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Intercropping lets the two crops interact in time, space, soil fertility and nutrient, which gives an overall balance and integrated output.

Taxon: CornZea mays subsp. mayse1
Outcome: integrated outpute3
Qualifier: soil fertility and nutriente2

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“Corn intercropped with soybean is a successful multistorey cropping technique”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–77

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“the two crops interact in the distrubution of time, space, soil fertility and nutrient”
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“An overall balance and integrated output are achieved through respective increase and decrease”
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Title

Studies on the Mechanism of Yield Increase of Corn by Means of Intercropping

Haiyan Jiang Acta Agriculturae Universitis Jiangxiensis 2001

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Intervention effect Corn intercropped with soybean gained an advantage over sole cropping of corn and soybean in output quantity, value and net profit.

Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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In pea, lime-induced low phosphorus appeared to raise systemic ABA and reduce leaf gas exchange.

Taxon: peaLathyrus oleraceuse1
Compound: abscisic acid (ABA)e0
Outcome: leaf gas exchangee0
Direction: reducede0
Qualifier: lime-induced suboptimal plant phosphorus concentrationse0

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“leaf gas exchange was reduced by a systemic increase (roots, xylem sap, and leaves) in the phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) in response to lime-induced suboptimal plant phosphorus concentrations”
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“pea (Pisum sativum)”
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Title

Liming can decrease legume crop yield and leaf gas exchange by enhancing root to shoot ABA signalling

Shane A. Rothwell; E. David Elphinstone; Ian C. Dodd Journal of Experimental Botany 2015. doi:10.1093/jxb/erv042

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Intervention effect Recommended liming reduced field bean pod yield by about 30%.
Intervention effect Liming reduced V. faba stomatal conductance by 63%.
Intervention effect Liming reduced bean stomatal conductance by 26%.
Intervention effect Liming reduced pea stomatal conductance by 59%.
Intervention effect Liming reduced shoot dry biomass by 16–24% across the three legume species.
Observation Liming decreased phosphorus concentration in root xylem sap and leaves.
Association Lower phosphorus concentration correlated with lower stomatal conductance.
Intervention effect Superphosphate partly reversed the phosphorus decline.
Intervention effect Superphosphate partly reversed the stomatal-conductance decline.
Intervention effect Synthetic ABA supplied through the transpiration stream reduced detached pea-leaf transpiration.
Intervention effect ABA-deficient wilty pea stomatal conductance did not respond to liming.
Recommendation The authors question current liming recommendations.

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Diminished photosystem II photochemical efficiency partly explained reduced photosynthetic oxygen evolution.

Taxon: sugar beet plantsBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
Outcome: photosynthetic oxygen evolutione0
Qualifier: diminished photochemical efficiency of photosystem II reaction centerse1

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“Sulfur deficiency caused a pronounced decrease of the rate and quantum yield of photosynthetic oxygen evolution under non‐photorespiratory conditions.”
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“This was partly the result of the diminished photochemical efficiency of photosystem II reaction centers.”
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“sugar beet plants”
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Title

Photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence, and water relations in young sugar beet plants as affected by sulfur supply

Rudolf Kastori; Marijana Plesnicar; Ivana Arsenijevic‐Maksimovic; et al. Journal of Plant Nutrition 2000. doi:10.1080/01904160009382080

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Intervention effect Interruption of sulfur supply reduced content of sulfur in young sugar beet plants.
Intervention effect Interruption of sulfur supply reduced chlorophylls a+b and carotenoids in young sugar beet plants.
Intervention effect Interruption of sulfur supply reduced leaf area in young sugar beet plants.
Intervention effect Interruption of sulfur supply reduced density of stomatal and epidermal cells in young sugar beet plants.
Intervention effect Interruption of sulfur supply reduced transpiration rate and leaf water potential in young sugar beet plants.
Intervention effect Interruption of sulfur supply increased free proline content in young sugar beet plants.
Intervention effect Interruption of sulfur supply increased stomatal diffusion resistance in young sugar beet plants.
Intervention effect Increasing sulfur concentration from 1 to 3 mM did not significantly affect the other tested parameters.
Intervention effect Increasing sulfur concentration from 1 to 3 mM caused an increase in leaf S content.
Intervention effect Increasing sulfur concentration from 1 to 3 mM caused an decrease in leaf water potential.
Intervention effect Sulfur deficiency decreased the rate and quantum yield of photosynthetic oxygen evolution.
Mechanism Higher thermal energy dissipation probably caused less efficient PSII excitation in sulfur-starved plants.

Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Potassium-induced increases in relative water content and membrane stability were interpreted as protective against salt stress.

