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The finite rate of increase λ decreased by 10.1% in the treated group.

Taxon: cowpeasVigna unguiculatae0
Treatment: treated groupe1
Interactor: Megalurothrips usitatusMegalurothrips usitatuse0pest
Outcome: finite rate of increase (λ)e2
Direction: decreasede2
Value: 10.1%e2
Qualifier: from 1.2849 ± 0.0001 to 1.1564 ± 0.0001e2
Comparator: water controle1

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“Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall) is a major pest of cowpeas that severely affects their yield and quality”
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“Compared with the water control, the F4 generation from the treated group exhibited significantly shortened 1st and 2nd instar nymphal durations, as well as the total egg-to-adult period”
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“the finite rate of increase (λ) decreased from 1.2849 ± 0.0001 to 1.1564 ± 0.0001 (10.1% decrease)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1954–2052

Title

Analysis of the Sublethal Effects of Spinetoram on Megalurothrips usitatus Across Multiple Generations Using the Age-Stage, Two-Sex Life Table Method

Rui Gong; Lifei Huang; Wenjie Huang; et al. Agriculture 2026. doi:10.3390/agriculture16111164

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Intervention effect After three generations of LC25 stress, M. usitatus resistance to spinetoram reached a ratio of 2.7.
Intervention effect In the F4 generation from the treated group, the 1st and 2nd instar nymphal durations were significantly shortened.
Intervention effect In the F4 generation from the treated group, the prepupal duration was significantly prolonged.
Intervention effect Adult longevity in F4 females decreased by 32.1% in the treated group.
Intervention effect Adult longevity in F4 males decreased by 18.0% in the treated group.
Intervention effect Mean fecundity per female decreased by 86.0% in the treated group.
Intervention effect The net reproductive rate R0 decreased by 89.5% in the treated group.
Intervention effect The intrinsic rate of increase r decreased by 40.0% in the treated group.
Intervention effect The mean generation time T was shortened by 13.2% in the treated group.
Intervention effect Age-stage-specific life expectancy was significantly reduced across all developmental stages in the treated group.
Intervention effect The peak age stage-specific reproductive value was significantly lower and occurred earlier in the treated group.
Intervention effect The peak values of the age-specific survival rate lx and of the fecundity fx and mx curves were significantly lower in the treated group.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Reducing N by 28% improved sink capacity, spikelet ratio and leaf area of Yuejingsimiao 2 relative to conventional N.

Taxon: riceOryza sativae1
Material: Yuejingsimiao 2e4
Treatment: Reduction of N by 28%e4
Outcome: sink capacity and ratio of spikelets No.and leaf areae4
Direction: improvede4
Comparator: conventional Ne1

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“Compared by conventional N,reduction of N by 28% would maintain or promote the rice source and sink coordination,which resulted in no significant decrease in yield”
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“Reduction of N by 28% improved sink capacity and ratio of spikelets No.and leaf area in Yuejingsimiao 2 and Guixiangzhan,improved available filled ratio of sink in Huayou 8305,while there was no significant difference in Tianyou 998”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 643–875

Title

Effects of Reduced Nitrogen Fertilizer on the Source and Sink Characteristics of Early /Late Season Rice in South China and Their Mechanism

MO Zhao-we 2013

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Intervention effect Reducing N by 28% relative to conventional N caused no significant decrease in rice yield.
Intervention effect Reducing N by 28% would maintain or promote rice source and sink coordination relative to conventional N.
Intervention effect Reducing N by 28% increased grain yield of Yuejingsimiao 2 by 11.99% relative to conventional N.
Intervention effect Reducing N by 28% increased grain yield of Guixiangzhan by 5.51% relative to conventional N.
Intervention effect Reducing N by 28% increased grain yield of Huayou 8305 by 6.46% relative to conventional N.
Mechanism The yield increase under 28% N reduction is attributed to enhanced photosynthesis or sheath and stem transfer ability in rice.
Intervention effect Reducing N by 28% improved sink capacity, spikelet ratio and leaf area of Guixiangzhan relative to conventional N.
Intervention effect Reducing N by 28% improved the available filled ratio of sink in Huayou 8305 relative to conventional N.
Intervention effect Reducing N by 28% produced no significant difference in sink and source characteristics of Tianyou 998.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Heat damage was relatively small when maize was dried at 100°C from initial moisture below 25%.

