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Crude fiber increased with growth.

Taxon: range vegetatione0
Organ / stage: growthe0
Outcome: Crude fiber (CF)e0
Direction: increasede0

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“Crude protein (CP) and ash contents of range vegetation were found to decrease while Crude fiber (CF) and Dry matter yield (DM) had increased with growth.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 784–938

Title

Rangelands Vegetation under Different Management Systems and Growth Stages in North Darfur State, Sudan (Range Attributes)

Mohamed AAMA Mohamed; Faisal Mohamed Ahmed El Hag; Ibrahim Ali Elnour International Journal of Environment 2014. doi:10.3126/ije.v3i3.11093

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Observation Plant density differed significantly between closed and open areas.
Observation Vegetation cover differed significantly between closed and open areas.
Observation Biomass production differed significantly between closed and open areas.
Observation Closed rangelands had higher carrying capacity than open rangelands.
Association Crude protein content decreased with growth.
Association Ash content decreased with growth.
Association Dry matter yield increased with growth.
Recommendation Closed rangelands were considered better than open rangelands because they were fenced and protected.
Observation Erosion index and vegetation degradation rate were very high.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Adding N and P decreased the proportion of fine grasses.

Taxon: pasture swardst0
Treatment: adding N and Pe3
Outcome: fine grassese3
Direction: decreaseinferrede3

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“adding N and P increased the proportion of coarse grass and at the expense of fine grasses”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1631–1721

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“Long-term effects of fertilizer on yield and species composition of contrasting pasture swards”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–94

Title

Long-term effects of fertilizer on yield and species composition of contrasting pasture swards in the Aspen Parkland of the Northern Great Plains

S. Bittman; D. H. McCartney; J. Waddington; et al. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 1997. doi:10.4141/p96-146

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Intervention effect All pasture swards responded positively to fertilizer regardless of species composition.
Intervention effect Applying 45 kg N ha−1 increased yield by 0.8 t ha−1.
Intervention effect Applying 90 kg N ha−1 increased yield by 0.7 t ha−1.
Intervention effect Adding 20 kg P ha−1 with N more than doubled the yield increase obtained from N alone.
Intervention effect Nitrogen applied alone did not affect the proportion of bromegrass in the sward.
Intervention effect Nitrogen applied alone increased the proportion of fine grasses in the herbage.
Intervention effect Adding N and P increased the proportion of coarse grass.
Intervention effect Nitrogen decreased the proportion of bromegrass in the sward.
Intervention effect Nitrogen increased the proportion of bluegrass and fescue in the sward.
Intervention effect Application of S increased yield by 0.9 to 1.8 t ha−1.
Intervention effect Application of S greatly increased the proportion of bromegrass at three sites with low soil S.
Intervention effect The residual effect of N and P on yield was small.
Intervention effect The residual effect of N and P on species composition of the herbage was substantial.
Intervention effect S produced a residual increase in yield in 1992.
Intervention effect S produced a large residual effect on species composition.
Recommendation Balanced nutrient application is needed to enhance yield and maintain or improve sward species composition in the Aspen Parkland.
Recommendation Fertilizer can be used to improve yield on a wide range of sward types.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Rust caused yield losses of 6–43% in other slow-rusting faba bean populations.

Taxon: faba beanVicia fabae0
Material: other slow-rusting populationse5
Treatment: artificial inoculatione7
Interactor: Uromyces viciae-fabaeUromyces viciae-fabaee1pathogen
Outcome: yield lossese2
Direction: decreaseinferrede2
Value: 6–43%e5
Comparator: healthy control plotse4

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“two faba bean (Vicia faba) cultivars and one susceptible line”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 208–269

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“to assess the effect of rust (Uromyces viciae-fabae) on the yield components”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 46–122

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“Rust caused yield losses of only 1–2% in the slow-rusting population 2N43”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 828–901

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“of 6–43% in other slow-rusting populations”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 969–1011

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“healthy control plots were protected from rust by fungicide applications”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 422–494

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“Rust epidemics were created by artificial inoculation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 364–417

Title

The effect of rust on yield of faba bean cultivars and slow-rusting populations

K. Y. Rashid; C. C. Bernier Canadian Journal of Plant Science 1991. doi:10.4141/cjps91-139

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Intervention effect In 1983, rust reduced seed yield of faba bean cultivars Diana and Herz Freya by 3.8–6.6%.
Intervention effect In 1984, rust reduced seed yield of faba bean cultivars Diana and Herz Freya by 6.3–9.7%.
Intervention effect In 1983, rust reduced yields of the susceptible faba bean line 2N40 by 67.9%.
Intervention effect In 1984, rust reduced yields of the susceptible faba bean line 2N40 by 49.5%.
Intervention effect Rust caused yield losses of only 1–2% in slow-rusting faba bean population 2N43.
Intervention effect Rust caused yield losses of 1–11% in slow-rusting faba bean populations from Erfordia and Diana.
Association Some slow-rusting faba bean populations are more tolerant to rust than others.

