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Diminishing water supply increased activities of six antioxidant enzymes in strawberry leaves.

Taxon: strawberryFragaria ×ananassae0
Treatment: diminishing water supplye0
Outcome: glutathione reductase (GR), glutathione S-transferase (GST), catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX)e0
Direction: increasinge0

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“The diminishing water supply caused a gradual decrease in the plant growth, chlorophyll content and berry yield, accompanied by increasing activities of drought stress markers such as total phenolics content (TPC), trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC), malondialdehyde (MDA) content, hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ), glutathione reductase (GR), glutathione S-transferase (GST), catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD), su…” Show full quote
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 347–851

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Role of inoculation with multi-trait rhizobacteria on strawberries under water deficit stress

Ümmügülsüm Erdogan; Ramazan Çakmakçi; Atafeh Varmazyari; et al. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture 2016. doi:10.13080/z-a.2016.103.009

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Intervention effect Diminishing water supply decreased strawberry growth, chlorophyll content and berry yield.
Intervention effect Diminishing water supply increased strawberry leaf TPC and TEAC.
Intervention effect Diminishing water supply increased strawberry leaf MDA and hydrogen peroxide content.
Intervention effect Multi-trait bacteria increased strawberry plant growth and yield.
Intervention effect Multi-trait bacteria increased strawberry TPC and TEAC.
Intervention effect Multi-trait bacteria increased antioxidant enzyme activity in strawberry.
Intervention effect Multi-trait bacteria increased strawberry phytohormones GA, SA and IAA.
Intervention effect Multi-trait bacteria increased strawberry N, P, K, Ca, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu contents.
Intervention effect Multi-trait bacteria decreased strawberry MDA and hydrogen peroxide content.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Drought reduced soil fungal biomass and diversity relative to irrigated controls in mesocosms.

Taxon: crope4
Treatment: severe summer droughte2
Outcome: soil fungal biomass and diversitye1
Direction: decreaseinferrede1
Comparator: irrigated controlse2
Setting: mesocosmse2

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“We show that drought has an direct negative effect on soil fungal biomass and diversity and that the magnitude of the effect depended on the initial community in soils”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 694–861

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“In a fully factorial design, half of the mesocosms were subjected to severe summer drought while half served as irrigated controls”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 331–461

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“the effects of drought legacy are apparent as reduction of crop yield in recovery period and slower decomposition rate 6 months after the drought”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1205–1350

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Drought has short-term effects on soil fungal communities leading to long-term effects on soil functions

S.E. Hannula; G.F. Veen Soil Biology and Biochemistry 2025. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.109893

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Association The magnitude of the drought effect on soil fungi depended on the initial community.
Intervention effect Drought was associated with a decrease in soil fungal network connectivity.
Intervention effect Drought changed the dominant fungal taxa in soil.
Intervention effect Drought legacy reduced crop yield during the recovery period.
Intervention effect Drought legacy slowed soil decomposition rate 6 months after the drought.
Association The effect of drought on crop yield depended on the soil inoculum.
Intervention effect The legacy effect of drought on fungal communities was smaller in bulk soil than in rhizosphere soil.
Association Soil communities that were more diverse and fungal-rich recovered faster from drought.
Recommendation The authors conclude that watering of soils can alleviate the most acute drought stress on soil fungal communities.

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Seed-set of kidney bean decreased with temperature over 28/18 to 40/30 °C under both ambient and elevated CO2.

Taxon: kidney beanPhaseolus vulgarise0
Treatment: temperature over a range of 28/18–40/30 °Ce2
Outcome: seed‐sete2
Direction: decreaseinferrede2
Value: − 6.5% °C −1e2
Qualifier: under both ambient and elevated CO2 levelse2

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“Red kidney bean cv. Montcalm was grown in controlled environments”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 662–727

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“There were strong negative relations between temperature over a range of 28/18–40/30 °C and seed‐set (slope, − 6.5% °C −1 ) and seed number per pod (− 0.34 °C −1 ) under both ambient and elevated CO2 levels”
✓ located after whitespace/quote normalisation · abstract, characters 862–1069

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Effects of elevated temperature and carbon dioxide on seed‐set and yield of kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

P. V. Vara Prasad; Kenneth J. Boote; L. Hartwell Allen; et al. Global Change Biology 2002. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2486.2002.00508.x

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Late sowing in October lost many white lupin plants or destroyed the crops, relative to early-September sowing.

