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sodium nitrophenolate decreased fruit stalk length and shape index.

Taxon: Korla fragrant peare0
Treatment: sodium nitrophenolatee0
Outcome: fruit stalk length and fruit shape indexe0
Direction: decreasee0

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“it could increase the fruit setting rate,single fruit mass and yield of Korla fragrant pear,and decrease fruit stalk length and fruit shape index,to spray PBO,PP333 and sodium nitrophenolate”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 444–634

Title

Infl uences of plant growth regulators on fruit characteristics and yield of Korla fragrant pear

LI Shan-sha Nonwood Forest Research 2015

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Intervention effect PBO increased fruit set, fruit mass and yield.
Intervention effect PBO decreased fruit stalk length and shape index.
Intervention effect PP333 increased fruit set, fruit mass and yield.
Intervention effect PP333 decreased fruit stalk length and shape index.
Intervention effect sodium nitrophenolate increased fruit set, fruit mass and yield.
Intervention effect PBO had better effects on fruit setting rate and yield than PP333 and sodium nitrophenolate.
Intervention effect 300 times PBO increased fruit setting rate by 8.84% versus control.
Intervention effect 300 times PBO increased yield by 63.41% versus control.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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At 6 g phosphate, chilling reduced pod number and flower pod-setting rate on soybean branches.

Taxon: soybeansGlycine maxt0
Treatment: low temperature treatmentse0
Outcome: pod number and pod setting ratee0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: 6 g applicatione0

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“At the 6 g application, the decrease in seed yield caused by the low temperature treatments was mainly due to the decrease in pod number and pod setting rate of the flowers on branches.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1069–1254

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“soybeans”
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Title

Studies on Cool Injury in Bean Plants : V. Effects of rates and sources of phosphate fertilizer on the growth and yield of soybeans as subjected to low temperature from early to mid-reproductive stage

Koji HASHIMOTO; Tadashi YAMAMOTO Japanese Journal of Crop Science 1974. doi:10.1626/jcs.43.40

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Intervention effect Soybean seed yield rose with phosphate rate in all three growing conditions.
Intervention effect Low temperature caused the greatest soybean seed yield reduction at 6 g phosphate application.
Intervention effect Fused phosphate and superphosphate gave no significant soybean seed yield difference at equal rates.
Intervention effect Superphosphate improved early soybean vegetative growth and flower number relative to fused phosphate.
Intervention effect Fused phosphate increased soybean 100-seed weight relative to superphosphate.
Intervention effect At 15°C, soybean leaf and stem phosphorus was lower without phosphate, unchanged at 6 g, and higher at 18 g than controls.
Intervention effect The highest phosphate rate gave the best soybean growth during chilling and recovery afterward.
Association Soybean seed weight and stem weight were strongly positively related, with pooled correlation 0.962.
Association Soybean pod number and branch node number were strongly positively related, with pooled correlation 0.966.
Recommendation High phosphate application was recommended to reduce poor-growth injury of soybeans on volcanic ash soils.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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5-azacytidine significantly reduced hybrid root weight.

Taxon: radishRaphanus sativust0
Material: F1 hybridse0
Outcome: root weighte0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: controle0

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“A significant decrease was observed in root weight and total sugar content in the F1 hybrids compared to the control.”
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“radish”
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Title

Integration of transcriptome and DNA methylome analysis reveals the molecular mechanism of taproot yield heterosis in radish

Xiaoli Zhang; Liang Xu; Yan Wang; et al. Horticultural Plant Journal 2023. doi:10.1016/j.hpj.2023.11.002

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Mechanism ELD and ASEG genes significantly contribute to radish heterosis through energy metabolism and hormone signaling.
Observation Average methylation was higher in F1 hybrids than in parents.
Association Gene-body methylation and DEG expression were negatively correlated in NAU-LB and F1 hybrids.
Association The methylation-expression trend differed between NAU-YH and F1 hybrids.
Intervention effect Hybrids were more sensitive to 5-azacytidine than parents.
Intervention effect 5-azacytidine significantly reduced hybrid total sugar content.
Intervention effect 5-azacytidine significantly reduced auxin content in F1 hybrids.
Intervention effect Vascular cambium activity was significantly inhibited in hybrids and parental lines.
Observation RsSUS1 and RsSUC2a expression was higher in hybrid roots than parental roots.
Observation RsIAA7 and RsIAA18 expression was higher in hybrid roots than parental roots.

Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Tetraploid seed yield decreased significantly to 4.90 g/fruit versus 6.33 g/fruit in diploids.

Taxon: watermelonsCitrullus lanatust0
Material: tetraploide0
Outcome: seed yielde0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 4.90 g/fruite0
Qualifier: 6.33 g/fruite0
Comparator: diploidse0

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“a significant decrease occurred in terms of seed germination, full seed number, seed yield and embryo/seed ratio (57.22%, 225.48 seed, 6.33 g/fruit, 57.51% respectively in diploids; 37.31%, 57.67 seed, 4.90 g/fruit, 46.42% in tetraploid)”
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“watermelons”
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Title

Comparison on flower, fruit and seed characteristics of tetraploid and diploid watermelons (Citrullus lanatus Thunb. Matsum. and Nakai)

Pınar ADIGÜZEL; İlknur SOLMAZ; Şenay KARABIYIK; et al. International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food Sciences 2022. doi:10.31015/jaefs.2022.4.26

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The model attributes variation in yield reduction to premature loss of carbon assimilation caused by accelerated leaf senescence.

Taxon: cropt0
Treatment: elevated O3 treatmentse0
Outcome: variance in yield reductione0
Qualifier: premature decrease in carbon assimilation to the grains caused by accelerated leaf senescencee0

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“crop”
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“Additionally, our results indicate that the variance in yield reduction is primarily attributed to the premature decrease in carbon assimilation to the grains caused by accelerated leaf senescence, which is brought forward by 3–5 d under elevated O3 treatments.”
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Development of the DO ₃ SE-Crop model to assess ozone effects on crop phenology, biomass, and yield

Pritha Pande; Sam Bland; Nathan Booth; et al. Biogeosciences 2025. doi:10.5194/bg-22-181-2025

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Method / resource The crop model simulated physiological variables, development and yield with good accuracy across test years and cultivars.
Method / resource The model simulated crop phenological stages with R2 0.95 and RMSE 2.5 d.
Method / resource The model simulated O3 yield losses of ∼11 %–19 % against observed losses of 12 %–34 %.
Intervention effect Elevated O3 brought leaf senescence forward by 3–5 d.

Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Non-bearing malformed mango inflorescences significantly reduced fruit yield, with 83% mean yield loss in 1989.

Taxon: MangoMangifera indicae0
Organ / stage: malformed inflorescencese0
Outcome: fruit yieldse0
Direction: decreasede0
Value: 83 %e0

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“Mango fruit yields were significantly decreased due to non-bearing malformed inflorescences. The mean yield decrease was 83 % during 1989”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 594–731

Title

LOSSES IN FRUIT YIELD DUE TO MANGO MALFORMATION.

M. Ibrahim; S.A. Anwar; A. Khan HortScience 1993. doi:10.21273/hortsci.28.5.497g

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Observation Malformed mango inflorescences fell from 77% in 1989 to 57% in 1990.
Observation Malformed mango inflorescences were 57% in 1991 versus 77% in 1989.
Observation Malformed mango inflorescences were 50% in 1992 versus 77% in 1989.
Observation Mean mango yield loss improved to 58% in 1990.
Observation Mean mango yield loss improved to 53% in 1991.
Observation Mean mango yield loss improved to 54% in 1992.

Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Yangdao6 had a smaller decline in spikelet fertility and harvest index.

Taxon: riceOryza sativat0
Material: Yangdao6e0
Outcome: spikelet fertility (and thus harvest index)e0
Direction: smaller decreasee0

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“rice”
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“a smaller decrease in spikelet fertility (and thus harvest index) in Yangdao6”
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Title

Panicle temperature explains contrasting yield responses of rice genotypes to elevated CO2 and increased temperature in T-FACE environments

Haozheng Li; Liping Shao; Hongying Tang; et al. Journal of Experimental Botany 2025. doi:10.1093/jxb/eraf170

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Intervention effect Combined elevated CO2 and warming increased Yangdao6 yield by 20.0%.
Intervention effect Combined elevated CO2 and warming decreased Changyou5 yield by 7.8%.
Intervention effect Elevated CO2 fully offset warming-related grain yield loss in Yangdao6.
Intervention effect Elevated CO2 did not fully offset warming-related grain yield loss in Changyou5.
Observation Yangdao6 had higher leaf nitrogen content and superior light conversion efficiency.
Observation Yangdao6 had lower panicle temperature during flowering.
Mechanism Earlier flowering and higher panicle nitrogen were implicated in Yangdao6 lower panicle temperature.
Recommendation The authors propose using these genotype traits in breeding for climate-resilient yield.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Water scarcity decreased flower number from the second through fifth trusses.