Taxon: MaizeZea mayst0
Treatment: dried at 100°C from lower (<25%) initial moisture levelse4
Outcome: degree of heat damagee2
Direction: decreaseinferrede4
Comparator: when dried at 100°Ce3

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“Changes in Properties of Some Maize Cultivars Associated with Artificial Drying at Elevated Temperatures. Part I. Wet Milling Properties”
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“The degree of heat damage, assessed by the drop in starch yield on wet milling, varied appreciably according to cultivar”
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“was considerable for most of the cultivars when dried at 100°C but relatively small for cultivars dried at lower temperatures”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 323–448

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“for cultivars dried at 100°C from lower (<25%) initial moisture levels”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 453–523

Title

Changes in Properties of Some Maize Cultivars Associated with Artificial Drying at Elevated Temperatures. Part I. Wet Milling Properties

A. W. Wight Starch - Stärke 1981. doi:10.1002/star.19810330405

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Bioorganic fertilizer application decreased Verticillium dahliae Kleb populations by 98.6% and 98.5% compared with control

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutume0
Treatment: BOF-ZJ6 and BOF-ZJ1e1
Interactor: Verticillium dahliae KlebVerticillium dahliaee1pathogen
Second interactor: BOF-ZJ6 and BOF-ZJ1e1biocontrol_agent
Outcome: Verticillium dahliae Klebe1
Direction: decreaseinferrede1
Value: 98.6% and 98.5%e1
Comparator: controle1

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“Cotton Verticillium wilt is a soil-born fungi disease,resulting in severe yield loss of cotton world wide”
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“After applications of BOF-ZJ6 and BOF-ZJ1,the populations of bacteria are increased by 7.1 and 8.5 times,actinomyces by 11.7 and 32.6 times,while the populations of fungi are decreased by 53.0% and 68.2%,Verticillium dahliae Kleb by 98.6% and 98.5% respectively,compared with those of control”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1500–1792

Title

Isolation and biological control effects of cotton Verticilium wilt antagonist

Xingming Yang Plant Nutrition and Fertilizing Science 2011

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The water stress coefficient (Ks) of wheat decreased from 1.0 under fresh water to 0.82 at the highest salinity level (S4).

Taxon: wheatTriticum aestivume0
Treatment: salinity levelse1
Outcome: water stress coefficient ( Ks )e6
Direction: decreaseinferrede6
Value: 0.82e6
Comparator: FW(1.0)e6

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“A field experiment was conducted for determination of crop coefficient ( KC ) and water stress coefficient ( Ks ) for wheat crop under different salinity levels, during 2015–2016”
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“the water consumed by plants during the different crop growth stages follows the order of FW > S 1 > S 2 > S 3 > S 4 salinity levels”
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“the average values of water stress coefficient ( Ks ) follows this order; FW(1.0) = S 1 (1.0) > S 2 (1.0) > S 3 (0.93) > S 4 (0.82)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 910–1041

Title

Wheat water use and yield under different salinity of irrigation water

Meysam Abedinpour Journal of Water and Land Development 2017. doi:10.1515/jwld-2017-0013

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Co-inoculation with adapted Azospirillum brasilense and Saccharomyces cerevisiae gave the highest significant increase in tomato plant height compared with un-inoculated control plants.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: co-inoculated with adapted strain of A. brasilense and S. cerevisiaee3
Interactor: A. brasilenseAzospirillum brasilensee3symbiont
Second interactor: S. cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiaee3symbiont
Outcome: plant highe3
Direction: increasee3
Value: 115 cme3
Qualifier: 43.3 cme3
Comparator: un-inoculated control plantse3

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“Plants co-inoculated with adapted strain of A. brasilense and S. cerevisiae showed the highest significant (p < 0.01) increase in fruit yield (1166.6 g/plant), plant high (115 cm) and roots length (52.6) compared whit un-inoculated control plants (42 g/pant, 43.3 cm and 29.6 cm, respectively)”
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“Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)”
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Title

