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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Hydrogel mixed with soil was detrimental to blueberry plant survival.

Taxon: Blueberryt0
Treatment: Hydrogel mixed with soile1
Outcome: plant survivale1
Direction: decreaseinferrede1
Setting: field experimentse0

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“Hydrogel as a Field Medium Amendment for Blueberry Plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–57

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“Three field experiments were conducted to determine short- and long-term effects of hydrogel mixed with peatmoss, milled pine bark, or soil on growth and yield of blueberry”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–172

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“Hydrogel mixed with soil was detrimental to plant survival”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 345–403

Title

Hydrogel as a Field Medium Amendment for Blueberry Plants

Max E. Austin; K. Bondari HortScience 1992. doi:10.21273/hortsci.27.9.973

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Intervention effect Hydrogel with or without peatmoss or pine bark did not influence yield or berry weight of Delite blueberry plants.
Intervention effect The southern highbush cultivar Georgiagem grown in peatmoss plus hydrogel produced plants of larger volume than those grown in peatmoss alone.
Intervention effect Soil amendments did not significantly affect blueberry yield or berry weight.
Association Genetic differences between blueberry cultivars affected growth, yield and berry weight.
Association The cultivar by soil treatment interaction was not significant for blueberry.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Reducing water supply by 35 or 50% reduced rind splitting by up to 35%.

Taxon: “NOVA”t0
Treatment: Reducing water supply by 35 or 50% from August onwarde0
Outcome: rind splittinge0
Direction: reducede0
Value: up to 35%e0

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“Reducing water supply by 35 or 50% from August onward, reduced rind splitting by up to 35% accompanied by a decrease in fruit size and yields.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 634–776

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““NOVA””
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 52–58

Title

EFFECTS OF GIBBERELLIN AND GIRDLING ON THE YIELD OF “NOVA” (CLEMANTINE × ORLANDO TANGELO) AND “NIVA” (VALENCIA × WILKING)

R. Goren; M. Huberman HortScience 1993. doi:10.21273/hortsci.28.5.485f

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Intervention effect GA 3 and/or branch girdling increased fruit set and yield significantly.
Intervention effect GA 3 and/or girdling caused the highest fruitlet drop rate.
Recommendation Mid-anthesis GA 3 spray was judged the best treatment for fruit set and yield.
Observation Rind splitting caused up to 48% yield loss.
Observation Splitting began at the stylar end in the flavedo and progressed into the albedo.
Intervention effect July growth regulator spraying did not reduce splitting in Nova.
Intervention effect Reducing water supply decreased fruit size and yields.
Intervention effect A 35% water reduction did not affect internal quality.
Intervention effect A 50% water reduction lowered TSS/acid ratio and juice percentage.
Recommendation The authors questioned reduced irrigation for limiting splitting and early fruit drop.

Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Flower number trended upward as mite and thrips incidence declined across treatments.

Taxon: Roset0
Treatment: different pesticide treatmentse0
Interactor: mitese0pest
Second interactor: thripsThripse0pest
Outcome: number of flowers plant-1e0
Direction: increasinge0

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“The increasing trend was observed with decrease in mites, thrips incidence in different pesticide treatments T4, T5, T3, T6, T1, T7, T9, T10 and T8 as regards to the number of flowers plant-1”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 880–1071

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“Rose”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 50–54

Title

Relationship of Different Pesticide Treatments on Rose Yield and Vase Life, under Polyhouse Condition

A. P. Deshmukh; S. B. Kharbade; V. A. Sthool; et al. Journal of Agriculture Research and Technology 2022. doi:10.56228/jart.2022.47209

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Intervention effect Spinosad gave a mean of 2.20 thrips per three leaves.
Intervention effect Clothianidin gave a mean of 2.68 thrips per three leaves.
Observation Spinosad and Clothianidin had statistically comparable thrips efficacy.
Intervention effect Spinosad at 0.3ml l -1 produced the maximum flower vase life of 13.66 days.
Intervention effect Pesticide treatments significantly changed flower number per plant.
Intervention effect Spinosad at 0.3ml l -1 produced the highest flower count, 8.6 per plant.
Observation Clothianidin yielded 8.0 flowers per plant and was on par with Spinosad.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

NAA caused satisfactory thinning in heavily loaded mandarin trees.

Taxon: ‘Wilking’ mandarin treese0
Treatment: naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), 350 ppme0
Outcome: satisfactory thinninge0

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“(2-Chloroethyl)phosphonic acid (ethephon), 200 ppm, and naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), 350 ppm, sprayed on fruitlets 1 cm in diameter, caused satisfactory thinning of heavily loaded ‘Wilking’ mandarin trees ( Citrus reticulata Blanco) without significant decrease of yield in kg per tree.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–296

Title

Improving Fruit Size and Breaking Alternate Bearing in ‘Wilking’ Mandarins by Ethephon and Other Agents1

S. Galliani; S. P. Monselise; R. Goren HortScience 1975. doi:10.21273/hortsci.10.1.68

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Intervention effect Ethephon caused satisfactory thinning in heavily loaded mandarin trees.
Observation Thinning treatments did not significantly decrease yield per tree.
Intervention effect Ethephon increased individual fruit size by 64% versus hand thinning.
Intervention effect NAA increased individual fruit size by 48% versus hand thinning.
Intervention effect Ethephon increased profit by about 30% versus hand thinning.
Intervention effect NAA increased profit by about 30% versus hand thinning.
Intervention effect Summer pruning had similar effects but a smaller fruit size increase.
Intervention effect Ethephon reduced alternate bearing.
Observation After ethephon, 57% of treated trees had satisfactory yields the following year.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

girdling positively affected TSS and TSS/acid ratio in Balady mandarin trees.