Taxon: TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Organ / stage: 2nd to 5th trussese0
Treatment: scarcitye0
Outcome: flower numbere0
Direction: decreasee0

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“A decrease of flower number, fruit number and fruit weight from 2nd to 5th trusses was observed in scarcity”
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“Tomato”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 80–86

Title

Effect AF Reduced Irrigation on Flowering, Fruit Set and Yield of Indeterminate Tomato

Daniela Ganeva; Yordanova Stanislava; Grozeva; et al. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE) 2019. doi:10.35940/ijrte.b1185.0782s419

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Observation Tomato genotypes differed in their drought response.
Intervention effect Water scarcity decreased fruit number from the second through fifth trusses.
Intervention effect Water scarcity decreased fruit weight from the second through fifth trusses.
Intervention effect Water stress reduced flower number by 25% versus controls.
Intervention effect Water stress reduced fruit number by 58% versus controls.
Observation The fourth truss had the highest fruit weight reduction, at 76.1%.
Observation The fifth truss had the highest fruit weight reduction, at 78.3%.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Water scarcity decreased fruit number from the second through fifth trusses.

Taxon: TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Organ / stage: 2nd to 5th trussese0
Treatment: scarcitye0
Outcome: fruit numbere0
Direction: decreasee0

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“A decrease of flower number, fruit number and fruit weight from 2nd to 5th trusses was observed in scarcity”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 459–566

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“Tomato”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 80–86

Title

Effect AF Reduced Irrigation on Flowering, Fruit Set and Yield of Indeterminate Tomato

Daniela Ganeva; Yordanova Stanislava; Grozeva; et al. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE) 2019. doi:10.35940/ijrte.b1185.0782s419

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Observation Tomato genotypes differed in their drought response.
Intervention effect Water scarcity decreased flower number from the second through fifth trusses.
Intervention effect Water scarcity decreased fruit weight from the second through fifth trusses.
Intervention effect Water stress reduced flower number by 25% versus controls.
Intervention effect Water stress reduced fruit number by 58% versus controls.
Observation The fourth truss had the highest fruit weight reduction, at 76.1%.
Observation The fifth truss had the highest fruit weight reduction, at 78.3%.

Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Reduced radiation decreased differentiated secondary rachis branches and spikelets.

Taxon: RiceOryza sativat0
Outcome: number of differentiated secondary rachis branches and spikeletse0
Direction: decreasee0

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“due to the decrease of the number of differentiated secondary rachis branches and spikelets”
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“Lowlam Rice”
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Title

The Climatic Influence on Spikelet Formation and Yield of Lowlam Rice II. Climatic Consumptive Effect for Spikelet Formation

Jong‐Chul Lee; Su-Bong Ahn The Korean Journal of Crop Science 1984

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Intervention effect Reduced radiation at reproductive growth decreased spikelets per panicle.
Observation Reduced radiation increased degenerated secondary rachis branches and spikelets.
Association Reproductive-stage CCI had slight negative correlation with panicles per square meter.
Association Reproductive-stage CCI had slight negative correlation with differentiated secondary rachis branches.
Association Reproductive-stage CCI positively correlated with degenerated secondary rachis branches and spikelets.
Association Reproductive-stage CCI negatively correlated with differentiated spikelets.
Intervention effect Reproductive-stage shading did not affect ripened grain percentage or hulled-rice thousand-grain weight.
Intervention effect Ripening-period shading decreased ripened grain percentage and hulled-rice thousand-grain weight.
Observation Shading affected yield most during ripening, then reproductive growth, then tillering.
Observation Jinheung respiration exceeded Tongil at low temperature, reversing above 30.
Observation Tongil had respiratory coefficient 2.74.
Observation Jinheung had respiratory coefficient 1.96.
Observation Jinheung respiration/photosynthesis ratio exceeded Tongil at low temperature, reversing above 32.
Observation Tongil carbon-14 transport was restricted at 20/10.
Observation At 30/20, carbon-14 transport did not differ between Tongil and Jinheung.
Intervention effect Shading did not affect carbon-14 transport at 20/10.
Intervention effect Shading hampered carbon-14 transport at 30/20 in both varieties.

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