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Exotic cytoplasms in upland cotton backgrounds tended to decrease lint yield.

Taxon: UPLAND COTTONt0
Material: upland cotton backgroundse1
Treatment: exotic cytoplasmse1
Outcome: lint yielde1
Direction: decreasee1

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“UPLAND COTTON”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 71–84

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“When transferred into upland cotton backgrounds, the exotic cytoplasms in general tended to decrease lint yield”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 379–490

Title

EFFECT OF EXOTIC CYTOPLASMS ON ECNOMIC TRAITS AND INSECT RESISTANCE IN UPLAND COTTON

Jinlan Liu 1992

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Later spring seeding tended to decrease alfalfa dry matter yield.

Taxon: alfalfaMedicago sativae0
Treatment: Seeding alfalfa latere0
Outcome: alfalfa dry matter (DM) yielde0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: earliere0

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“Seeding alfalfa later, compared with earlier, in the spring tended to increase weed and decrease alfalfa dry matter (DM) yield”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1037–1163

Title

Evaluation of Weed Control Practices during Spring and Summer Alfalfa Establishment

M. H. Hall; W. S. Curran; E. L. Werner; et al. jpa 1995. doi:10.2134/jpa1995.0360

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Intervention effect Later spring alfalfa seeding tended to increase weed dry matter yield.
Intervention effect Spring seeding date did not affect seeding-year total dry matter yield.
Intervention effect Spring seeding date did not affect seeding-year forage quality.
Intervention effect Spring weed-control effects on alfalfa and weed yield were sporadic.
Intervention effect No spring weed control generally gave the greatest net return.
Intervention effect Spring seeding timing and weed-control treatments did not consistently differ in later yield, quality or net return.
Intervention effect Later summer seeding reduced first-harvest alfalfa yield by 704 lb/acre.
Intervention effect Later summer seeding reduced total-season alfalfa yield by 1121 lb/acre.
Intervention effect Summer weed control generally did not improve alfalfa dry matter yield.
Intervention effect Summer weed control generally did not improve total dry matter yield.
Intervention effect Summer weed control generally did not improve forage quality.
Intervention effect Summer weed control generally did not improve net economic return per acre.
Recommendation The authors conclude that studied weed-control practices were not economically beneficial and may reduce returns.
Recommendation The authors advise against nurse crops or herbicides where severe weed infestation is not expected.

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The authors conclude thermal time has a greater influence on yield decrease across harvest cycles.

Taxon: sugarcanee0
Treatment: thermal timee0
Outcome: yielde0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: different harvest cyclese0

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“thermal time has greater influence on yield decrease of sugarcane with different harvest cycles”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1254–1349

Title

Quantitative and qualitative analysis of sugarcane productivity in function of air temperature and water stress

Derblai Casaroli; José Alves Júnior; Adão Wagner Pêgo Evangelista Comunicata Scientiae 2019. doi:10.14295/cs.v10i1.2574

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Navy beans showed a slight decrease in genetic yield trend.

Taxon: navy beanse0
Outcome: yielde1
Direction: slight decreasee0

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“navy beans and small red beans show a slight decrease”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1498–1551

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“positive trend in yield for black beans”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1451–1490

Title

A retrospective analysis of historical data of multi‐environment trials for dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Michigan

Leonardo Volpato; Evan M. Wright; Scott Bales; et al. Crop Science 2024. doi:10.1002/csc2.21184

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Method / resource The GEI biplot and model identified and classified mega-environments for commercial bean testing.
Method / resource Multiple-trait performance selection gave positive results.
Observation Early maturing genotypes showed limited gains under multiple-trait selection.
Observation Black beans showed a positive genetic trend in yield.
Observation Small red beans showed a slight decrease in genetic yield trend.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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The imazamox fomesafen mixture tended to decrease lima bean height and yield.

Taxon: lima beanPhaseolus lunatuse0
Treatment: imazamox fomesafen mixturee0
Outcome: height and yielde0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: tended toe0

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“The imazamox fomesafen mixture caused significant visual injury and tended to decrease lima bean height and yield.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 600–714

Title

Herbicide Tolerance of Lima Bean (Phaseolus lunatus) in Ontario¹

KRISTEN E. McNAUGHTON; PETER H. SIKKEMA; DARREN E. ROBINSON Weed Technology 2004. doi:10.1614/wt-03-038r1

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Intervention effect The imazamox fomesafen mixture caused significant visual injury in lima bean.
Intervention effect Metolachlor caused some initial crop injury but did not significantly reduce yield.
Intervention effect Imazethapyr caused some initial crop injury but did not significantly reduce yield.
Intervention effect Quizalofop-P caused some initial crop injury but did not significantly reduce yield.
Recommendation The authors recommend preemergence metolachlor at 1,600 g/ha for weed management in Ontario lima bean.
Recommendation The authors recommend preemergence imazethapyr at 75 g/ha for weed management in Ontario lima bean.
Recommendation The authors recommend postemergence quizalofop-P at 72 g/ha for weed management in Ontario lima bean.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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At 60 kg zinc sulphate, yield tended to decrease.

Taxon: carrotDaucus carotat0
Treatment: 60 kg ZnSO 4 .7H 2 O/hae0
Outcome: yielde0
Direction: decreasee0

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“at higher zinc level (60 kg ZnSO 4 .7H 2 O/ha) the yield tended to decrease”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 352–427

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“carrot (Daucus caroto L.)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 112–137

Title

Differential response of vegetable crops to zinc fertilization in Alluvial soils.