Taxon: white lupine0
Treatment: sown in late Octobere2
Outcome: plantse2
Direction: decreaseinferrede2
Qualifier: lost many plants or were destroyed completelye2
Comparator: sown in early Septembere1

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“of the white lupin ( Lupinus albus ) were examined in three contrasting growing seasons between 1991 and 1994”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 233–342

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“Crops established well when sown in early September and were sufficiently cold-hardy to survive prolonged and extremely severe early winter frosts”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 344–490

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“but crops sown in late October either lost many plants or were destroyed completely”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 492–575

Title

Effects of sowing date and planting density on the structure and yield of autumn-sown, florally-determinate white lupins (Lupinus albus) in the United Kingdom

I. Shield; H. J. Stevenson; J. E. Leach; et al. The Journal of Agricultural Science 1996. doi:10.1017/s0021859600077960

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Heat and salinity stress changed total soluble proteins (TSP), and free amino acids (FAA).

Taxon: wheatTriticum aestivume0
Treatment: HS and SSe0
Outcome: total soluble proteins (TSP), and free amino acids (FAA)e0
Direction: decreasinge0

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“This study’s findings reveal that HS and SS caused a significant decrease in the growth and yield of wheat by increasing electrolyte leakage (EL), malondialdehyde (MDA), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production; sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl−) accumulation; and decreasing relative water content (RWC), chlorophyll and carotenoid content, total soluble proteins (TSP), and free amino acids (FAA), as well as nutrient upta…” Show full quote
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 800–1270

Title

Silicon Induces Heat and Salinity Tolerance in Wheat by Increasing Antioxidant Activities, Photosynthetic Activity, Nutrient Homeostasis, and Osmo-Protectant Synthesis

Ansa Aouz; Imran Khan; Muhammad Bilal Chattha; et al. Plants 2023. doi:10.3390/plants12142606

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Intervention effect Heat and salinity stress changed growth and yield.
Intervention effect Heat and salinity stress changed electrolyte leakage (EL), malondialdehyde (MDA), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production.
Intervention effect Heat and salinity stress changed sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl−) accumulation.
Intervention effect Heat and salinity stress changed relative water content (RWC), chlorophyll and carotenoid content.
Intervention effect Heat and salinity stress changed nutrient uptake (potassium, K; calcium, Ca; and magnesium, Mg).
Intervention effect Silicon application changed growth and yield under stress.
Intervention effect Silicon application changed chlorophyll and carotenoid contents, RWC, antioxidant activity under stress.
Intervention effect Silicon application changed TSP, FAA accumulation, and nutrient uptake (Ca, K, and Mg) under stress.
Intervention effect Silicon application changed EL, electrolyte leakage, MDA, and H2O2 under stress.
Intervention effect Silicon application changed uptake of Na+ and Cl− under stress.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Heat and salinity stress changed nutrient uptake (potassium, K; calcium, Ca; and magnesium, Mg).

Taxon: wheatTriticum aestivume0
Treatment: HS and SSe0
Outcome: nutrient uptake (potassium, K; calcium, Ca; and magnesium, Mg)e0
Direction: decreasinge0

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“This study’s findings reveal that HS and SS caused a significant decrease in the growth and yield of wheat by increasing electrolyte leakage (EL), malondialdehyde (MDA), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production; sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl−) accumulation; and decreasing relative water content (RWC), chlorophyll and carotenoid content, total soluble proteins (TSP), and free amino acids (FAA), as well as nutrient upta…” Show full quote
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 800–1270

Title

Silicon Induces Heat and Salinity Tolerance in Wheat by Increasing Antioxidant Activities, Photosynthetic Activity, Nutrient Homeostasis, and Osmo-Protectant Synthesis

Ansa Aouz; Imran Khan; Muhammad Bilal Chattha; et al. Plants 2023. doi:10.3390/plants12142606

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Intervention effect Heat and salinity stress changed growth and yield.
Intervention effect Heat and salinity stress changed electrolyte leakage (EL), malondialdehyde (MDA), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production.
Intervention effect Heat and salinity stress changed sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl−) accumulation.
Intervention effect Heat and salinity stress changed relative water content (RWC), chlorophyll and carotenoid content.
Intervention effect Heat and salinity stress changed total soluble proteins (TSP), and free amino acids (FAA).
Intervention effect Silicon application changed growth and yield under stress.
Intervention effect Silicon application changed chlorophyll and carotenoid contents, RWC, antioxidant activity under stress.
Intervention effect Silicon application changed TSP, FAA accumulation, and nutrient uptake (Ca, K, and Mg) under stress.
Intervention effect Silicon application changed EL, electrolyte leakage, MDA, and H2O2 under stress.
Intervention effect Silicon application changed uptake of Na+ and Cl− under stress.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Camelina cumulative emergence ranged from 99.0 to 42.1% across salinity treatments.

