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“Soil physical and chemical properties were significantly improved by smash-ridging, including improvements in root morphological and physiological traits during three growth stages compared with T”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 587–783

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Smash ridge tillage strongly influence soil functionality, physiology and rice yield

Jing Zhang; Faqiao Li; Peizuo Liao; et al. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 2020. doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.11.054

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Cadmium significantly reduced root dry weight in Rangpur lime.

Taxon: Rangpur limeCitrus limoniat0
Treatment: Cadmiume1
Outcome: roots DWe1
Direction: reductione1

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“Rangpur Lime”
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“Cadmium produced significant reduction in roots DW and increment in WC”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 249–319

Title

Cadmium Induces Changes in Sucrose Partitioning, Invertase Activities, and Membrane Functionality in Roots of Rangpur Lime (Citrus limonia L. Osbeck)

G. Podazza; M. Rosa; J. A. González; et al. Plant Biology 2006. doi:10.1055/s-2006-924171

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Observation Cadmium accumulation was significant in Rangpur lime roots but not in shoots and leaves.
Intervention effect Cadmium significantly increased WC in Rangpur lime roots.
Intervention effect Cadmium did not cause significant differences in leaves and shoots for either parameter.
Intervention effect Sucrose content was higher in control roots than in Cd-exposed roots.
Intervention effect Apoplastic sucrose content was much higher in Cd-exposed roots than in control roots.
Intervention effect Cd-exposed roots showed a significant decrease in cell wall-bound and cytoplasmic (neutral) invertase activities.
Intervention effect The vacuolar invertase isoform did not change in Cd-exposed roots.
Intervention effect Alterations in lipid composition and membrane fluidity were observed in Cd-exposed roots.
Intervention effect Phospholipid and glycolipid contents decreased by about 50% in Cd-exposed roots.
Intervention effect Sterols content was reduced by about 22% in Cd-exposed roots.
Intervention effect Proton extrusion was inhibited by Cd in Rangpur lime roots.
Observation Lipid peroxidation and proton extrusion inhibition were detected by histochemical analysis.

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Rootstocks significantly influenced richness, diversity and networking of bacterial communities in root compartments.

Taxon: Vitis viniferaVitis viniferae1
Material: rootstockse0
Outcome: Richness, diversity and bacterial community networkinge0

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“Richness, diversity and bacterial community networking in the root compartments were significantly influenced by the rootstocks.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1687–1815

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“The plant compartments of Vitis vinifera”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 12–52

Title

Grapevine rootstocks shape underground bacterial microbiome and networking but not potential functionality

Ramona Marasco; Eleonora Rolli; Marco Fusi; et al. Microbiome 2018. doi:10.1186/s40168-017-0391-2

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Rhizosphere or root microbiome composition was significantly less affected in TGRooZ-grown roots than in high-temperature-grown roots.

Treatment: TGRooZ-grown rootse1
Outcome: rhizosphere or root microbiome compositione1
Direction: less affectede1
Comparator: high-temperature-grown rootse1

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“gene expression and rhizosphere or root microbiome composition are significantly less affected in TGRooZ-grown roots than in high-temperature-grown roots”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 995–1148

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Temperature changes in the root ecosystem affect plant functionality

Mary Paz González-García; Carlos M. Conesa; Alberto Lozano-Enguita; et al. Plant Communications 2022. doi:10.1016/j.xplc.2022.100514

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Root AM colonization decreased significantly with blight severity.

Taxon: peppert0
Interactor: AM fungiGlomeromycotae0symbiont
Outcome: root colonization ratee0
Direction: decreasese0

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“there were significant decreases in root colonization rate and the diversity indices rather than the abundance of soil AM fungi.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 833–961

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“pepper”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 112–118

Title

Degradation of soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and functionality accompanied by the aggravation of pepper Phytophthora blight in a facility shed in Southwest China

Minghui Li; Peng Cai; Shaowei Hou; et al. Land Degradation and Development 2022. doi:10.1002/ldr.4228

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Association Soil P. capsici populations increased with pepper disease severity.
Association Soil AM fungal diversity indices decreased significantly with blight severity.
Association Soil AM fungal abundance did not decrease with severity.
Association Root AM colonization negatively correlated with soil P. capsici population.
Association AM diversity indices negatively correlated with soil P. capsici population.
Association High severity altered the soil AM fungal community relative to low severity.
Association High severity replaced Glomus phylotypes with Paraglomus phylotypes.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Trehalose supplementation increased bacterial root colonization by approximately 105%.

Taxon: Arachis hypogaea L.Arachis hypogaeat0
Treatment: Trehalose supplementatione0
Interactor: Bradyrhizobium sp. SEMIA 6144Bradyrhizobium sp. SEMIA 6144e1symbiont
Outcome: bacterial colonizatione0
Direction: increasinge0
Value: approximately 105%e0

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“Arachis hypogaea L.”
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“Trehalose supplementation significantly enhanced root adhesion, increasing bacterial colonization by approximately 105%”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 745–864

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“Bradyrhizobium sp. SEMIA 6144”
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Title

Encapsulation in Trehalose-Supplemented Alginate Beads Maintains Bradyrhizobium Functionality and Mitigates Water Stress in Arachis hypogaea L.