V. P. S. Solanki; Saurabh Singh; Omvir Singh; et al. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2010

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Intervention effect Zinc sulphate through 30 kg/ha significantly increased vegetable yield and dry matter.
Intervention effect Zinc response ranked carrot above cauliflower above onion.
Intervention effect Zinc application progressively raised zinc concentration and uptake.
Observation Cauliflower curd had maximum zinc removal.
Observation Carrot roots had minimum zinc removal.
Intervention effect Zinc application improved protein content and yield.
Intervention effect All three crops had maximum net returns and B:C ratio at 30 kg zinc sulphate.
Intervention effect Apparent zinc recovery was maximal at 30 kg zinc sulphate except in onion.
Intervention effect Onion apparent zinc recovery peaked at 0.40% with 15 kg zinc sulphate.
Intervention effect Zinc use efficiency was better at 15 kg zinc sulphate.
Intervention effect Zinc use efficiency decreased as zinc rate increased and was lowest at 60 kg.

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Prior studies associate a 1°C temperature rise with a 5–10% rice yield decrease.

Treatment: temperature increases of merely 1°Ce0
Outcome: yielde0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: 5–10%e0

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“temperature increases of merely 1°C result in a 5–10% decrease in yield”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 509–580

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“rice breeding”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 25–38

Title

Harnessing key traits in rice breeding to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions

Arumugam Kalaivani; Sivakami Rajeswari; Swaminathan Manonmani; et al. Crop and Pasture Science 2025. doi:10.1071/cp25100

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Lower-third defoliation caused the smallest seed yield decrease relative to control.

Taxon: SafflowerCarthamus tinctoriust0
Treatment: lower 1/3 defoliatione0
Outcome: lowest decreasee0
Direction: lowest decreasee0

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“the lowest decrease was observed in the lower 1/3 defoliation level”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1238–1305

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“Safflower”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 119–128

Title

Evaluation of Photosynthetic Roles of Different Canopy Strata and Capitulum on Seed Yield and its Components of Spring Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)

Shiva Sadighfard; Bahman Pasban Eslam; Reza Amirnia; et al. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology 2022. doi:10.24925/turjaf.v10i8.1382-1389.4944

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Intervention effect Defoliation did not affect plant height or pod number.
Intervention effect Canopy strata differed significantly in number of seeds per pod.
Intervention effect Canopy strata differed significantly in number of seeds per plant.
Intervention effect Canopy strata differed significantly in 1000 seeds weight.
Intervention effect Canopy strata differed significantly in oil percentage.
Intervention effect Canopy strata differed significantly in oil yield.
Association Genotype and strata treatment interacted significantly for seeds yield.
Association Genotype and strata treatment interacted significantly for harvest index.
Intervention effect Upper-third defoliation caused the largest seed yield decrease relative to control.
Association Mahalli Esfahan had a higher seed yield reduction than Goldasht.
Association Goldasht seed yield changes mainly reflected seed number per plant and per head.
Observation Upper canopy strata had higher net photosynthesis than lower strata.
Observation Upper canopy strata had higher strata leaf area than lower strata.
Observation Upper canopy strata had higher photosynthesis contribution than lower strata.
Intervention effect Removing upper canopy strata had the greatest seed-yield effect through reducing whole-plant photosynthesis.
Intervention effect Covering the capitulum significantly decreased seed yield.

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Intercropping caused a 2–7% yield decrease in egusi melon.

Taxon: egusi melonCitrullus mucosospermuse2
Treatment: Intercroppinge2
Outcome: yielde2
Direction: decreasee2
Value: 2–7e2

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“Intercropping did not significantly influence bunch yield of plantain but it caused a 2–7 and 20% yield decrease in egusi melon and water melon respectively”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 472–628

Title

Productivity of Plantain (MusaAAB)-Melon Mixtures in South Western Nigeria

M. A. Jolaoso; I. M. Ojeifo; I. O.O. Aiyelaagbe Biological Agriculture & Horticulture 1996. doi:10.1080/01448765.1996.9754791

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Intervention effect Intercropping with 5000 and 6666 melon plants ha−1 significantly decreased plantain leaf area.
Intervention effect Intercropping did not significantly influence plantain bunch yield.
Intervention effect Intercropping caused a 20% yield decrease in water melon.
Observation Land Equivalent Ratios of the plantain-melon intercropped plots were 1.67, 1.69 and 1.74.
Observation Cash advantage of plantain intercropped with 3333, 5000 and 6666 melon plants ha−1 was N61400, N65700 and N72100 ha−1.
Recommendation The authors propose the plantain-melon mixture as an alternative sustainable mixture to existing plantain-based systems.

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Reducing plant density to save water may decrease rather than increase wheat yield under water-limited conditions.

Taxon: wheatTriticum aestivume1
Treatment: reducing the densitye1
Outcome: wheat yielde1
Direction: decreasee1

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“reducing the density of palnts to reduce water use may decrease rather than increase wheat yield under water limited conditions”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1397–1524

Title

Plant Spacing, Density, and Yield of Wheat Subjected to Postanthesis Water Deficits

Neil C. Turner; Praphan Prasertsak; Timothy L. Setter Crop Science 1994. doi:10.2135/cropsci1994.0011183x003400030026x

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Intervention effect Uneven machine planting reduced wheat yield by 20% compared with evenly spaced plants under postanthesis water deficits.
Intervention effect Yield of irrigated wheat was not reduced by uneven planting.
Intervention effect Wheat at high densities developed lower leaf and ear water potentials than at low densities during postanthesis water deficits.
Intervention effect The greater postanthesis water deficits did not reduce wheat yields.
Intervention effect Grain yields at 25 and 50 plants per square meter were lower than at 200 plants per square meter when postanthesis water deficits developed.
Intervention effect Later-formed tillers, produced only at low densities, had smaller thousand-grain weights than the mainstem and first tiller under water deficit.
Observation Anthesis was delayed by up to 20 days in later-formed tillers of wheat.
Observation Grain fill occurred at low leaf and ear water potentials in wheat.

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