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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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G. deserticola inoculation improved leaf nutrient status compared with other treatments.

Taxon: Kinnow mandarint0
Treatment: inoculated with G. deserticolae0
Interactor: G. deserticolaSeptoglomus deserticolae0symbiont
Outcome: leaf nutrient statuse0
Direction: increasee0
Comparator: all other treatmentse0

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“A decrease in soil EC and organic carbon, and an increase in soil availability of N, P, and K, leaf nutrient status, and fruit yield and quality were observed when the plants were inoculated with G. deserticola compared with all other treatments.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 913–1159

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“Kinnow mandarin”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 143–158

Title

Rhizosphere dynamics influenced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (Glomus deserticola) and related changes in leaf nutrient status and yield of Kinnow mandarin {King (Citrus nobilis) ×Willow Leaf (Citrus deliciosa)}

K. UshaA 2004

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Intervention effect AMF inoculation increased root release of malic, citric, shikimic and fumaric acids.
Intervention effect G. deserticola with FYM reduced soil pH from 8.5 to 6.4.
Intervention effect G. deserticola inoculation decreased soil EC and organic carbon compared with other treatments.
Intervention effect G. deserticola inoculation increased soil N, P and K availability compared with other treatments.
Intervention effect G. deserticola inoculation increased fruit yield and quality compared with other treatments.
Mechanism The authors concluded that G. deserticola improves rhizosphere nutrient availability and uptake relative to A. chroococcum, improving Kinnow growth, fruit yield and quality.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Application of essential nutrient elements (treatments 2 and 3) decreased the percentage of dried bunches compared with the control.

Taxon: date palmPhoenix dactyliferae0
Treatment: Application of essential nutrient elementse3
Outcome: dried bunches percentagee3
Direction: decreasee3
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”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–91

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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) increased date yield compared with the control.

Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Soil calcium carbonate was negatively correlated with available phosphorus in Nagpur mandarin orchard soils (r = -0.567).

Taxon: Nagpur mandarine0
Treatment: soil calcium carbonatee0
Outcome: available phosphoruse2
Direction: decreaseinferrede2
Value: r= -0.567e2
Setting: village of Bhendala in Saoner region, Nagpur districte0

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“five Nagpur mandarin orchards in the village of Bhendala in Saoner region, Nagpur district as influenced by soil calcium carbonate”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 109–239

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“available phosphorus (r= -0.567)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 462–494

Title

Effect of Soil CaCO3 Correlation Study on Soil Attributes, Yield and Quality Parameters of Nagpur Mandarin

CH Bhargavaramireddy; N. Balakrishnan Trends in Biosciences/Trends in biosciences 2014

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Foliar sprays of extra nitrogen promoted shoot growth and leaf extension of apple trees compared with control trees

Taxon: apple treesMalus domesticae1
Treatment: foliar sprayse2
Outcome: shoot growth and leaf extensione2
Direction: promotede2
Comparator: control treese2

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“'Golden Reinders' apple trees”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 30–59

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“as compared with the control trees, foliar sprays promoted shoot growth and leaf extension, and resulted in a decrease in yield and crop-load”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 238–379

Title

STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION SUPPLIED BY FOLIAR SPRAYS OR BY FERTIGATION IN APPLE TREES - PRELIMINARY RESULTS

J.L. Parés; E. Monge; A. Blanco; et al. Acta Horticulturae 2010. doi:10.17660/actahortic.2010.868.37

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Intervention effect Soil applications of extra nitrogen had no effect on growth and cropping parameters of apple trees compared with control trees
Intervention effect Foliar sprays of extra nitrogen decreased yield and crop-load of apple trees compared with control trees
Mechanism The decrease in yield and crop-load under foliar sprays is presumably due to greater preharvest fruit drop
Observation Phytotoxic damage was observed on the leaves of apple trees under overfertilization
Observation Net photosynthesis of apple trees remained unaffected by overfertilization
Intervention effect Overfertilization did not change the mineral element concentration of apple trees
Intervention effect Foliar spray treatment increased leaf N concentration of apple trees only late in the growing season

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Water restriction increased peach brix refractometric index.

