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Wheat yield decrease depended on weather, weed infestation and stem base rot.

Taxon: winter wheatTriticum aestivume0
Interactor: Fusarium spp.Fusariume0pathogen
Outcome: winter wheat yielde0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: weed infestatione0
Setting: weather conditionse0

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“The decrease in winter wheat yield depended on weather conditions, weed infestation and the occurrence of stem base rot (Fusarium spp.).”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 663–799

Title

Stem base rot of winter wheat by Fusarium spp. - causes and effects

Małgorzata Narkiewicz-Jodko; Zygmunt Gil; Marek Urban Acta Agrobotanica 2012. doi:10.5586/aa.2005.058

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Association Stem base rot occurrence depended mainly on weather.
Intervention effect Herbicide application improved wheat health.
Observation Fusarium species, especially F. culmorum, caused wheat stem base rot.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Subsoiling before cotton did not decrease corn yield the following year.

Taxon: cornZea mays subsp. mayse0
Treatment: in-row subsoiling conducted prior to the cotton crope0
Outcome: corn yielde0
Direction: no decreasee0

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“in-row subsoiling conducted prior to the cotton crop provided maximum cotton yields with no decrease in corn yield the following year”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1452–1585

Title

BENEFITS OF UNIFORM ROW SPACING IN A COTTON-CORN CONSERVATION SYSTEM

R. L. Raper 2009

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Intervention effect Corn yield was maximal with uniform 36 in. rows rather than 30 in. rows.
Intervention effect Subsoiling before cotton gave maximum cotton yield with similar row spacing.
Intervention effect Controlled traffic with 36 in. uniform rows produced maximum yields of both crops.
Intervention effect Controlled traffic with uniform 36 in. rows decreased energy use associated with less annual subsoiling.

Associationobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

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The three perennial crops did not show a corresponding yield decrease with declining precipitation.

Taxon: mimosaMimosat0
Outcome: yielde0
Direction: no corresponding decreasee0
Setting: precipitatione0

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“Yields of maize, cotton and soybean decreased sharply with decreasing precipitation, but there was no corresponding decrease in yield of the three perennial biomass crops”
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“mimosa”
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Title

Long‐term biomass yields of giant reed, mimosa and switchgrass in Alabama

Huang Ping; David I. Bransby; Edzard van Santen Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining 2013. doi:10.1002/bbb.1437

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Observation Mimosa averaged 40.1 kg ha –1 annually over 16 years.
Observation Giant reed averaged 35.5 kg ha –1 annually over 11 years.
Observation Switchgrass averaged 23.5 kg ha –1 annually over 22 years.
Observation Mimosa accumulated an estimated 388 kg ha –1 of aboveground N annually.
Observation Giant reed accumulated an estimated 372 kg ha –1 of aboveground N annually.
Observation Switchgrass accumulated an estimated 163 kg ha –1 of aboveground N annually.
Association Maize, cotton and soybean yields dropped sharply as precipitation declined.
Association Biomass crop yields changed relatively little with age.
Observation Topsoil analysis suggested less P, K, Ca and Mg removal than biomass removal estimates.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Grain yield tended to decrease where lodging was absent and ethephon reduced kernel number or mass.

Taxon: BarleyHordeum vulgaret0
Treatment: ethephone0
Outcome: Grain yielde0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: lodging was not a factore0

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“Grain yield tended to decrease in cases where lodging was not a factor and ethephon reduced kernels per spike and/or kernel mass.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1690–1819

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“Barley”
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Title