Verónica Eliana Castilla Marín; Natalia Soledad Paulucci; Adriana Belén Cesari; et al. Agronomy 2026. doi:10.3390/agronomy16111056

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Observation Storage increased Bradyrhizobium motility and aggregation.
Observation Bacterial biofilm formation remained stable after storage.
Intervention effect Encapsulated bacterial inoculation improved plant growth under stress.
Intervention effect Encapsulated bacterial inoculation improved nodulation under stress.
Intervention effect Fresh-bead inoculation increased shoot length by up to 24%.
Intervention effect Fresh-bead inoculation maintained higher biomass than uninoculated controls.
Intervention effect Encapsulated formulations mitigated drought effects on nodulation and physiological parameters.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Paraquat statistically reduced soybean shoot and root dry weight.

Taxon: soybeanGlycine maxe0
Treatment: paraquat additione0
Interactor: Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiensBradyrhizobium diazoefficienst0symbionte0
Outcome: shoot and root dry weighte0
Direction: reducede0

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“In symbiosis with soybean, the paraquat addition statistically reduced the shoot and root dry weight of soybean plants, and number and development of the nodules.”
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“Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens”
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Title

Oxidative Stress Produced by Paraquat Reduces Nitrogen Fixation in Soybean-Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens Symbiosis by Decreasing Nodule Functionality

Germán Tortosa; Sergio Parejo; Juan J. Cabrera; et al. Nitrogen 2021. doi:10.3390/nitrogen2010003

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Observation The free living Bradyrhizobium tolerated paraquat up to a 50 µM threshold.
Intervention effect Paraquat reduced nodule number and development.
Intervention effect Paraquat negatively affected symbiotic nitrogen fixation.
Intervention effect At 100 µM paraquat, total nitrogen content fell close to 50%.
Intervention effect At 100 µM paraquat, fixed nitrogen fell close to 50%.
Mechanism The authors attribute these effects to impaired nodule functionality and oxidative status.
Intervention effect Paraquat treated nodules had lower leghaemoglobin content.
Intervention effect Paraquat treated nodules had higher lipid peroxidation.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Moderate nitrogen application improved root yield.

Taxon: Pseudostellaria heterophyllaPseudostellaria heterophyllat0
Treatment: moderate N application (90 kg N ha −1 )e0
Outcome: root yielde0
Direction: enhancede0

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“moderate N application (90 kg N ha −1 ) significantly enhanced plant growth and root yield while increasing the accumulation of heterophyllin B, a key quality-determining metabolite.”
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“Pseudostellaria heterophylla”
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Title

Moderate nitrogen fertilization modulates rhizosphere biological functionality to enhance growth and quality of Pseudostellaria heterophylla cultivated under continuous cropping

Xing Ye; Jing Yang; Qingsong Yuan; et al. Industrial Crops and Products 2026. doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.123605

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Intervention effect Moderate nitrogen application improved plant growth.
Intervention effect Moderate nitrogen application improved accumulation of heterophyllin B.
Intervention effect Optimal nitrogen application stimulated urease activity.
Intervention effect Optimal nitrogen application improved nutrient cycling efficiency.
Intervention effect Optimal nitrogen application higher microbial community diversity and functional stability.
Intervention effect High nitrogen treatment affected soil acidification.
Intervention effect High nitrogen treatment affected enzyme activities.
Intervention effect High nitrogen treatment affected microbial community dysbiosis.
Intervention effect High nitrogen treatment affected nutrient imbalances.
Intervention effect High nitrogen treatment affected biomass accumulation.
Intervention effect High nitrogen treatment affected secondary metabolite synthesis.
Intervention effect Low nitrogen treatment affected soil pH and the N pool.
Intervention effect Low nitrogen treatment affected phosphorus and potassium uptake.
Intervention effect Low nitrogen treatment affected plant stress tolerance.
Intervention effect Low nitrogen treatment affected yield.
Association plant growth was associated with soil pH, nutrients and enzyme activities.
Association heterophyllin B was associated with soil pH, nutrients and enzyme activities.

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Root AM colonization negatively correlated with soil P. capsici population.

Taxon: peppert0
Interactor: P. capsiciPhytophthora capsicie0pathogen
Second interactor: AM fungiGlomeromycotae0symbiont
Outcome: root colonization ratee0
Direction: negativee0

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“The root colonization rate and the diversity indices of AM fungi all showed significant negative correlations with soil P. capsici population.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 962–1104

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“pepper”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 112–118

Title

Degradation of soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and functionality accompanied by the aggravation of pepper Phytophthora blight in a facility shed in Southwest China

Minghui Li; Peng Cai; Shaowei Hou; et al. Land Degradation and Development 2022. doi:10.1002/ldr.4228

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Association Soil P. capsici populations increased with pepper disease severity.
Association Root AM colonization decreased significantly with blight severity.
Association Soil AM fungal diversity indices decreased significantly with blight severity.
Association Soil AM fungal abundance did not decrease with severity.
Association AM diversity indices negatively correlated with soil P. capsici population.
Association High severity altered the soil AM fungal community relative to low severity.
Association High severity replaced Glomus phylotypes with Paraglomus phylotypes.

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