Intervention effectmodel-written summary

The combined treatment increased grain yield by 28.55% versus control.

A claim from Management of sheath blight of rice through integrated application of bio-agents, organic amendments and resistance inducing chemicals · 2018

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The combined treatment increased grain yield by 28.55% versus control.

Treatment
pre-transplanting soil application of combination of Trichoderma harzianum + Pseudomonas fluorescens + farm yard manure followed by foliar spray of zinc sulphate (0.5%) + lime (0.25%)e0
Outcome
grain yielde0
Direction
highere0
Value
28.55%e0
Comparator
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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“pre-transplanting soil application of combination of Trichoderma harzianum + Pseudomonas fluorescens + farm yard manure followed by foliar spray of zinc sulphate (0.5%) + lime (0.25%) at maximum tillering stage showed maximum reduction in sheath blight severity (50%), per cent disease incidence (55.46%) and higher grain yield (28.55%) over the control.”

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“rice”

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Title

Management of sheath blight of rice through integrated application of bio-agents, organic amendments and resistance inducing chemicals

Durga Prasad; Ramji Singh INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL PLANT SCIENCES 2018. doi:10.15740/has/ijps/13.1/42-46

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Pseudomonas fluorescens · yield · Oryza sativa (rice)Results differ

31 papers: 30 positive, 1 negative or no effect

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

  1. no effect
    Sole Pseudomonas fluorescens biopriming had no clear effect on growth and yield of any rice landrace.

    Bio-priming with Trichoderma viride and Pseudomonas fluorescens Improves Crop Performance in Nepalese Rice Landraces · 2025

    Opposite direction

  2. positive
    P. fluorescens bacterization enhanced rice height, tiller number and grain yield by 3 to 160%.

    Evaluation of Pseudomonas fluorescens for Suppression of Sheath Rot Disease and for Enhancement of Grain Yields in Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) · 1987

    Same direction

  3. positive
    Combined seed and soil treatment raised grain yield by 27.3% over control.

    Biological control of rice root-knot nematode,Meloidogyne graminicolathrough mixture ofPseudomonas fluorescensstrains · 2012 · compared with control

    Same direction

  4. positive
    Combined seed and soil P. fluorescens treatment increased grain yield by 20.6%–26.9% over control.

    Efficacy ofPseudomonas fluorescensandPaecilomyces lilacinusagainstMeloidogyne graminicolainfecting rice under system of rice intensification · 2011 · compared with control

    Same direction

  5. positive
    PSF inoculation yielded 528.9 gr m -2 paddy versus 498.9 gr m -2 control.

    Response of yield and yield components of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Shiroodi) to different phosphate solubilizing microorganisms and mineral phosphorous · 2015 · compared with control

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Coinoculation with both bacteria and reduced mineral nitrogen gave rice yields equal to or above fertilizer alone.

    Coinoculation with Growth-Promoting Bacteria Increases the Efficiency of Nitrogen Use by Irrigated Rice · 2023 · compared with nitrogen fertilizer was present alone

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Combined Pseudomonas fluorescens seed application and salicylic acid gave the maximum growth and yield relative to control.

    Effect of Salicylic Acid and Pseudomonas fluorescens on Growth and Yield of Paddy Ir-50 · 2014 · compared with Control treatment

    Same direction

  8. positive
    P. fluorescens pfr1 promoted rice shoot length and tiller number in mist chamber and field conditions.

    Efficacy of Pseudomonas fluorescens isolates for plant growth promotion and disease management in rice. · 2009

    Same direction

22 papers more in this group

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zinc sulfate · yield · Oryza sativa (rice)Results differ

145 papers: 144 positive, 1 negative or no effect

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

  1. negative
    ZnSO4 reduced yield.

    Effect of Nutrient Management on Soil Availability, Plant Content and Uptake of Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium under Rice Cultivation in Black Soils of Kerala · 2014

    Opposite direction

  2. positive
    Applying ZnSO4 to flood water, rice seed or soil gave comparable increases in dry matter production and Zn uptake.

