Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Silicon significantly improved growth under water deficiency.

A claim from Effect of silicon application on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growth under water deficiency stress · 2007

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Silicon significantly improved growth under water deficiency.

Treatment
Si applicatione0
Outcome
Poor growth of plantse0
Direction
improvede0
Qualifier
water deficient conditionse0

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Triticum aestivum
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Verbatim

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“Poor growth of plants in water deficient conditions was significantly improved with Si application”

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“growth of wheat (CV. Inqlab-91)”

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Title

Effect of silicon application on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growth under water deficiency stress

Faraz Ahmad; lah; Tariq Aziz; et al. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture 2007. doi:10.9755/ejfa.v12i1.5170

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silicon atom · growth · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Results differ

81 papers: 74 positive, 7 negative or no effect

73 papers in the same direction as this claim · 7 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
    Liquid silicon gave the highest plant emergence in spring wheat, 316–321 seedlings per 1 m2, regardless of application method.

    Effect of Different Forms of Silicon on Growth of Spring Wheat Cultivated in Organic Farming System · 2020

    Same directionCites this paper

  2. positive
    Si marginally improved growth of high Si accumulator landraces during osmotic stress.

    The Effect of Silicon on Osmotic and Drought Stress Tolerance in Wheat Landraces · 2021

    Same directionCites this paper

  3. positive
    Silicon improved growth of water stressed wheat seedlings.

    Using Silicon to Ameliorate the Deleterious Effects of Drought on Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) · 2013

    Same directionCites this paper

  4. no effect
    Foliar silicon did not significantly affect wheat growth under control conditions.

    Influence of foliar application of silicon on chlorophyll fluorescence, photosynthetic pigments, and growth in water-stressed wheat cultivars differing in drought tolerance · 2015 · compared with control conditions

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    Silicon did not improve root and shoot dry matter of Cd-treated wheat.

    Suppression of cadmium concentration in wheat grains by silicon is related to its application rate and cadmium accumulating abilities of cultivars · 2014

    Opposite direction

  6. no effect
    Silicon supplementation did not reduce herbivore relative growth rates.

    When resistance is futile, tolerate instead: silicon promotes plant compensatory growth when attacked by above- and belowground herbivores · 2019

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Leaf area and shoot and root dry mass were not affected by silicon.

    Nitrogen components, growth and gas exchange in spring wheat plants grown under interaction of silicon (Si) and nitrogen (N) · 2015

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    Silicon caused no significant change in shoot length.

    Effect of Silicon Application on Wheat Under Boron Stress · 2019

    Opposite direction

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