Taxon: peachPrunus persicae1
Treatment: water restrictione2
Outcome: brix refractometric indexe0
Direction: increasee0
Comparator: T100e3

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“Fruit quality was improved for this species with an increase of brix refractometric index and a decrease of acidity”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 947–1062

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“Yield and fruit size were reduced significantly for peach only under treatment T50”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 863–945

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“two water restriction levels were tested”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 211–251

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“non-stressed trees irrigated at 100% ETc (T100)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 575–622

Title

Response of Peach, Plum and Almond to Water Restrictions Applied during Slowdown Periods of Fruit Growth

Rachid Razouk; Jamal Ibijbijen; Abdellah Kajji; et al. American Journal of Plant Sciences 2013. doi:10.4236/ajps.2013.43073

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Intervention effect T50 significantly reduced peach yield.
Intervention effect T50 significantly reduced peach fruit size.
Intervention effect Water restriction decreased peach acidity.
Intervention effect Plum brix refractometric index rose under restriction, without a significant difference.
Intervention effect Plum acidity declined under restriction, without a significant difference.
Intervention effect Almond kernel quality was unaffected by T75 water restriction.
Intervention effect T50 made almond kernel epidermal wrinkles more embossed.
Intervention effect Both irrigation restrictions affected shoot growth, chlorophyll content, and leaf temperature across species, especially little in plum.
Recommendation The authors conclude that irrigation water can be saved by up to 25% ETc for peach without major negative effects.
Recommendation The authors conclude that irrigation water can be saved by up to 25% ETc for almond without major negative effects.
Recommendation The authors conclude that irrigation water can be saved by up to 50% ETc for plum without major negative effects.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Ethephon caused satisfactory thinning in heavily loaded mandarin trees.

Taxon: ‘Wilking’ mandarin treese0
Treatment: (2-Chloroethyl)phosphonic acid (ethephon), 200 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

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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 NAA 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 resultnegativemeasured

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Trees under 48% shading yielded about 2,094 kg/ha, lower than the 2,646 kg/ha of unshaded trees.

Taxon: Coffea arabicaCoffea arabicae0
Treatment: 48% shadinge4
Outcome: yielde4
Direction: decreaseinferrede4
Value: 2,094 kg ha¹e4
Qualifier: unshaded trees, which yielded an average of 2,646 kg ha¹e3
Comparator: unshaded treese3

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“The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of shading and fertilizer supply on the vegetative development and yield of Coffea arabica over six years”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 122–287

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“The effect of the yield bienniallity was more evident in the unshaded trees, which yielded an average of 2,646 kg ha¹”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 760–877

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“The trees under 48% shading yielded an average of 2,094 kg ha¹”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 879–941

Title

Production and vegetative growth of coffee trees under fertilization and shade levels

Catalina Jaramillo-Botero; Ricardo Henrique Silva Santos; Herminia Emilia Prieto Martinez; et al. Scientia Agricola 2010. doi:10.1590/s0103-90162010000600004

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Intervention effect Fertilizer supply from 100 to 40% of the recommended amount had no effect on coffee trees.
Association The number of nodes decreased as shading increased in Coffea arabica.
Association Yield decreased as shading increased, as photosynthetically active radiation limitation increased.
Association Leaf area per branch increased as shade increased after 2004.
Intervention effect During the first three years, shading did not change the vegetative or productive characteristics of coffee trees.
Intervention effect Shaded coffee trees had a larger leaf area than coffee trees under full sun.
Intervention effect Shaded coffee trees had a smaller number of nodes than coffee trees under full sun.
Intervention effect Yield biennality was less intense in shaded coffee trees than in unshaded trees.
Association The shade effects became more intense after the beginning of the higher yield period.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Thinning one week after berry set improved the physical properties of berries.

Taxon: Ruby seedless grapevinest0
Treatment: Vines thinned at one week after berry set (BS1)e1
Outcome: physical properties of berriese2
Direction: improvinge2

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“RUBY SEEDLESS GRAPEVINES”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 112–136

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“Vines thinned at one week after berry set (BS1) can be recommended as the best effective treatment”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 973–1071

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“The slight decrease in the yield obtained from this treatment could be compensated by improving physical properties of berries and decreasing percentage of shot bern‘es per cluster”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1073–1253

Title

TIMING OF CLUSTER THINNING AS A METHOD FOR CROP ADJUSTING AND IT'S IMPACT ON GROWTH. YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY OF RUBY SEEDLESS GRAPEVINES

Aisha Gaser; Hanaa El-Helw; M. Abd El-Wahab Journal of Plant Production 2006. doi:10.21608/jpp.2006.236340

