Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Sorghum straw mulch on raised beds gave the highest grain yield, 2.89 tons Ha-1.

A claim from nteractive Effects of Tillage and Mulch Type on Soil and Crop Canopy Temperature and Yield of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor, L) · 2023

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sorghum straw mulch on raised beds gave the highest grain yield, 2.89 tons Ha-1.

Taxon
SorghumSorghume0
Treatment
Sorghum straw used as mulch in raised bedse0
Outcome
grain yieldse0
Direction
higheste0
Value
2.89 tons Ha-1e0

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Sorghum
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“Sorghum straw used as mulch in raised beds resulted in the highest grain yields of 2.89 tons Ha-1.”

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Title

nteractive Effects of Tillage and Mulch Type on Soil and Crop Canopy Temperature and Yield of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor, L)

Edmore Hungwe; Veronica Makuvaro; Johnson Masaka; et al. International Journal of Agriculture Biology & Environment 2023. doi:10.47504/ijagri.2023.4.3.1

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mulching · yield · SorghumResults differ

33 papers: 32 positive, 1 negative or no effect

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

  1. negative
    In dry years fertilized stubble mulch treatments had the lowest yields.

    Nitrogen and Carbon Dynamics in No‐Till and Stubble Mulch Tillage Systems · 1994

    Opposite direction

  2. positive
    Stubble mulch, reduced and no tillage all outyielded traditional tillage when soil fertility was adequate.

    Conservation tillage increases in soil water storage, soil animal populations, grain yield, and response to fertiliser in the semi-arid subtropics · 1995 · compared with traditional tillage

    Same direction

  3. positive
    No-tillage with mulch gave sorghum yields comparable to or higher than conventional tillage.

    Comparison of no-tillage and conventional tillage in the development of sustainable farming systems in the semi-arid tropics · 1996 · compared with conventional tillage

    Same direction

  4. positive
    Mulch raised sorghum productivity by 24% relative to the area where conservation was not practiced.

    Coupling Water Resources and Agricultural Practices for Sorghum in a Semiarid Environment · 2021 · compared with the area where conservation was not practiced

    Same direction

  5. positive
    FBM increased sorghum grain yield by 77 % relative to FB.

    SOIL WATER CONSERVATION, GROWTH, YIELD AND WATER USE EFFICIENCY OF SORGHUM AS AFFECTED BY LAND CONFIGURATION AND WOOD-SHAVINGS MULCH IN SEMI-ARID NORTHEAST NIGERIA · 2006 · compared with FB treatment

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Sorghum yield rose 17% under tied-ridge-furrow without mulch or fertilizer relative to flat planting.

    Influence of tied-ridge-furrow with inorganic fertilizer on grain yield across semiarid regions of Asia and Africa: A meta-analysis · 2021 · compared with flat planting

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Mulch increased grain yield in 2006.

    SOIL WATER BALANCE AND GRAIN YIELD OF SORGHUM UNDER NO-TILL VERSUS CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE WITH SURFACE MULCH IN THE DERIVED SAVANNA ZONE OF SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA · 2011

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Grass, straw, or leaf mulch gave green fodder yield of 24.84 t/ha.

    In-situ moisture conservation and nutrient management practices in fodder-sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) · 2013

    Same direction

24 papers more in this group

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tillage · yield · SorghumResults differ

123 papers: 102 positive, 21 negative or no effect

101 papers in the same direction as this claim · 17 in the opposite direction · 4 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. negative
    Sorghum grain yields declined with each increase in tillage intensity in the second rotation cycle (NT > MT > CT).

    Cropping Frequencies to Sustain Long‐Term Conservation Tillage Systems · 1990

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    Flat bed planting produced the lowest grain yields except on unfertilized Entisols.

    Grain Yield Response of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) to Tied Ridges and Planting Methods on Entisols and Vertisols of Alemaya Area, Eastern Ethiopian Highlands · 2003

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    With adequate moisture, zero-tillage depressed yields by up to 40% compared with conventional practice.

    No-tillage as compared to tillage practices in dry-land farming of a semi-arid climate. · 1970 · compared with conventional practice

    Opposite direction

  4. no effect
    Tillage or variety did not significantly influence sorghum grain yield.

    Factoring labour when comparing in situ rainwater harvesting technologies for semi-arid areas of central Tanzania · 2023

    Opposite direction

  5. negative
    Preplanting compaction significantly reduced sorghum yields.

    Response of Grain Sorghum to Seedbed Compaction1 · 1966

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    Annualized production cost was 11%–32% greater for forage sorghum dominated no-till systems than T‐S‐O.

    Nutritive value and net return of forage crop rotations in the central Great Plains · 2023 · compared with T‐S‐O

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Sorghum yield was not reduced by tillage delayed 10 days.

    Influence of Weed Growth and Tillage Interval During Fallow on Water Storage, Soil Nitrates, and Yield · 1979

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    Sorghum yield averaged 22% lower under no till than under conventional or reduced tillage.

    Twenty Years of Grain Sorghum and Soybean Yield Response to Tillage and N Fertilization of a Claypan Soil · 2017 · compared with conventional or reduced tillage

    Opposite direction

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