Taxon: Balady mandarin treese0
Treatment: girdlinge0
Outcome: TSS and TSS/acid ratioe0
Direction: positive effecte0
Setting: Sohag Governoratee0

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“all girdling and cincturing treatments (girdling or cincturing the trunk or branches) had a positive effect on flowering, fruiting, leaves content of carbohydrates, yield, and some fruit quality properties (TSS and TSS/acid ratio), while they led to a decrease in the leaves content of nitrogen in Balady mandarin trees under the climatic conditions of Sohag Governorate.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 754–1125

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“Balady Mandarin Trees”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 58–79

Title

Effect of Girdling and Cincturing on Setting and Yield in Balady Mandarin Trees

sabah M. Badawy; Azza S. Mohamed Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences/Assuit Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2023. doi:10.21608/ajas.2023.201670.1244

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Intervention effect girdling positively affected flowering, fruiting in Balady mandarin trees.
Intervention effect girdling positively affected leaves content of carbohydrates in Balady mandarin trees.
Intervention effect girdling positively affected yield in Balady mandarin trees.
Intervention effect girdling decreased leaf nitrogen content in Balady mandarin trees.
Intervention effect cincturing positively affected flowering, fruiting in Balady mandarin trees.
Intervention effect cincturing positively affected leaves content of carbohydrates in Balady mandarin trees.
Intervention effect cincturing positively affected yield in Balady mandarin trees.
Intervention effect cincturing positively affected TSS and TSS/acid ratio in Balady mandarin trees.
Intervention effect cincturing decreased leaf nitrogen content in Balady mandarin trees.
Recommendation The authors recommend girdling branches and trunk to improve Balady mandarin yield and fruit quality under Sohag conditions.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

cincturing positively affected TSS and TSS/acid ratio in Balady mandarin trees.

Taxon: Balady mandarin treese0
Treatment: cincturinge0
Outcome: TSS and TSS/acid ratioe0
Direction: positive effecte0
Setting: Sohag Governoratee0

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“all girdling and cincturing treatments (girdling or cincturing the trunk or branches) had a positive effect on flowering, fruiting, leaves content of carbohydrates, yield, and some fruit quality properties (TSS and TSS/acid ratio), while they led to a decrease in the leaves content of nitrogen in Balady mandarin trees under the climatic conditions of Sohag Governorate.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 754–1125

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“Balady Mandarin Trees”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 58–79

Title

Effect of Girdling and Cincturing on Setting and Yield in Balady Mandarin Trees

sabah M. Badawy; Azza S. Mohamed Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences/Assuit Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2023. doi:10.21608/ajas.2023.201670.1244

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Intervention effect girdling positively affected flowering, fruiting in Balady mandarin trees.
Intervention effect girdling positively affected leaves content of carbohydrates in Balady mandarin trees.
Intervention effect girdling positively affected yield in Balady mandarin trees.
Intervention effect girdling positively affected TSS and TSS/acid ratio in Balady mandarin trees.
Intervention effect girdling decreased leaf nitrogen content in Balady mandarin trees.
Intervention effect cincturing positively affected flowering, fruiting in Balady mandarin trees.
Intervention effect cincturing positively affected leaves content of carbohydrates in Balady mandarin trees.
Intervention effect cincturing positively affected yield in Balady mandarin trees.
Intervention effect cincturing decreased leaf nitrogen content in Balady mandarin trees.
Recommendation The authors recommend girdling branches and trunk to improve Balady mandarin yield and fruit quality under Sohag conditions.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Application of essential nutrient elements (treatments 2 and 3) increased date yield compared with the control.

Taxon: date palmPhoenix dactyliferae0
Treatment: Application of essential nutrient elementse3
Outcome: date yielde3
Direction: increasee3
Qualifier: treatments 2 and 3e3
Comparator: Control (with no use of fertilizers)e2

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“There are more than 37,000 hectares of land cultivated with date palm in Hormozgan Province”
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“Fertilizer treatments were applied on the basis of soil and leaf analysis as follows: 1-Control (with no use of fertilizers) 2- Addition of balanced amounts of macro-nutrients and 3-Addition of balanced amounts of macro as well as micro-nutrients”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 762–1008

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“Application of essential nutrient elements (treatments 2 and 3) resulted in a considerable increase in date yield and a decrease in dried bunches percentage”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1431–1587

Title

Decreasing the Intensity of Date Bunch Wilt and Dry Disorder (DBWD) by Using Balanced Proportions of Nutrient Elements

J. Saleh http://jast.modares.ac.ir/article_4314_6d0c58f443bea61c6c3902bd16bbbbd8.pdf 2009

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Intervention effect Fertilizer treatments did not change bunch numbers per date palm tree.
Intervention effect Application of essential nutrient elements (treatments 2 and 3) decreased the percentage of dried bunches compared with the control.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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At pH 2.5, fluorescence ratios and electron transport yield fell without recovery by 72 hours.