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Recommendation Vines thinned one week after berry set can be recommended as the best effective treatment.
Intervention effect Early cluster thinning before bloom gave the best vegetative growth parameters compared with unthinned vines.
Intervention effect Early cluster thinning before bloom gave the highest bud fertility compared with unthinned vines.
Intervention effect Cluster thinning improved the quality of Ruby seedless grapes.
Intervention effect Thinning one week after berry set slightly decreased yield.
Intervention effect Thinning one week after berry set decreased the percentage of shot berries per cluster.
Intervention effect Thinning one week after berry set achieved the highest percentage of TSS in the berries.
Intervention effect Thinning one week after berry set gave better berry colouration.
Intervention effect Thinning one week after berry set gave a lower percentage of acidity in the juice.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesimulated

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The predicted net effect of pruning on harvested cocoa pods is -58% for small trees under low competition.

Taxon: cocoaTheobroma cacaoe0
Treatment: pruninge2
Outcome: net effect of pruning on the number of harvested podse2
Direction: decreaseinferrede2
Value: -58%e2
Qualifier: small trees under low competitione2

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“In cocoa cultivation pruning is considered an essential yield-enhancing practice”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–80

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“The predicted net effect of pruning on the number of harvested pods varied greatly with tree size and competition, ranging from -58% for small trees under low competition, to +150% for large trees under high competition”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1693–1912

Title

The effect of pruning on yield of cocoa trees is mediated by tree size and tree competition

Ambra Tosto; Pieter A. Zuidema; Eva Goudsmit; et al. Scientia Horticulturae 2022. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2022.111275

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Intervention effect After one year, pruned cocoa trees recovered their initial losses in whole-canopy light interception.
Intervention effect Pruned cocoa trees maintained a more uniform distribution of light in the canopy after one year.
Intervention effect Pruning directly increased flushing activity in cocoa trees.
Association Pruning increased the positive effect of tree size and competition on cocoa flower number.
Association Pruning produced similar effects on the positive effect of tree size and competition on small pod number in cocoa.
Intervention effect Under high competition, pruning increased pod wilting in cocoa trees.
Intervention effect Pruned and unpruned cocoa trees had similar numbers of large and harvested pods on the stem.
Intervention effect For pods in the canopy, pruning strongly reduced the negative effect of competition on cocoa pod number.
Intervention effect For pods in the canopy, pruning enhanced the positive effect of tree size on cocoa pod number.
Intervention effect Pruning had similar effects on the total number of harvested cocoa pods.
Intervention effect The predicted net effect of pruning on harvested cocoa pods is +150% for large trees under high competition.
Recommendation Pruning can contribute to realizing high-density cocoa stands.
Recommendation Cocoa pruning training and practice should give more attention to individual tree characteristics.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Increasing vine load from 39 to 84 buds reduced berry size and weight and total soluble solids percentage.

Taxon: FLAME SEEDLESS GRAPEVINESt0
Treatment: increasing vine load from 39 to 84 budse0
Outcome: berry size and weight, total soluble solids%e1
Direction: decreaseinferrede1

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“FLAME SEEDLESS GRAPEVINES”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 116–141

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“increasing vine load from 39 to 84 buds”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 307–346

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“berry size and weight, total soluble solids%”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 579–623

Title

EFFECT OF SOME PRUNING TREATMENTS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF SOME GRAPE CULTIVARS: [B] - BUD LOAD AND SPUR THICKNESS OF FLAME SEEDLESS GRAPEVINES

M. EL-MOGY, Journal of Plant Production 2006. doi:10.21608/jpp.2006.235803

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Intervention effect Increasing vine load from 39 to 84 buds improved fruiting bud percentage, yield per vine and number of clusters per vine in Flame Seedless grapevines.
Intervention effect Increasing vine load from 39 to 84 buds was accompanied by higher total acidity, total carbohydrates and C/N ratio.
Intervention effect Increasing vine load from 39 to 84 buds reduced shoot length, shoot base diameter and leaf area.
Intervention effect Increasing vine load from 39 to 84 buds reduced pruning weight and cluster weight.
Intervention effect Increasing vine load from 39 to 84 buds reduced total anthocyanin and total N percentage.
Intervention effect All studied parameters except total acidity tended to increase with thicker fruiting spurs.
Intervention effect Only a slight influence on the investigated characters was recorded between the two spur thickness classes 1 : <15 and 15:2 cm.
Intervention effect The highest yield with fairly good quality was obtained with a charge of 69 buds per vine.

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