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
Treatment: Ke0
Outcome: protective mechanisms against NaCl stresse0
Qualifier: relative water content and membrane stability indexe0

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“In conclusion, K-induced decrease in Na + , increase in Ca 2+ , K + , K + : Na + ratio, relative water content and membrane stability index provide protective mechanisms against NaCl stress.”
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“cotton”
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Title

Ameliorative effects of potassium nutrition on yield and fiber quality characteristics of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under NaCl stress

Muhammad Ashraf; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Muhammad Imtiaz; et al. Soil & Environment 2017. doi:10.25252/se/17/31054

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Intervention effect NaCl significantly increased shoot sodium and chloride.
Intervention effect NaCl decreased shoot potassium, potassium:sodium ratio and calcium.
Intervention effect NaCl decreased shoot magnesium.
Intervention effect Increasing external NaCl significantly reduced plant growth, yield and fiber quality.
Intervention effect Additional potassium reduced shoot sodium under both salt levels.
Intervention effect Additional potassium increased shoot potassium, calcium and magnesium.
Intervention effect Additional potassium improved plant growth, yield attributes and fiber quality at both salt levels.
Intervention effect K 50 improved the shoot potassium:sodium ratio by 116% at NaCl 100.
Intervention effect K 100 improved the shoot potassium:sodium ratio by 246% at NaCl 100.
Intervention effect K 50 improved the shoot potassium:sodium ratio by 188% at NaCl 180.
Intervention effect K 100 improved the shoot potassium:sodium ratio by 294% at NaCl 180.
Intervention effect K 50 improved lint yield by 38.27% at NaCl 100.
Intervention effect K 100 improved lint yield by 60.49% at NaCl 100.
Intervention effect K 50 improved lint yield by 75.12% at NaCl 180.
Intervention effect K 100 improved lint yield by 136% at NaCl 180.
Intervention effect Higher potassium application gave more prominent amelioration at both salt levels.
Mechanism Potassium-induced ion balance changes were interpreted as protective mechanisms against salt stress.
Recommendation The authors recommend field confirmation and evaluation of economic feasibility.

Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Soil water deficiency first reduced leaf width and then leaf length, leading to a smaller leaf area at the elongation stage.

Taxon: riceOryza sativat0
Organ / stage: elongation stagee4
Treatment: soil water deficiencye4
Outcome: leaf areae4

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“The influence of soil moisture on plant growth and grain yield in no-tillage rice”
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“The soil water deficiency first influence the leaf width,then the leaf length,and lead to the leaf area decrease in the end atthe elongation stage. The area,length and width of three leaves from top under W70 significantly reduced at the heading stage”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1294–1545

Title

The influence of soil moisture on plant growth and grain yield in no-tillage rice

Yang Cailin Journal of the South China Agricultural University 2015

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Intervention effect Grain yield, biomass and harvest index of no-tillage rice were significantly lower under 70% saturated soil moisture (W70) than under W100 and W85.
Mechanism Lower grain yield under W70 was associated with smaller panicles and reduced seed set.
Intervention effect Transportation in no-tillage rice was significantly inhibited under W70.
Observation Tiller number of no-tillage rice first increased and then decreased.
Intervention effect Tiller number of no-tillage rice decreased when soil moisture was reduced.
Observation Tiller number differed significantly among the three soil moisture treatments at peak tillering.
Observation Tiller number did not differ significantly among the three soil moisture treatments at the end of tillering.
Intervention effect Plant height of no-tillage rice decreased when soil moisture was reduced.
Intervention effect Area, length and width of the three top leaves decreased when soil moisture was reduced at the elongation stage.
Intervention effect Area, length and width of the three top leaves were significantly reduced under W70 at the heading stage.
Recommendation Soil moisture in no-tillage rice cultivation should be not less than 70% of saturated soil moisture.

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Higher grain weight was attributed to more superior grain and less inferior grain.

Taxon: winter wheatTriticum aestivume0 t0
Organ / stage: whole spikee0
Outcome: AGWe0

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“The increase in AGW mainly resulted from the increase in the proportion of superior grain (SG) and the decrease in the proportion of inferior grain (IG) in the whole spike in both cropping seasons.”
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“Winter Wheat”
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Title

The Proportion of Superior Grains and the Sink Strength are the Main Yield Contributors in Modern Winter Wheat Varieties Grown in the Loess Plateau of China

Wei Chen; Yingying Sun; Suiqi Zhang; et al. Agronomy 2019. doi:10.3390/agronomy9100612

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Authors conclude deep fertilization increased flag leaf C, N and P, delayed senescence and promoted yield.

Taxon: spring wheatTriticum aestivume0
Treatment: 30 cm deep fertilizatione0
Outcome: delayed the senescence of flag leaves, and promoted the increase of yielde0
Qualifier: under drought conditionse0

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“30 cm deep fertilization under drought conditions increased the contents of C, N and P in flag leaves from booting to filling stage, delayed the decrease of N and P contents in flag leaves after flowering, optimized the ecological stoichiometric characteristics of flag leaves, reduced the restriction of N and P on the photosynthesis of flag leaves of spring wheat, increased the growth rate of Pn and shoots of flag le…” Show full quote
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Title

Effects of deep fertilization on ecological stoichiometric characteristics and photosynthetic carbon assimilation of flag leaves of spring wheat under drought conditions

Jin-Yu LIANG; Jia-De YIN; Hui-Zhi HOU; et al. ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA 2024. doi:10.3724/sp.j.1006.2024.31074