Environment, Cultivar, and Ethephon Rate Interactions in Barley

E. H. Stobbe; J. Moes; R. W. Bahry; et al. Agronomy Journal 1992. doi:10.2134/agronj1992.00021962008400050006x

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Intervention effect Ethephon reduced barley plant height similarly across environments, with smaller incremental reductions at higher rates.
Intervention effect At 240 g ha −1, ethephon eliminated lodging in most cases in the year when lodging occurred.
Association Environment, cultivar and ethephon treatment interacted significantly for grain yield.
Association Environment, cultivar and ethephon treatment interacted significantly for spikes per square meter.
Association Environment, cultivar and ethephon treatment interacted significantly for kernels per spike.
Intervention effect Ethephon did not consistently affect grain yield.
Intervention effect Ethephon sometimes increased spikes per square meter but more often left them unaffected.
Intervention effect Ethephon often reduced kernels per spike.
Intervention effect Kernel mass decreased with increasing ethephon rates for Argyle and Bedford.
Intervention effect Kernel mass remained stable under increasing ethephon rates for Samson.
Intervention effect Grain yield increased for Argyle and Bedford where ethephon reduced lodging and raised spike density.
Recommendation The authors recommend at most 240 g ha −1 ethephon in Manitoba only where severe lodging risk is high.

Observationauthor interpretationoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Estimated yield decrease from pest defoliation was less than 1%.

Taxon: TobaccoNicotiana tabacumt0
Interactor: Acherontia lachesisAcherontia lachesise2pest
Outcome: yielde0
Direction: decreasee0
Value: less than 1%e0
Qualifier: estimatede0

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“The overall decrease in yield is estimated to be less than 1% by defoliation due to this pest”
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“Acherontia lachesis (F.)”
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“Tobacco”
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Title

The First Report of Acherontia lachesis (F.) (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) Infestation on Tobacco in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture

Toshihiro Imai; Yoshihiro Kasaishi; Haruyasu Harada; et al. Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology 2011. doi:10.1303/jjaez.2011.65

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Observation Acherontia lachesis herbivory on tobacco was recorded in Oyama.
Observation Larvae attacked lower to middle tobacco leaves.
Observation Larvae consumed large leaf areas except the mid-rib.
Observation A larva typically consumed several leaves from nearby plants.
Observation Final instar larvae injured 80 tobacco plants, or 7.2%, in an unsprayed field.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Yangambi km5 showed no yield decrease with nematodes at either harvest.

Taxon: banana (Musa spp.)Musae1
Material: Yangambi km5e0
Treatment: presence of nematodese0
Interactor: nematodesNematodae0pest
Outcome: yielde0
Direction: no decreasee0

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“Yangambi km5 showed no decrease in LAI and yield in the presence of nematodes at both harvests”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1378–1472

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“a banana (Musa spp.) field trial”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 111–143

Title

Quantitative Digital Imaging of Banana Growth Suppression by Plant Parasitic Nematodes

Hugh Roderick; Elvis Mbiru; Danny Coyne; et al. PLoS ONE 2012. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053355

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Intervention effect Nematodes reduced first-cycle peak LAI of Gonja manjaya to 74.8±3.5%.
Intervention effect Nematodes reduced first-cycle peak LAI of Mbwazirume to 71.1±1.9%.
Intervention effect Second-cycle LAI was 69.2±2.2% for nematode-exposed Gonja manjaya.
Intervention effect Second-cycle LAI was 72.2±2.7% for nematode-exposed Mbwazirume.
Intervention effect Gonja manjaya yield loss at first harvest was 35.3%.
Intervention effect Gonja manjaya yield loss at second harvest was 55.3%.
Intervention effect Mbwazirume yield loss at first harvest was 31.4%.
Intervention effect Mbwazirume yield loss at second harvest was 55.8%.
Intervention effect Yangambi km5 showed no LAI decrease with nematodes at either harvest.
Method / resource Hemispherical photography provided a rapid way to detect nematode-associated banana growth checks.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

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White-sugar yield did not decrease under sodium application.

Taxon: sugar beetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarist0
Treatment: Nae1
Outcome: white‐sugar yielde0
Direction: no decreasee0

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“ultimately there was no decrease in white‐sugar yield”
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“sodium in sugar beet”
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“growth and quality of sugar beet were not affected by Na application”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1166–1234

Title

Potassium substitution by sodium in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) nutrition on K‐fixing soils

Abdul Wakeel; Diedrich Steffens; Sven Schubert Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 2009. doi:10.1002/jpln.200900270

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Intervention effect Sodium application did not affect sugar beet growth.
Intervention effect Sodium application did not affect sugar beet quality.
Association Soils with more potassium-fixing capacity were more suitable for substitution by sodium.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Reducing density from 12 to six plants per meter did not decrease yield.

