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Yield was reduced, attributed to decreased sunlight absorption.

Taxon: Jatropha curcasJatropha curcast0
Outcome: yielde0
Direction: reducede0
Qualifier: decrease sunlight absorptione0

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“reduced the yield by the decrease sunlight absorption”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1074–1127

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“Jatropha curcas”
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Title

Analysis of growth, yield and control of Cophes notaticeps and Polyphagotarsonemus latus in Jatropha curcas plants under different doses of silicon

Fábio Santos Matos; Samantha Salomão Caramori; Leciana Menezes Souza Zago; et al. Acta Iguazu 2021. doi:10.48075/actaiguaz.v10i2.27227

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Observation Jatropha curcas accumulated less than 1% silicon in leaves and was classified as non-accumulating.
Association Low leaf silicon accumulation did not significantly influence Jatropha growth.
Mechanism Specific leaf area was reduced, possibly through a thin silica layer.
Intervention effect Silicon did not mitigate damage by Cophes notaticeps.
Intervention effect Silicon did not mitigate damage by Polyphagotarsonemus latus.
Association Cophes notaticeps injury severity was proportional to stem diameter.

Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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The authors concluded that falling soil nitrogen supply was one cause of rice yield decline.

Outcome: yield decreasee0
Qualifier: fall of nitrogen supplying potentiality of soile0

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“the fall of nitrogen supplying potentiality of soil must be one of the causes of the yield decrease in the continuous direct sowing culture”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1656–1795

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Studies on the Causes of Rice Yield Decrease Resulting from Continual Direct Sowing Culture : III. In Relation to the nitrogen supplying potentiality of soil

Yoshimasa UEMURA; Akira MIYASAKA Japanese Journal of Crop Science 1974. doi:10.1626/jcs.43.174

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Increased sterility was attributed as the cause of reduced grain yield.

Taxon: RiceOryza sativat0
Outcome: decrease in grain yielde0
Qualifier: increased sterilitye0

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“decrease in grain yield which can be attributed to increased sterility”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 145–215

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“Rice”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 41–45

Title

Effect of Simazine on Protein Content of Rice Grain (Oryza sativa L.)

B. S. Vergara; M. Miller; E. Avelino Agronomy Journal 1970. doi:10.2134/agronj1970.00021962006200020028x

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Intervention effect Simazine applied at flowering increased grain protein percentage.
Intervention effect Simazine applied at flowering decreased grain yield.
Mechanism The yield decrease lowered total grain protein production per crop.
Intervention effect Simazine increased nitrogen content of blades, sheaths plus culms, and roots in young rice plants.
Mechanism The nitrogen percentage increase did not result from increased plant nitrogen uptake.
Mechanism Reduced dry weight accounted for increased nitrogen percentage.

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Lower thousand grain weight mainly accounted for yield reduction.

Taxon: WheatTriticum aestivumt0
Outcome: Yield reductione1
Qualifier: decrease of thousand grain weight (TGW)e0

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“was mainly due to decrease of thousand grain weight (TGW)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1051–1108

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“Wheat”
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“Yield reduction”
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Title

Adaptation of wheat (Triticum aestivum L) genotypes and related species to water deficiency

Hoffmann, Borbála; Burucs, Zoltán Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences) 2005

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Intervention effect Drought shortened mean grain filling duration by three days.
Intervention effect Water deficiency reduced productive tiller number by about 20% in newly bred cultivars.
Intervention effect Water deficiency reduced productive tillers by 4–11% in extensive genotypes.
Observation Emese had a 71% root dry weight increment.
Observation Pántlika had a 54% root dry weight increment.
Observation Cap.Des. increased root weight by 24%.
Intervention effect Drought reduced yield by 11 to 44%.
Observation Intensive cultivars maintained positive net photosynthetic balance under stress.
Observation Extensive genotypes responded by rapid stomatal closure.
Association Genotypes with smaller yield losses improved WUE to a greater extent.
Observation Pántlika was identified as a drought tolerant cultivar.
Observation Emese was identified as a drought tolerant cultivar.

Mechanismobservedreview summarynegativebasis n/a

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Salinity can decrease root water uptake through its osmotic effect.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
Treatment: Salinitye0
Outcome: root water uptakee0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: osmotic effecte0

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“Salinity can decrease root water uptake through its osmotic effect”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 696–762

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“Salinity reduces tomato root elongation rate”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 152–196

Title

EFFECTS OF SALINITY STRESS ON GROWTH, YIELD, FRUIT QUALITY AND WATER USE EFFICIENCY OF TOMATO UNDER HYDROPONICS SYSTEM

Pengfei Zhang; Masateru Senge; Yanyan Dai Reviews in Agricultural Science 2016. doi:10.7831/ras.4.46

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Observation Salinity reduces tomato root elongation and lateral root growth.
Observation Salinity reduces tomato leaf, shoot height and stem diameter.
Observation Salinity reduces chlorophyll content, stomatal resistance and photosynthetic activity.
Observation Tomato total yield is significantly reduced at salinity of at least 5 dS m-1.
Observation Yield falls 7.2% per unit salinity increase.
Mechanism Salinity can induce water stress after reducing uptake.
Observation Increased salinity positively affects tomato fruit quality.

Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Reduced growth led to a significant decrease in inulin production.

Taxon: Root chicorye1
Outcome: inulin productione0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: growthe0

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“growth, which in turn led to a significant decrease in inulin production”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1369–1441

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“Root chicory displayed resistance to water stress”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1267–1316

Title

Water stress drastically reduces root growth and inulin yield in Cichorium intybus (var. sativum) independently of photosynthesis

B. Vandoorne; A.-S. Mathieu; W. Van den Ende; et al. Journal of Experimental Botany 2012. doi:10.1093/jxb/ers095

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Intervention effect Water stress reduced root weight, leaf number, leaf area and stomatal conductance.
Intervention effect Stressed plants increased water-use efficiency and leaf soluble sugar concentration.
Intervention effect Stressed plants decreased shoot-to-root ratio and osmotic potential.
Intervention effect Water stress decreased photosynthetic pigments.
Intervention effect The photosynthesis light phase remained unaffected under water stress.
Intervention effect Water stress increased leaf sucrose phosphate synthase activity.
Intervention effect Water stress did not increase root sucrose phosphate synthase activity.
Intervention effect Water stress inhibited two fructosyltransferase activities after 19 weeks.
Intervention effect Water stress slightly increased fructan 1-exohydrolase activity.
Intervention effect Root inulin concentration and mean inulin chain polymerization were unaffected by water stress.
Observation Root chicory displayed water stress resistance at the expense of growth.

Mechanismauthor interpretationreview summarynegativebasis n/a

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Leaf rust defoliation can decrease floral bud differentiation.

Taxon: southern highbush blueberriese1
Outcome: floral bud differentiatione0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: defoliatione0

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“Severe leaf rust causes defoliation in the fall or early winter, which can decrease floral bud differentiation, photosynthesis, and the next season’s fruit yield”
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“southern highbush blueberries”
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Title

Leaf Rust Disease of Southern Highbush Blueberry in Florida

Philip F. Harmon; Christ Mane Belizaire; Douglas A. Phillips EDIS 2025. doi:10.32473/edis-pp385-2025

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The authors suggest that reduced nitrate reduction from NaHSO3 spraying might decrease wheat grain protein content.

Taxon: WheatTriticum aestivumt0
Outcome: protein contente0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: capacity of nitrate reductione0

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“declined the capacity of nitrate reduction, which might result in decrease of protein content in the end”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 569–673

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“Wheat”
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Title

Wheat Grain Yield and Protein Content as Influenced by Sodium Bisulfite

Tian Ji-chun 中国农业科学(英文版) 2002

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Yield reduction was mainly due to fewer grains per panicle.

Taxon: sorghumSorghumt0
Outcome: Yield reductione0
Qualifier: decrease in number of grains per paniclee0

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“Yield reduction was mainly due to a decrease in number of grains per panicle”
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“sorghum”
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Title

Effects of competition with weeds on the growth, development and yield of sorghum

A. P. Everaarts The Journal of Agricultural Science 1993. doi:10.1017/s0021859600074220

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Observation Weed growth was concentrated in rows.
Intervention effect Weed competition reduced sorghum ground cover and leaf area index from about 20–30 days after planting.
Intervention effect Weed competition reduced sorghum growth rates and yields.
Intervention effect Weed competition lowered sorghum yields.
Intervention effect Weed competition did not affect sorghum population density.
Intervention effect Weed competition reduced sorghum leaf number.
Intervention effect Weed competition initially increased stem length in one season.
Intervention effect Weed competition retarded stem length in another season.
Observation Nutrient competition was strong by 15 days after planting.
Observation Nitrogen was initially the most contested nutrient.
Observation Competition for water occurred.
Observation Competition for light seemed unlikely.
Recommendation About 20 weed-free days after planting were needed to avoid sorghum yield losses.
Recommendation Around 30 weed-free days were needed for negligible weed growth at harvest.
Recommendation Weed competition during floret establishment should be avoided.

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Interactions among yield components contributed to declining grain yield as irrigation intervals lengthened.

Taxon: riceOryza sativat0
Outcome: grain yielde0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: interaction of yield componentse0

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“the interaction of yield components made the decrease of grain yield with increasing days of intermittent irrigation.”
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“Rice”
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Title

Effects of Different Wet-shallow Alternate Irrigation Patterns on Rice Grain Yield and Bio-logical Characteristics

Xia Qiong-me 2015

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Intervention effect Rice yield declined as alternate irrigation intervals lengthened, without significant differences among treatments.
Intervention effect Seven-day alternate irrigation decreased yield by more than 5%.
Observation Effective panicle number and thousand-grain weight showed no regular pattern across irrigation treatments.
Intervention effect Seedling tillering ability increased quickly after transplanting relative to control.
Intervention effect Leaf area index at heading increased relative to control.
Intervention effect Stem and leaf dry matter weight increased relative to control.
Intervention effect At maturity, stem, leaf and spike dry matter weight did not differ significantly among treatments.

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