Taxon: LonganDimocarpus longane0
Treatment: acid rain of pH 2.5e1
Outcome: ratio of variable fluorescence to initial fluorescence (Fv/F 0), ratio of variable fluorescence to maximum fluorescence (Fv/Fm), quantum yield of PSⅡelectron transport (ΦPSⅡ)e1
Direction: reducede1

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“Longan ( Dimorcarpus longana Lour. cv. Wulongling ) seedlings”
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“ratio of variable fluorescence to initial fluorescence (Fv/F 0), ratio of variable fluorescence to maximum fluorescence (Fv/Fm), quantum yield of PSⅡelectron transport (ΦPSⅡ), ratio of fluorescence decrease (Rfd), nonphotochemical quenching (qN) and photochemical quenching (qP) were reduced after a 6 h stress with acid rain of pH 2.5, and could not be recovered 72 h after the stress ceased”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1357–1749

Title

EFFECTS OF SIMULATED ACID RAIN STRESS ON GAS EXCHANGE AND CHLOROPHYLL A FLUORESCENCE PARAMETERS IN LEAVES OF LONGAN

Qiu Dong Acta Phytoecologica Sinica 2002

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Intervention effect Acid rain inhibited photosynthesis and raised light compensation point.
Intervention effect Acid rain increased the light compensation point.
Intervention effect At pH 3.0, gas exchange and fluorescence parameters fell at 6 hours and recovered by 72 hours.
Intervention effect At pH 2.5, photosynthetic and fluorescence measures declined and failed to recover by 72 hours.
Intervention effect At pH 2.5, fluorescence decrease and quenching measures fell without recovery by 72 hours.
Intervention effect Intercellular CO2 fell at pH 2.5, then rose above control by 72 hours.
Intervention effect Acid rain increased dark respiration, which recovered at pH 3.0 but not pH 2.5.
Mechanism The authors infer restricted CO2 assimilation and proton-gradient establishment.
Mechanism The authors infer reduced photosynthetic electron transport and energy transformation efficiency.
Observation Nonphotochemical quenching was more sensitive to acid rain than photochemical quenching.
Recommendation Fv/F0 and qN are proposed as indicators of acid-rain damage in Longan.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

50% hand thinning with 30 ppm GA3 reduced cluster compactness.

Taxon: Sultanina Grapevinest0
Treatment: hand thinning at 50% level and sizing with GA3 at concentration 30 ppme0
Outcome: cluster compactnesse0
Direction: reducede0

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“hand thinning at 50% level and sizing with GA3 at concentration 30 ppm reduced the cluster compactness and improved the berry weight and firmness”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1765–1910

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“Sultanina Grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 107–147

Title

GA3 and Hand Thinning Improves Physical, Chemical Characteristics, Yield and Decrease Bunch Compactness of Sultanina Grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.)

Khalid S. Alshallash; Moustafa A. Fahmy; Anas M. Tawfeeq; et al. Horticulturae 2023. doi:10.3390/horticulturae9020160

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Intervention effect Increasing hand thinning reduced leaf chlorophyll content.
Intervention effect Increasing GA3 concentration reduced leaf chlorophyll content.
Intervention effect Hand thinning increased pruning weight relative to the control.
Intervention effect GA3 increased pruning weight relative to the control.
Intervention effect The lower hand thinning level gave higher cluster weight than the higher level across GA3 concentrations.
Observation T2 produced the highest cluster weight.
Intervention effect T2 outperformed the other treatments for vine yield.
Intervention effect Lower hand thinning gave better vine yield than higher hand thinning.
Intervention effect 50% hand thinning with 30 ppm GA3 improved berry weight and firmness.
Recommendation The authors recommend the treatment for yield and quality.

Observationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

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At late second-stage development, sarcotesta PSII activity declined, as indicated by three fluorescence measures.

Taxon: Torreya grandisTorreya grandist0
Organ / stage: sarcotestae0
Outcome: PSII activitye0
Direction: down-regulatione0
Qualifier: the maximum PSII efficiency (Fv/Fm), the PSII quantum yield (ΦPSII), and the photosynthetic quenching coefficient (qP)e0

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“sarcotesta showed down-regulation of PSII activity, as indicated by significant decrease in the following chlorophyll fluorescence parameters:the maximum PSII efficiency (Fv/Fm), the PSII quantum yield (ΦPSII), and the photosynthetic quenching coefficient (qP)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 808–1068

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“Torreya grandis”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 122–137

Title

Novel Insights into the Influence of Seed Sarcotesta Photosynthesis on Accumulation of Seed Dry Matter and Oil Content in Torreya grandis cv. “Merrillii”

Yuanyuan Hu; Yongling Zhang; Weiwu Yu; et al. Frontiers in Plant Science 2018. doi:10.3389/fpls.2017.02179

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