Azospirillum brasilense and Saccharomyces cerevisiae as Alternative for Decrease the Effect of Salinity Stress in Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) Growth

Ali Abdelmoteleb; Daniel Gonzalez-Mendoza; Ahmed Mohamed Elbaalawy Phyton 2021. doi:10.32604/phyton.2022.016227

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Co-inoculation with adapted Azospirillum brasilense and Saccharomyces cerevisiae gave the highest significant increase in tomato root length compared with un-inoculated control plants.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: co-inoculated with adapted strain of A. brasilense and S. cerevisiaee3
Interactor: A. brasilenseAzospirillum brasilensee3symbiont
Second interactor: S. cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiaee3symbiont
Outcome: roots lengthe3
Direction: increasee3
Value: 52.6e3
Qualifier: 29.6 cme3
Comparator: un-inoculated control plantse3

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“Plants co-inoculated with adapted strain of A. brasilense and S. cerevisiae showed the highest significant (p < 0.01) increase in fruit yield (1166.6 g/plant), plant high (115 cm) and roots length (52.6) compared whit un-inoculated control plants (42 g/pant, 43.3 cm and 29.6 cm, respectively)”
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“Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 114–146

Title

Azospirillum brasilense and Saccharomyces cerevisiae as Alternative for Decrease the Effect of Salinity Stress in Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) Growth

Ali Abdelmoteleb; Daniel Gonzalez-Mendoza; Ahmed Mohamed Elbaalawy Phyton 2021. doi:10.32604/phyton.2022.016227

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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NAA at 40 ppm applied two weeks after petal fall increased the leaf to fruit ratio in nectarine.

Taxon: nectarinePrunus persica var. nucipersicae0
Material: May Firee0
Treatment: NAA (naphthalene acetic acid) at 40 ppm when applied two weeks after petal falle2
Outcome: leaf to fruit ratioe2
Direction: increasee2

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“The present investigation was carried out on 12-year old trees of nectarine (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch var. nucipersica) cultivar May Fire”
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“Treatments with NAA (naphthalene acetic acid) at 40 ppm when applied two weeks after petal fall reduced the crop load to the greatest extent and improve the yield of superior grade fruits and increase the leaf to fruit ratio and decrease the fruit drop”
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Effect of chemical thinning, gibberellic acid and pruning on growth and production of nectarine (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch var. nucipersica) cv. May fire

Rimpika Rimpika; N. Sharma; D.P. Sharma Journal of Applied and Natural Science 2017. doi:10.31018/jans.v9i1.1192

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Intervention effect Chemical thinners were more effective than pruning or GA3 treatments in improving production of superior grade fruits in nectarine.
Intervention effect NAA at 40 ppm applied two weeks after petal fall reduced crop load in nectarine to the greatest extent among the treatments.
Intervention effect NAA at 40 ppm applied two weeks after petal fall improved the yield of superior grade fruits in nectarine.
Intervention effect NAA at 40 ppm applied two weeks after petal fall decreased fruit drop in nectarine.
Intervention effect Pruning to retain 40 fruiting shoots plus NAA 40 ppm at 2 WAPF increased shoot growth in nectarine (160.80, 170.20 cm).
Intervention effect Pruning to retain 40 fruiting shoots plus NAA 40 ppm at 2 WAPF increased tree height in nectarine (3.70, 4.50 cm).
Intervention effect Pruning to retain 40 fruiting shoots plus NAA 40 ppm at 2 WAPF increased tree spread in nectarine (2.84, 3.60).
Intervention effect Pruning to retain 40 fruiting shoots plus NAA 40 ppm at 2 WAPF increased leaf area in nectarine (42.71, 40.63 cm).
Association The effect of chemical thinners in nectarine was less pronounced on trees under severe pruning.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Full irrigation until the start of pod filling-maturation, then ending irrigation, saved 38% water compared with full irrigation.

