Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Micronutrient and phosphorus fertilizer application significantly increased maize grain phosphorus and zinc concentrations.

A claim from Effect of Bio-phosphate and Chemical Phosphorus Fertilizer Accompanied with Foliar Application of Micronutrients on Yield, Quality and Phosphorus and Zinc Concentration of Maize · 2011

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Micronutrient and phosphorus fertilizer application significantly increased maize grain phosphorus and zinc concentrations.

Taxon
maizeZea mayse1
Treatment
application of micronutrients and phosphorus fertilizerse0
Outcome
Grain phosphorus and zinc concentratione0
Direction
increasede0

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Zea mays
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Verbatim

e0

“Grain phosphorus and zinc concentration where significantly increased by application of micronutrients and phosphorus fertilizers.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1276–1406
e1

“maize (Zea mays L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 286–305

Title

Effect of Bio-phosphate and Chemical Phosphorus Fertilizer Accompanied with Foliar Application of Micronutrients on Yield, Quality and Phosphorus and Zinc Concentration of Maize

Mohammad Galavi; Khatoon Yosefi; Mahmod Ramrodi; et al. Journal of Agricultural Science 2011. doi:10.5539/jas.v3n4p22

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Record rev-219dd3ff0ac2fa0504a928e91b397d601f65cd1032b1add306ec805ff320a2aa · schema claims-v0.9 · position 6 in the model’s answer

micronutrient · nutrient: content · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

15 papers: 14 positive, 1 negative or no effect

13 papers in the same direction as this claim · 1 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
    Compound micronutrient had no obvious effect on nitrogen uptake.

    Effect of Different Element Formula on Nutrient Uptake in Maize · 2003

    Opposite direction

  2. positive
    Coating outperformed mixture for soil Zn content.

    Addition of micronutrients to npk formulation and initial development of maize plants · 2018 · compared with mixture

    Same direction

  3. positive
    Coated NPK gave higher soil B, Cu and Zn concentrations than the physical mixture.

    Methods of adding micronutrients to a NPK formulation and maize development · 2015 · compared with mixture

    Same direction

  4. positive
    Nutrient concentrations in maize tissues improved under the nutrient applications.

    Impact of Macronutrients and Micronutrients on Soil Health Nutrients Concentration and Uptake by Maize (Zea mays L) · 2021

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Under drought, foliar micronutrients with potassium significantly increased Zn concentration in grain, leaf and stalk.

    Influence of potassium and micronutrients application on yield and micronutrients absorption of forage maize under drought stress situation · 2012

    Same direction

  6. positive
    50% of the recommended micronutrient plus acidulated extract improved grain Zn concentration of maize by 42.95% over control.

    Bioactivation of Indigenous and Exogenously Applied Micronutrients through Acidified Organic Amendment for Improving Yield and Biofortification of Maize in Calcareous Soil · 2017 · compared with control

    Same direction

  7. positive
    The basal soil mixture increased maize micronutrient uptake.

    Effect of multi-micronutrient application on yield and their uptake by maize (Zea mays L.) of middle Gujarat Region. · 2009

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Micronutrient fertilization significantly increased leaf Zn concentration and shoot Zn uptake in the rainy season.

    Micronutrient supply through granular-coated single superphosphate under field conditions · 2017 · compared with unfertilized control

    Same direction

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fertilization · nutrient: content · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

1,164 papers: 1,026 positive, 138 negative or no effect

1,025 papers in the same direction as this claim · 127 in the opposite direction · 11 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. positive
    Zinc fertilization, especially foliar application, increased zinc concentration in maize ear-leaves.

    Effect of P and Zn fertilization on biomass yield and its uptake by maize lines (Zea mays L.) · 2003 · compared with control

    Same directionCited by this paper

  2. positive
    The HA and AA mixture with 75% NPK + biofertilizers increased grain uptake of N by 4%

    Optimizing maize yields using growth stimulants under the strategy of replacing chemicals with biological fertilizers · 2022 · compared with 100% mineral fertilizer only

    Same directionCites this paper

  3. negative
    Chemical fertilizer alone led to lower soil organic matter, water content and total N content.

    Effects of cattle manure compost combined with chemical fertilizer on topsoil organic matter, bulk density and earthworm activity in a wheat–maize rotation system in Eastern China · 2015

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    Nitrogen fertilizer reduced grain Ca and Zn concentrations in maize.

    Mineral Composition of the Grains of Tropical Maize Varieties as Affected by Pre‐Anthesis Drought and Rate of Nitrogen Fertilization · 2005

    Opposite direction

  5. negative
    Commercially fertilized corn had higher fall nitrate and nitrate leaching than other crops or compost-amended corn.

    Managing Soil Carbon and Nitrogen for Productivity and Environmental Quality · 2004 · compared with any other crop or for compost‐amended corn

    Opposite direction

  6. no effect
    Compost had minimal effect on whole-plant nutrient levels at physiological maturity.

    Nitrogen Management Considerations for Landspreading Municipal Solid Waste Compost · 2003

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Fertilizer N additions had no consistent practical effect on soil N uptake.

    Nitrogen Utilization of Corn Under Minimal Tillage and Moldboard Plow Tillage. I. Four‐Year Results Using Labeled N Fertilizer on an Atlantic Coastal Plain Soil1 · 1985

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    Compost raised sweet corn forage and grain Cd concentrations about threefold.

    Effect of Municipal Wastes on Crop Yields and Uptake of Heavy Metals · 1975

    Opposite direction

1,155 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.