Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Using a disc for basic tillage reduced corn seed yield.

A claim from The Influence of the Tillage System, Hybrid and Climatic Conditions on Corn Yields in the Osmancea Area, ConstanÈ›a · 2024

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Using a disc for basic tillage reduced corn seed yield.

Treatment
Using the disc for basic tillagee3
Outcome
seed yielde3
Direction
reducede3

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays subsp. mays
Zea mays subsp. mays · TaxonDominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“In order to achieve profitable corn crops”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–41
e3

“Using the disc for basic tillage had negative effects on the percentage of plants that emerged, but also reduced seed yield, while weed infestation was higher compared to the other types of tillage”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1389–1586

Title

The Influence of the Tillage System, Hybrid and Climatic Conditions on Corn Yields in the Osmancea Area, Constanța

Celzin Aedin; Cristina Melucă; Mădălina-Elena Ristea; et al. Romanian Agricultural Research 2024. doi:10.59665/rar4120

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(1S)-isoindoline-1-carboxylic acid · yield · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

13 papers: 5 positive, 8 negative or no effect

7 papers in the same direction as this claim · 5 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
    Disc harrowing alone gave the longest roots, highest dry matter yield, and highest fresh cob weight.

    Effect of four different tillage practices on maize performance under rainfed conditions · 2012

    Opposite direction

  2. positive
    Disc harrowing gave significantly higher maize yield than direct seeding in the wet season.

    Comparison of mechanized conservation agriculture and conventional tillage in Zambia: A short-term agronomic and economic analysis · 2022 · compared with DS

    Opposite direction

  3. positive
    Disc or combined subsurface and surface incorporation generally gave higher corn yields than subsurface-only sweep application.

    Effect of Herbicide Incorporation Methods on Shattercane (Sorghum bicolor) Control in Corn (Zea mays) · 1987 · compared with herbicides applied with the sweep to the subsurface only

    Opposite direction

  4. positive
    At the given seed spacing, the disc plow and disc harrow plot had the highest sweet corn yield.

    Yield components of sweet corn (Zea mays) and some soil physical properties towards different tillage methods and plant population · 2017 · compared with MPD and RC plots

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    Disc plough plus three cultivations gave maximum total grains per cob, 1000-grain weight and grain yield in maize.

    Determining critical weed competition period in maize (Zea mays L.) sown under different tillage intensities. · 2012 · compared with rotavator + 3 cultivations with cultivator

    Opposite direction

  6. no effect
    Disc furrowers produced yields equal to moldboard plowing.

    Corn Response to Rye Cover Crop, Tillage Methods, and Planter Options · 1991 · compared with moldboard plow treatment

    Same direction

  7. no effect
    Yield did not differ between broadcast herbicide and wide-band herbicide plus a cultivator with disc hillers.

    CULTIVATOR DESIGN FOR INTERROW WEED CONTROL IN NO-TILL CORN · 1998 · compared with broadcast treatment

    Same direction

  8. negative
    Replacing plowing with heavy disc harrowing reduced grain maize yield by no more than 8%.

    The Effect of Tillage Methods on the Productivity of Tilled Crops and Soil Fertility · 2019 · compared with plowing

    Same direction

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tillage · yield · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

1,099 papers: 812 positive, 287 negative or no effect

287 papers in the same direction as this claim · 811 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
    No-tillage was associated with higher corn yields.

    Influence of No‐tillage on Soil Moisture1 · 1971

    Opposite direction

  2. positive
    CA improved maize grain yield, especially in two- or three-year rotations.

    ROTATION IN CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS OF ZAMBIA: EFFECTS ON SOIL QUALITY AND WATER RELATIONS · 2010

    Opposite direction

  3. positive
    Subsoil tillage increased grain yield of spring maize by 12.8% on average compared with conventional soil treatment.

    Effect of subsoil tillage depth on nutrient accumulation, root distribution, and grain yield in spring maize · 2014 · compared with conventional soil treatment

    Opposite direction

  4. positive
    In 1983 strip or no tillage with soybean rotation raised corn grain yield by 12%.

    Influence of Tillage and Crop Rotation on Yields of Corn, Soybean, and Wheat · 1988

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    In Lemu, CA monocrop maize yielded 2.7 Mg ha −1 more than conventional tillage in 2009/10.

    Conservation agriculture systems for Malawian smallholder farmers: long-term effects on crop productivity, profitability and soil quality · 2012 · compared with conventional tillage

    Opposite direction

  6. positive
    Tillage increased corn yields.

    Long-term crop rotation and tillage effects on soil greenhouse gas emissions and crop production in Illinois, USA · 2018 · compared with no-tillage

    Opposite direction

  7. positive
    No-till gave a higher mean corn grain yield, 2.97 Mg ha −1, than moldboard plow-disk.

    Tillage Effects on Corn Production and Soil Physical Conditions · 1995 · compared with MP

    Opposite direction

  8. positive
    Four-year mean corn grain yield showed a 1000 kg/ha advantage for till planting on sandy loam in northern Indiana.

    Effect of Eight Tillage‐Planting Systems on Soil Temperature, Percent Stand, Plant Growth, and Yield of Corn on Five Indiana Soils1 · 1973

    Opposite direction

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