Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Foliar silicon fertilizers increased soybean stem and leaf fresh weight by 4.29%~21.27%.

A claim from Effects of foliar application of silicon fertilizer on the growth and heavy metal content of Glycine max (L.) Merr. · 2025

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Foliar silicon fertilizers increased soybean stem and leaf fresh weight by 4.29%~21.27%.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxe0
Treatment
three different kinds of silicon fertilizere0
Outcome
fresh weight of stem and leafe0
Direction
increasee0
Value
4.29%~21.27%e0
Comparator
control treatment (spraying equal amount of water)e0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Compared with control treatment (spraying equal amount of water), spraying three different kinds of silicon fertilizer on leaf surface could increase the fresh weight of stem and leaf of soybean plant by 4.29%~21.27%”

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Title

Effects of foliar application of silicon fertilizer on the growth and heavy metal content of Glycine max (L.) Merr.

D F Huang; L M Wang; S P Chen Journal of Physics Conference Series 2025. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/2953/1/012010

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silicon atom · growth · Glycine max (soybean)Results differ

28 papers: 24 positive, 4 negative or no effect

23 papers in the same direction as this claim · 4 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
    Silicon had no effect on vegetative development of soybean.

    Silicon influence on resistance induction against Bemisia tabaci biotype B (Genn.) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and on vegetative development in two soybean cultivars · 2011

    Opposite direction

  2. no effect
    Soil silicon had no effect on soybean dry matter under drought stress.

    Silicon does not alleviate the adverse effects of drought stress in soybean plants · 2016

    Opposite direction

  3. no effect
    Silicon seed treatment did not positively influence root dry mass of soybean cultivar FTR 1192 IPRO.

    Seed treatment with silicon on initial growth of soybean (Glycine max) cultivars · 2019

    Opposite direction

  4. no effect
    Silicon did not affect dry weight of soybean tissues at the early vegetative stage.

    THE EFFECT OF SILICON ON THE MANGANESE NUTRITION OF · 2016

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    Elevated silicon improved soybean shoot length and fresh and dry weight.

    SILICON ALLEVIATES THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF SALINITY AND DROUGHT STRESS ON GROWTH AND ENDOGENOUS PLANT GROWTH HORMONES OF SOYBEAN (GLYCINE MAX L.) · 2010

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Silicon lowered canopy temperature in salt-treated soybean.

    Silicon Confers Soybean Resistance to Salinity Stress Through Regulation of Reactive Oxygen and Reactive Nitrogen Species · 2020 · compared with sole NaCl-treated plants

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Si increased soybean root elongation under Al toxicity by up to 0.3 mm h 1 (14 %).

    Alleviation of Al Toxicity by Si Is Associated with the Formation of Al–Si Complexes in Root Tissues of Sorghum · 2017

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Si significantly promoted soybean growth under Cd stress.

    Silicon-enhanced tolerance to cadmium toxicity in soybean by enhancing antioxidant defense capacity and changing cadmium distribution and transport · 2022

    Same direction

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fertilization · growth · Glycine max (soybean)Positive and negative results

418 papers: 359 positive, 59 negative or no effect

358 papers in the same direction as this claim · 56 in the opposite direction · 3 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. negative
    Aluminum reduced soybean root growth when the aluminum-to-calcium activity ratio exceeded 0.02.

    The Effect of Calcium and Its Relation to Several Cations in Soybean Root Growth · 1970

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    Root density was lowest following soybean with manure.

    Grain Sorghum‐Soybean Rotation and Fertilization Influence on Vesicular‐Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi · 1992

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    Submergence and green manure additions markedly decreased soybean growth.

    Manganese Solubility and Phytotoxicity Affected by Soil Moisture, Oxygen Levels, and Green Manure Additions · 2004

    Opposite direction

  4. no effect
    Soybean growth is not affected by the interaction of plant density and mineral N fertilization.

    Soybean growth affected by seeding rate and mineral nitrogen · 2016

    Opposite direction

  5. negative
    Soybeans grew poorly without B.

    Micronutrient Interactions on Soybean Growth and the Developmental Performance of Three Insect Herbivores · 2003

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    Removing sulphur reduced soybean plant height.

    Influence of Sulphur Deficiency on the Metabolism of the Soy Bean · 1935

    Opposite direction

  7. negative
    Large slurry volumes reduced seed vigor after 30 days of storage, especially with more water.

    Composition and volumes of slurry in soybean seeds treatment in the industry and physiological quality during storage · 2018

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    Fertilization had no effect on soybean aboveground biomass accumulation until the seed filling period began.

    Seed Number and Yield Determination in Sulfur Deficient Soybean Crops · 2007

    Opposite direction

409 papers more in this group

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Claims are grouped by organism, treatment and what was measured or targeted. A paper counts as positive when any of its claims in the group is positive.