Taxon: camelinaCamelinae0
Material: CS15e1
Treatment: Sulphate-based solutionse0
Outcome: cumulative emergencee0
Direction: decreaseinferrede0
Value: 99.0 to 42.1%e0
Qualifier: statistical differences only at the two highest salinity treatmentse0
Comparator: nutrients onlye0

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“Sulphate-based solutions averaging 1.4 (nutrients only), 3.0, 6.0, 10.0, 14.7, 19.9, and 27.0 dS m -1 in electrical conductivity (EC sol ) resulted in respective cumulative emergence of 99.0 to 42.1% for the camelina and 99.3 to 79.6% for the canola and showed statistical differences only at the two highest salinity treatments.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 397–726

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“CS15 camelina”
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Title

Emergence, height, grain yield and oil content of camelina and canola grown in saline media

H. Steppuhn; K C Falk; R. Zhou Canadian Journal of Soil Science 2010. doi:10.4141/cjss09046

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Intervention effect Canola cumulative emergence ranged from 99.3 to 79.6% across salinity treatments.
Intervention effect The height difference between camelina and canola increased from 16% to 60% as salinity rose.
Intervention effect Relative grain yields declined more in camelina than canola at every salinity level.
Observation Camelina's salinity tolerance index was 7.4, less than half canola's.
Observation Canola's salinity tolerance index was 18.0.
Intervention effect Canola oil content averaged 40% until salinity exceeded 20 dS/m, then declined.
Intervention effect Camelina oil content averaged 35% until 10 dS/m, then declined.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Reducing effective soil depth reduced sorghum 1000-grain weight by 11.97% in calcareous soil.

Taxon: SORGHUMSorghumt0
Treatment: reducing effective soil depths from deep to shallow water tablee0
Outcome: weight of 1000 graine0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 11.97e0
Comparator: deepe0
Setting: calcareous soile0

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“reducing effective soil depths from deep to shallow water table led todecrease plant height, panicle length, weight of 1000 grain, grain proteincontent and yield by 32.48, 24.13, 11.64, 11.78, and 86.55% in the Nilealluvial soil vs 34.2, 18.19, 11.97, 16.51 and 86.18% in the calcareous soil,respectively”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1292–1596

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“SORGHUM”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 54–61

Title

IMPACT OF SALINITY LEVELS AND EFFECTIVE SOIL DEPTH ON SORGHUM PLANTS GROWN IN SOME NILE ALLUVIAL AND CALCAREOUS SOILS UNDER EL FAYOUM CONDITIONS

Abdel Aty M. Ibrahim; Ibrahim M. El-Samnoudi; Taia A. Abdel Mageed Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development /Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development 2006. doi:10.21608/fjard.2006.197570

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Intervention effect Increasing salinity from normal to saline soil reduced sorghum plant height by 36.98% in Nile alluvial soil.
Intervention effect Increasing salinity reduced sorghum panicle length by 32.27% in Nile alluvial soil.
Intervention effect Increasing salinity reduced sorghum 1000-grain weight by 20.45% in Nile alluvial soil.
Intervention effect Increasing salinity reduced sorghum grain protein content by 29.95% in Nile alluvial soil.
Intervention effect Increasing salinity reduced sorghum grain yield by 57.46% in Nile alluvial soil.
Intervention effect Increasing salinity reduced sorghum plant height by 36.76% in calcareous soil.
Intervention effect Increasing salinity reduced sorghum panicle length by 33.31% in calcareous soil.
Intervention effect Increasing salinity reduced sorghum 1000-grain weight by 24.05% in calcareous soil.
Intervention effect Increasing salinity reduced sorghum grain protein content by 33.75% in calcareous soil.
Intervention effect Increasing salinity reduced sorghum grain yield by 59.14% in calcareous soil.
Intervention effect Reducing effective soil depth reduced sorghum plant height by 32.48% in Nile alluvial soil.
Intervention effect Reducing effective soil depth reduced sorghum panicle length by 24.13% in Nile alluvial soil.
Intervention effect Reducing effective soil depth reduced sorghum 1000-grain weight by 11.64% in Nile alluvial soil.
Intervention effect Reducing effective soil depth reduced sorghum grain protein content by 11.78% in Nile alluvial soil.
Intervention effect Reducing effective soil depth reduced sorghum yield by 86.55% in Nile alluvial soil.
Intervention effect Reducing effective soil depth reduced sorghum plant height by 34.2% in calcareous soil.
Intervention effect Reducing effective soil depth reduced sorghum panicle length by 18.19% in calcareous soil.
Intervention effect Reducing effective soil depth reduced sorghum grain protein content by 16.51% in calcareous soil.
Intervention effect Reducing effective soil depth reduced sorghum yield by 86.18% in calcareous soil.

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Suboptimal temperature and light reduced cucumber seedling net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance and carboxylation efficiency.