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Intervention effect D30 reduced grain filling flag leaf C/N by 2.1%−6.4% versus D15.
Intervention effect D30 reduced C/N by 5.4%−10.2% versus CK.
Intervention effect D30 reduced C/P by 3.8%−5.2% versus D15.
Intervention effect D30 reduced C/P by 5.4%−6.0% versus CK.
Intervention effect D30 increased N/P distribution in 2021 by 1.4% and 4.1% versus D15 and CK.
Intervention effect D30 decreased N/P in 2022 by 1.6% and 0.2% versus D15 and CK.
Intervention effect D30 increased SPAD by 1.8%−6.5% versus D15.
Intervention effect D30 increased SPAD by 15.5%−18.2% versus CK.
Intervention effect D30 increased Pn by 21.6%, 27.0% and 28.5%−36.6% across stated comparisons.
Intervention effect D30 increased shoot growth rate 22.1%−41.2% versus D15.
Intervention effect D30 increased shoot growth rate 68.4%−80.8% versus CK.
Intervention effect D30 increased mature dry matter accumulation by 10.6%−11.1%.
Intervention effect D30 increased output by 15.7%−15.9% versus D15.
Intervention effect D30 increased output by 46.5%−49.3% versus CK.
Intervention effect D30 increased nitrogen fertilizer contribution by 46.6%−52.4% versus D15.
Intervention effect Nitrogen partial productivity increased by 15.7%−16.0%.
Intervention effect Nitrogen agronomic efficiency increased by 69.6%−76.7%.
Association Flag leaf C, N and P contents correlated positively with SPAD, Pn and dry matter accumulation.
Association Flag leaf ecological stoichiometry correlated negatively with SPAD, Pn and dry matter accumulation.

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The improvement in head milled rice rate of JLY1468 is attributed mainly to reduced chalkiness degree.

Taxon: Hybrid RiceOryza sativat0
Material: JLY1468e2
Outcome: HMRRe2
Qualifier: a reduction in chalkiness degreee2

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“The improvement in HMRR in JLY1468 compared to LYPJ was mainly attributable to a reduction in chalkiness degree, which was associated with a decrease in rice grain size”
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“Middle-Season Hybrid Rice”
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Title

The Improvement in Head Milled Rice Yield in Middle-Season Hybrid Rice: Evidence from a Case Study of Two Cultivars Released 18 Years Apart

Jialin Cao; Ruichun Zhang; Jiana Chen; et al. Agronomy 2023. doi:10.3390/agronomy13020407

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Decreased glutamine synthase activity and nitrogen contents were asserted to reduce grain protein content.

Taxon: Rapeseedt0
Gene: glutamine synthase (GS)e0
Outcome: protein contents in grainse0
Direction: reducctione0

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“the activities of glutamine synthase (GS) in grains,pericarps and leaves and the contents of non-protein N,protain N and total N in grains,pericarps and leaves decrease,which results in the reducction of the protein contents in grains.”
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“Rapeseed”
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Title

Effects of Culture Density on Activities of Several Enzymes in Rapeseed and Its Relationships with Yield and Quality

Chunyun Guan JOURNAL OF HUNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY 2001

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Intervention effect Increasing density increased grain phosphatidate phosphatase.
Mechanism Increased phosphatidate phosphatase was asserted to increase grain oil content.
Intervention effect Increasing density decreased glutamine synthase activity in grains, pericarps and leaves.
Intervention effect Increasing density decreased non-protein N, protain N and total N contents in grains, pericarps and leaves.
Association Density effects on grain yield were related to effects on grain sucrose synthase.
Intervention effect Density of 1.5×105 plants/hm2 benefits high yield and higher grain oil and protein contents.

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Greater root sodium and chlorine retention may explain Santorini Authentic tolerance.

Taxon: TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Material: Santorini Authentice0
Organ / stage: rootse0
Compound: sodium and chlorinee0
Outcome: greater tolerancee0
Qualifier: might be due toe0

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“Greek Tomato”
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“The greater tolerance of Santorini Authentic might be due to the greater sodium and chlorine retention by the roots in combination with the nonsignificant decrease of the leaf potassium.”
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Title

Growth, Ion Uptake, and Yield Responses of Three Indigenous Small-Sized Greek Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentumL.) Cultivars and Four Hybrids of Cherry Tomato under NaCl Salinity Stress

A. Assimakopoulou; K. Nifakos; I. Salmas; et al. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 2015. doi:10.1080/00103624.2015.1081924

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Intervention effect Santorini Authentic total biomass fell 22% under 75 mM sodium chloride.
Intervention effect Some hybrids had roughly twice the biomass percentage decline of Santorini Authentic.
Intervention effect Zucchero had the lowest marketable fruit fresh weight reduction under 75 mM NaCl relative to Cherelino and Delicassi.
Intervention effect Santorini Kaisia followed Zucchero in low yield reduction.
Intervention effect Chios followed Zucchero in low yield reduction.
Observation The leaf potassium decrease in Santorini Authentic was nonsignificant.

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