Method / resourceobservedoriginal resultsimulated

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Only three of eight life cycle parameters were of minor importance for Striga hermonthica seedbank dynamics and millet yield

Taxon: millete1
Interactor: S. hermonthicaStriga hermonthicae1parasite
Outcome: importance for seedbank dynamics and millet yielde5
Value: three out of eighte5

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“Spatial expansion of S. hermonthica and decrease in millet yield in a field was slower, on average, when stochasticity of attachment of seedlings to the host was included and compared to the deterministic model”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 476–686

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“Sensitivity analysis showed that only three out of eight life cycle parameters were of minor importance for seedbank dynamics and millet yield”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 903–1045

Title

Long‐term management of Striga hermonthica: strategy evaluation with a spatio‐temporal population model

T A VAN MOURIK; F J J A BIANCHI; W VAN DER WERF; et al. Weed Research 2008. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3180.2008.00638.x

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Forage lands carry a large amount of wormwood.

Taxon: wormwoode2
Outcome: amount of wormwoode2

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“A distinctive feature of forage lands is a large amount of wormwood and a small amount of herbage in the grass stands, as well as a slight decrease in yield.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 252–409

Title

SUCCESSION OF VEGETATION IN PASTURE ECOSYSTEMS OF THE DRY-STEPPE ZONE OF THE NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN

Stybayev, G.ZH.; Serekpayev, N.A.; Muhanov, N.K.; et al. Russian Agency for Digital Standardization 2018. doi:10.23670/irj.2018.77.11.037

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Rust caused yield losses of 1–11% in slow-rusting faba bean populations from Erfordia and Diana.

Taxon: faba beanVicia fabae0
Material: slow-rusting populations from Erfordia and Dianae3
Treatment: artificial inoculatione7
Interactor: Uromyces viciae-fabaeUromyces viciae-fabaee1pathogen
Outcome: yield lossese2
Direction: decreaseinferrede2
Value: 1–11%e3
Comparator: healthy control plotse4

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“two faba bean (Vicia faba) cultivars and one susceptible line”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 208–269

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“to assess the effect of rust (Uromyces viciae-fabae) on the yield components”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 46–122

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“Rust caused yield losses of only 1–2% in the slow-rusting population 2N43”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 828–901

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“of 1–11% in slow-rusting populations from Erfordia and Diana”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 903–963

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“healthy control plots were protected from rust by fungicide applications”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 422–494

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“Rust epidemics were created by artificial inoculation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 364–417

Title

The effect of rust on yield of faba bean cultivars and slow-rusting populations

K. Y. Rashid; C. C. Bernier Canadian Journal of Plant Science 1991. doi:10.4141/cjps91-139

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Intervention effect In 1983, rust reduced seed yield of faba bean cultivars Diana and Herz Freya by 3.8–6.6%.
Intervention effect In 1984, rust reduced seed yield of faba bean cultivars Diana and Herz Freya by 6.3–9.7%.
Intervention effect In 1983, rust reduced yields of the susceptible faba bean line 2N40 by 67.9%.
Intervention effect In 1984, rust reduced yields of the susceptible faba bean line 2N40 by 49.5%.
Intervention effect Rust caused yield losses of only 1–2% in slow-rusting faba bean population 2N43.
Intervention effect Rust caused yield losses of 6–43% in other slow-rusting faba bean populations.
Association Some slow-rusting faba bean populations are more tolerant to rust than others.

Associationauthor interpretationoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Covering P. praecox with organic materials would lead to an improper age structure.