Taxon: dry beane0
Treatment: performing full irrigation till initial of the filling-maturation cycle and then ending irrigatione6
Outcome: water savinge7
Direction: decreaseinferrede7
Value: 38%e7
Comparator: full irrigatione7

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“field experiment was performed to determine the response of dry bean to the water deficiency in different growth stages at Konya plain of Turkey”
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“performing full irrigation till initial of the filling-maturation cycle and then ending irrigation can be highly recommended as ideal”
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“it resulted water saving of 38%, and rise 27% in irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) as well as 20% seed yield loss by comparison to full irrigation”
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Title

The response of dry bean to water stress at various growth cycles in a semi-arid region

Nurcan Yavuz Selcuk Journal of Agricultural and Food Sciences 2021. doi:10.15316/sjafs.2021.234

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Tef agronomic efficiency decreased with P2O5 rate from 3 to 9 g/m2 at Wenago

Taxon: Eragrostis tefEragrostis tefe0
Treatment: 3, 6 and 9 g/m2 P2O5e7
Outcome: agronomic efficiency (AE)e7
Direction: decreaseinferrede7
Value: 92, 50 and 35e7
Setting: Wenago, Ethiopiae4

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“Tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] is the major cereal crop in Ethiopia”
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“For respective 3, 6 and 9 g/m2 P2O5, P physiological efficiency (PE) was 224, 153 and 127, apparent recovery (AR) 0.49, 0.36 and 0.28, and agronomic efficiency (AE) 92, 50 and 35”
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“An experiment was conducted at Wenago, Ethiopia, from May to August, 2011, during the main cropping season”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 181–287

Title

Effect of Phosphorus Rates and Varieties on Grain Yield, Nutrient Uptake and Phosphorus Efficiency of Tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter]

Alemayehu Balcha American Journal of Plant Sciences 2014. doi:10.4236/ajps.2014.53035

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Intervention effect Tef grain yield increased with P2O5 rate, from 84 g/m2 at 0 to 218 g/m2 at 9 g/m2 P2O5 at Wenago
Intervention effect Tef total biomass increased with P2O5 rate from 586 to 1016 g/m2 at Wenago
Intervention effect Tef harvest index across P2O5 rates ranged from 0.14 to 0.23 at Wenago
Intervention effect Tef total plant N increased with P2O5 rate, from 3.92 to 10.80 g/m2 at Wenago
Intervention effect Tef total plant P increased with P2O5 rate, from 0.57 to 1.66 g/m2 at Wenago
Intervention effect Tef total plant calcium increased with P2O5 rate, from 0.16 to 0.45 g/m2 at Wenago
Intervention effect Tef total plant K increased with P2O5 rate, from 4.45 to 10.50 g/m2 at Wenago
Intervention effect Tef P physiological efficiency decreased with P2O5 rate from 3 to 9 g/m2 at Wenago
Intervention effect Tef apparent P recovery decreased with P2O5 rate from 3 to 9 g/m2 at Wenago
Observation Grain yield of tef varieties DZ-Cr-37, DZ-Cr-82 and DZ-Cr-255 was 194, 182 and 163 g/m2 at Wenago
Observation Total biomass of tef varieties DZ-Cr-37, DZ-Cr-82 and DZ-Cr-255 was 810, 922 and 871 g/m2 at Wenago
Observation Harvest index of tef varieties DZ-Cr-37, DZ-Cr-82 and DZ-Cr-255 was 0.24, 0.19 and 0.18 at Wenago
Observation Physiological P efficiency of tef varieties DZ-Cr-37, DZ-Cr-82 and DZ-Cr-255 was 248, 130 and 126 at Wenago
Observation Apparent P recovery of tef varieties DZ-Cr-37, DZ-Cr-82 and DZ-Cr-255 was 0.28, 0.44 and 0.41 at Wenago
Observation Agronomic efficiency of tef varieties DZ-Cr-37, DZ-Cr-82 and DZ-Cr-255 was 68, 57 and 51 at Wenago
Recommendation Excess P supply beyond 3 g/m2 gives low grain yield increase and low P recovery, so soil P should be assessed before fertilizer application
Recommendation Variety DZ-Cr-37 may be incorporated in future tef breeding programs for P efficiency

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