Taxon: cucumberCucumis sativuse1
Treatment: suboptimal temperature and light intensitye0
Outcome: net photosynthetic rate(Pn),stomatal conductance(Gs),carboxylation efficiency(CE)e0
Direction: decreasede0
Comparator: normal temperature and light intensitye2

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“suboptimal temperature and light intensity decreased the net photosynthetic rate(Pn),stomatal conductance(Gs),carboxylation efficiency(CE),apparent quantum yield(AQY)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 322–488

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“suboptimal temperature and light intensity decreased the net photosynthetic rate(Pn),stomatal conductance(Gs),carboxylation efficiency(CE),apparent quantum yield(AQY),actual photochemical efficiency of PSⅡ(ΦPSⅡ),photochemical quenching(qP),antenna transformation efficiency(Fv'/Fm'),and activities of RuBPCase and FDPase of cucumber seedlings,but increased the intercellular CO2 concentration(Ci)”
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“compared with the normal temperature and light intensity,suboptimal temperature and light intensity led to significant decrease in the light compensation point(LCP)and CO2 compensation point(CCP)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 731–926

Title

Effects of ALA on photosynthesis of cucumber seedlings under suboptimal temperature and light intensity.

Yumei Liu; Ai Xizhen; Xianchang Yu Acta Horticulturae Sinica 2010

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Intervention effect Suboptimal conditions reduced apparent quantum yield and actual PSII photochemical efficiency.
Intervention effect Suboptimal conditions reduced photochemical quenching, antenna transformation efficiency, and RuBPCase and FDPase activities.
Intervention effect Suboptimal conditions increased intercellular CO2 concentration.
Intervention effect Suboptimal conditions significantly decreased light and CO2 compensation points.
Intervention effect ALA increased photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance and carboxylation efficiency under suboptimal conditions.
Intervention effect ALA increased apparent quantum yield, actual PSII efficiency and photochemical quenching under suboptimal conditions.
Intervention effect ALA increased antenna transformation efficiency and RuBPCase and FDPase activities under suboptimal conditions.
Intervention effect ALA decreased intercellular CO2 concentration and light and CO2 compensation points under suboptimal conditions.
Mechanism Authors inferred nonstomatal limitation was the main cause of decreased photosynthetic rate under suboptimal conditions.
Mechanism Authors interpreted ALA as alleviating adverse suboptimal-condition effects on seedling photosynthesis.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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At pH 4.3 the calcium and phosphorus percentages of Italian ryegrass dry weight were suppressed.

Taxon: Italian ryegrassLolium multiflorume1
Treatment: pH 4.3e2
Outcome: percent content of calcium and phosphorus on dry weight basise2
Direction: suppressede2

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“Even Italian ryegrass, which is moderately tolerant to the acidity of soil, the yield showed decrease, when the pH in the culture solution was lowered to 4.3”
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“At pH 4.3, the percent content of calcium and phosphorus on dry weight basis was suppressed”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 372–463

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Studies on the Relation between the Tolerance of Crops to Soil Acidity and That to Low pH : (15) The effects of aluminum, hydrogen ion, lime, magnecium, nitrate and nitrite of varying concentrations on the growth of Italian ryegrass and milk vetch.

Shugo CHAMURA Japanese Journal of Crop Science 1967. doi:10.1626/jcs.36.4_361

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Intervention effect At pH 4.3 the yield of Italian ryegrass decreased.
Intervention effect At pH 4.3 the growth of milk vetch decreased markedly.
Intervention effect At pH 4.3 the calcium and potassium percentages of milk vetch were suppressed.
Intervention effect Raising the pH of milk vetch culture from 5.3 to 6.3 decreased its yield; the inorganic matter percentage was also decreased.
Intervention effect Aluminum at 0.5 ppm inhibited the growth of milk vetch.
Intervention effect The same aluminum concentration promoted the growth of Italian ryegrass.
Intervention effect Aluminum at 5 ppm severely suppressed the dry weight percentage of phosphorus in both forage crops and strongly reduced their growth.
Observation The dry weight percentages of calcium, potassium and magnesium were suppressed in milk vetch.
Intervention effect A low concentration of both lime and magnesium was highly injurious to plant growth.
Observation The optimum calcium concentration in the culture solution was higher for milk vetch than for Italian ryegrass.
Intervention effect Increasing lime in the nutrient solution increased calcium percentage in the top of the plants.
Intervention effect Raising lime from low to standard level increased potassium percentage.
Intervention effect Lowering lime and magnesium together greatly increased the potassium percentage of Italian ryegrass.
Observation The optimum magnesium concentration in the culture solution was lower for milk vetch than for Italian ryegrass.
Intervention effect At low magnesium concentration, calcium percentage of milk vetch increased.
Intervention effect Raising magnesium from standard to high level decreased phosphorus and potassium percentages.
Intervention effect Increasing nitrate decreased the yield of milk vetch markedly, with a decrease in leaf-blade starch.
Intervention effect Nitrite nitrogen at 2 ppm was injurious to the growth of milk vetch.
Intervention effect The same nitrite concentration promoted the growth of Italian ryegrass.

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