    Zinc Sources and Methods of Application for Rice1 · 1973

    Same direction

  3. positive
    Zinc-enriched urea increased grain yield by 38.5 and 40.0% over absolute control in both years.

    Summer green-manuring crops and zinc fertilization on productivity and economics of basmati rice (Oryza sativaL.) · 2011 · compared with absolute control (no N and no Zn)

    Same direction

  4. positive
    Applying 25 kg ZnSO4 ha−1 to first-year rice increased rice grain yield by 24.3% over control in year I.

    Effect of zinc sulphate application and the cyclic incorporation of cereal straw on yields, the tissue concentration and uptake of Zn by crops and availability of Zn in soil under rice–wheat rotation · 2014 · compared with control

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Zinc sulphate produced significantly better grain yields than zinc oxide and zinc frits.

    Evaluation of various zinc sources for rice grown on alkali soil · 1980 · compared with zinc oxide and zinc frits

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Bacillus inoculation with zinc sulfate significantly improved tiller number to 8.5–11.5 per plant.

    Zinc solubilizing bacteria synergize the effect of zinc sulfate on growth, yield and grain zinc content of rice (Oryza sativa) · 2023

    Same direction

  7. positive
    ZnSO4 with foliar spray gave the highest grain yield, 21.46 q/ha.

    Agronomic biofortification in rice varieties through zinc fertilization under aerobic condition · 2018 · compared with ZnSO4 @ 25 kg/ha + seed priming with ZnSO4 (2%)

    Same direction

  8. positive
    The combined PH, NPK and zinc treatment significantly increased rice height and tiller number.

    Effects of potassium humate and chemical fertilizers on growth, yield and quality of rice (Oryza sativa L.) · 2015 · compared with 100 and 75% NPK alone

    Same direction

136 papers more in this group

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Trichoderma harzianum · yield · Oryza sativa (rice)Results agree

14 papers: 14 positive, 0 negative or no effect

13 papers in the same direction as this claim

  1. positive
    T. harzianum increased grain yield by 16.21% in 2006.

    Field efficacy of formulation of fungal bioagents against bacterial leaf blight of rice caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Uyeda and Ishiyama) Dowson · 2013

    Same direction

  2. positive
    T. harzianum increased mean grain yield per plant by 23.5%.

    Efficacy of indigenous Trichoderma isolates of West Timor, Indonesia, as biocontrol agents of brown spot (Drechslera oryzae) on two upland rice varieties · 2022

    Same direction

  3. positive
    Foliar T. harzianum increased yield in PC-19 rice by 8.00% versus control.

    Management of Brown Spot of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Caused by Bipolaris oryzae by Bio-Control Agents · 2018 · compared with their respective control

    Same direction

  4. positive
    Seed treatment with Trichoderma harzianum followed by Thiovit spraying gave the highest boro rice yield.

    Seed Priming and Trichoderma Application: A Method for Improving Seedling Establishment and Yield of Dry Direct Seeded Boro (Winter) Rice in Bangladesh · 2015

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Combined straw return and microbes enhanced dry matter accumulation and translocation.

    Harnessing Microbial Agents to Improve Soil Health and Rice Yield Under Straw Return in Rice–Wheat Agroecosystems · 2025

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Trichoderma treated rice plants had higher yield than untreated plants.

    Efficacy of T harzianum isolates in plant growth promotion and BLB management in rice · 2022 · compared with untreated plant

    Same direction

  7. positive
    T. harzianum spray gave grain yield of 4.69 t/ha.

    Management of Stem Rot of Rice (Sclerotium oryzae) using Fungicides and Biocontrol Agents · 2014

    Same direction

  8. positive
    All T. harzianum treated rice plants yielded more than untreated plants.

    Efficacy of T harzianum isolates in plant growth promotion and BLB management in rice · 2022 · compared with untreated plant

    Same direction

5 papers more in this group

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