Taxon: common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
Treatment: six plants per metere0
Outcome: yielde0
Direction: did not decreasee0
Comparator: 12e0

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“The reduction from 12 to six plants per meter did not decrease yield”
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“common bean”
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Title

White mold intensity on common bean in response to plant density, irrigation frequency, grass mulching, Trichoderma spp., and fungicide

Trazilbo José de Paula Júnior; Rogério Faria Vieira; Paulo Roberto Ribeiro Rocha; et al. Summa Phytopathologica 2009. doi:10.1590/s0100-54052009000100007

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Observation Most Trichoderma isolates antagonized Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in vitro.
Intervention effect Fluazinam was more toxic than procymidone to the pathogen and antagonist.
Intervention effect Fungicide applications increased bean yield by 32 to 41%.
Intervention effect One field application of Trichoderma did not reduce disease intensity.
Intervention effect One field application of Trichoderma did not increase yield.
Intervention effect Reducing plant density diminished disease severity in one of two experiments.
Recommendation The authors conclude that reduced plant density is efficient for white mold control.
Recommendation The authors conclude that fungicide applications are efficient for white mold control.

Method / resourceobservedoriginal resultnegativesimulated

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Median ensemble potato yield fell 2% for each 10% rainfall decrease at nonirrigated sites.

Taxon: potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
Outcome: yielde1
Direction: declinede0
Value: 2%e0
Qualifier: for every 10% decrease in rainfall (for nonirrigated sites)e0

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“declined 2% for every 10% decrease in rainfall (for nonirrigated sites)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1652–1723

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“yield increased on average 6% per 100-ppm C”
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“potato”
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Title

A potato model intercomparison across varying climates and productivity levels

David H. Fleisher; Bruno Condori; Roberto Quiroz; et al. Global Change Biology 2016. doi:10.1111/gcb.13411

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Method / resource The median potato model ensemble replicated observed yield better than any individual model across all locations.
Method / resource Full calibration reduced simulated yield uncertainty from 38% to 20%.
Observation Model uncertainty increased with interannual variability.
Method / resource Predictions for all agronomic variables differed significantly among models.
Method / resource Model uncertainty averaged 15% higher at low input than high input sites.
Method / resource Low versus high input sites differed more in uncertainty for evapotranspiration, nitrogen uptake and water use efficiency than dry matter.
Method / resource At least five partially calibrated models were needed to keep ensemble variability below field variation.
Method / resource At least three fully calibrated models were needed to keep ensemble variability below field variation.
Observation Carbon dioxide change did not influence model variation.
Method / resource Temperature or rainfall departures from historical levels raised yield model variation as much as 41%.
Method / resource Temperature or rainfall departures raised evapotranspiration model variation as much as 23%.
Observation Temperature increases accounted for the most uncertainty among the climate factors.
Method / resource Median ensemble potato yield rose on average 6% per 100 ppm carbon dioxide increase.
Method / resource Median ensemble potato yield fell 4.6% per °C temperature increase.
Method / resource Different representations of light utilization produced significantly different predictions.
Recommendation The authors suggest that ensemble approaches can improve assessments of climate change impacts on potato.

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The yield decrease at Kanafar correlated with higher growing-season temperature (by 0.6 degrees C).

Taxon: Cabernet Sauvignont0
Treatment: higher temperature during the growing seasone1
Outcome: decrease in yielde1
Direction: decreasee1
Value: 0.6 °Ce1
Setting: Kanafare1

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“Cabernet Sauvignon”
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“the decrease in yield at Kanafar correlated with higher temperature during the growing season (by 0.6 °C”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1251–1355

Title

Changes in Cabernet Sauvignon yield and berry quality as affected by variability in weather conditions in the last two decades in Lebanon

G. Ghantous; K. Popov; Z. El Sebaaly; et al. Scientific Reports 2024. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-57665-z

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