Taxon: P.praecoxPhyllostachys praecoxe5
Treatment: covered with organic materialse5
Outcome: age structuree5

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“P.praecox covered with organic materials would lead to improper age structure,decrease in DBH,uniformity and evenness,degradation of forest and decreased bamboo shoot yield”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 816–988

Title

Stand structure and bamboo shoot number production based assessment of degradation degree of Phyllostachys praecox covered with organic materials

Liu Li; Shuanglin Chen; Yanhong Li Zhejiang Linxueyuan xuebao 2010

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Mowing spontaneous covers increased species richness and the presence of therophytic grassland species.

Taxon: vineyardt0
Treatment: mowing in spontaneous plant coverse0
Outcome: species richness and a significant presence of therophytic grasslands speciese0
Direction: increasinge0

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“mowing in spontaneous plant covers caused a decrease in yield, but still production was within the maximum limit established by the Regulatory Council, while increasing the species richness and a significant presence of therophytic grasslands species”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2408–2658

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“vineyard”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 132–140

Title

How weed management influence plant community composition, taxonomic diversity and crop yield: A long-term study in a Mediterranean vineyard

J.G. Guerra; F. Cabello; C. Fernández-Quintanilla; et al. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 2021. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2021.107816

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Intervention effect Weed management affected plant community composition more than subplot position.
Intervention effect Noxious grapevine weeds were more abundant in herbicide-sprayed rows.
Intervention effect Therophytic grassland species had higher presence in mown subplots.
Intervention effect Weed management strongly affected bare soil.
Association Species richness was highest at low bare soil percentages in mown subplots.
Association Species richness was lowest at high bare soil percentages in tilled subplots.
Intervention effect Herbicide produced intermediate diversity values dependent on adjacent management.
Association Vineyard yields were higher as bare soil increased.
Intervention effect Mowing spontaneous plant covers reduced vineyard yield.
Observation Yield under mowing remained within the regulatory maximum.

Associationauthor interpretationoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Covering P. praecox with organic materials would lead to degradation of the forest.

Taxon: P.praecoxPhyllostachys praecoxe5
Treatment: covered with organic materialse5
Outcome: degradation of foreste5

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“P.praecox covered with organic materials would lead to improper age structure,decrease in DBH,uniformity and evenness,degradation of forest and decreased bamboo shoot yield”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 816–988

Title

Stand structure and bamboo shoot number production based assessment of degradation degree of Phyllostachys praecox covered with organic materials

Liu Li; Shuanglin Chen; Yanhong Li Zhejiang Linxueyuan xuebao 2010

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In the third year herbaceous species decreased, mostly in forbs.

Taxon: Sarcopoterium spinosumSarcopoterium spinosume3
Outcome: herbaceous speciese1
Direction: decreasede1
Qualifier: mostly in forbse2

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“prickly burnet (Sarcopoterium spinosum) control measures”
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“In the third year, the shrub level increased to 60–65% and herbaceous species decreased”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 760–847

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“The decrease in herbaceous species was observed mostly in forbs”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 849–912

Title

Effects of Prickly Burnet (Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach.) Control and Sheep Grazing on Hay Yield and Quality on Gökçeada Island, Turkey

Fırat Alatürk; Ahmet Gökkuş; Altıngül Özaslan Parlak; et al. Animals 2022. doi:10.3390/ani12223073

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Intervention effect Pulling out, burning and cutting reduced prickly burnet shrub levels by 50-60% in the first year.
Intervention effect Pulling out, burning and cutting increased herbaceous species in the first year.
Intervention effect Forbs increased more in the pulled and burnt plots.
Intervention effect Grasses increased more in the cut plots.
Observation In the third year the shrub level rose to 60-65%.
Observation Plant cover was mostly composed of annual species, at 58%.
Intervention effect Development decreased plant cover ratios, but the decrease ceased in the burnt plot in the third year.
Intervention effect Grazing reduced plant cover.
Observation Crude protein, NDF and ADF content did not vary significantly over the experimental period.
Observation Digestible dry matter content did not vary significantly over the experimental period.
Intervention effect In the development plots, crude protein and digestible dry matter increased.
Intervention effect In the development plots, NDF decreased.
Intervention effect In the development plots, ADF did not change.
Intervention effect Development efforts did not produce significant differences in GDM yield or nutritional values.
Recommendation Burning is recommended over the entire rangeland for temporary control of S. spinosum.
Recommendation Burning or pulling out is recommended over smooth terrain for temporary control of S. spinosum.
Association Pulling out creates erosion on sloping surfaces.
Observation Cutting is difficult over stony and rough terrain.

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