Intervention effectmodel-written summary

The specified nitrogen, zinc and Azospirillum treatment gave the highest maize plant height.

A claim from Effect of Biofertilizers, Levels of Nitrogen and Zinc on Growth and Yield of Hybrid Maize (Zea mays L.) · 2017

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The specified nitrogen, zinc and Azospirillum treatment gave the highest maize plant height.

Taxon
Hybrid MaizeZea mayst0
Treatment
150 kg ha-1 N + 15 kg ZnSO4 basal along with seed inoculation with Azospirillum 20 g per kg seedse0
Interactor
AzospirillumAzospirillume0symbiont
Outcome
plant heighte0
Direction
Higheste0

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

Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Azospirillum
Azospirillum · InteractorFadelblaid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“Highest number of cobs plant-1, plant height, dry weight, grains cob-1 and grain yield was recorded in the plots treated with 150 kg ha-1 N + 15 kg ZnSO4 basal along with seed inoculation with Azospirillum 20 g per kg seeds.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 256–480
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“Hybrid Maize”

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Title

Effect of Biofertilizers, Levels of Nitrogen and Zinc on Growth and Yield of Hybrid Maize (Zea mays L.)

Evangeline Marngar; Joy Dawson International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 2017. doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2017.609.444

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zinc sulfate · growth · Zea mays (maize)Results differ

56 papers: 52 positive, 4 negative or no effect

51 papers in the same direction as this claim · 3 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. positive
    Application of Azotobacter + Azospirillum + 0.2% ZnSo4 significantly increased maize plant height to 195.29 cm.

    Response of Different Biofertilizers and Zinc Levels on Growth and Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.) · 2022 · compared with other treatments

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  2. negative
    Fixation of H 3 BO 3 and ZnSO 4 at mid season decreased NAR and CGR of corn.

    Effects of micronutrients and their application method on yield, crop growth rate (CGR) and net assimilation rate (NAR) of corn cv. Jeta · 2009

    Opposite direction

  3. no effect
    Zinc sulfate urea did not significantly promote corn seedling growth.

    Effect of different types of zinc on growth and yield of maize · 2015

    Opposite direction

  4. no effect
    Zinc sulphate did not promote plant growth.

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

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    In maize, treatment T7 was on par with T5 for growth parameters at the Knee-high and tasseling stages.

    Effect of Integrated Approach on Growth and Yield Attributes of Maize · 2021 · compared with T5-RDF + FYM enrichment with 50 kg ZnSO4 ha-1

    No difference from an alternative

  6. positive
    RDF with micronutrients and vermicompost significantly increased baby corn ear girth to 4.99 cm.

    Effect of micronutrients with or without organic manures on yield of baby corn (Zea mays L. – chickpea (Cicer artietinum L.) sequence · 2008

    Same direction

  7. positive
    ZnSO4 alone at 0.5M and 0.25M produced maximum growth in maize.

    EFFECTS OF SEED PRIMING WITH SALICYLIC ACID ON ZEA MAYS SEEDLINGS GROWN UNDER SALT STRESS CONDITIONS · 2021

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  8. positive
    Soil and foliar zinc sulphate significantly improved leaf length, width and leaf-stem ratio in both cultivars.

    Enhancing productivity and quality of fodder maize through soil and foliar zinc nutrition · 2016

    Same direction

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Azospirillum · growth · Zea mays (maize)Results agree

28 papers: 28 positive, 0 negative or no effect

27 papers in the same direction as this claim

  1. positive
    Treatment 9 significantly gave the greatest plant height at 117.13 cm.

    Response of Biofertilizer and Biochar on Growth and Yield of Baby Corn · 2024

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  2. positive
    Application of Azotobacter + Azospirillum + 0.2% ZnSo4 significantly increased maize plant height to 195.29 cm.

    Response of Different Biofertilizers and Zinc Levels on Growth and Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.) · 2022 · compared with other treatments

    Same directionCites this paper

  3. positive
    plant height (172.43 cm) was higher in treatment 8 than in other treatments of maize.

    Influence of Biofertilizers and Organic Liquid Nutrients on Growth, Yield and Economics of Maize (Zea mays L.) · 2023 · compared with other treatments

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  4. positive
    Azospirillum inoculation completely reversed the fluridone-associated growth reduction.

    Participation of abscisic acid and gibberellins produced by endophyticAzospirillumin the alleviation of drought effects in maize · 2009 · compared with Fluridone

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Greenhouse inoculation slightly increased maize dry weight.

    Nitrogen Fixation by Corn‐Azospirillum Associations in a Temperate Climate1 · 1981

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Azospirillum inoculation significantly increased leaf dry weight of Zea mays compared with noninoculated controls.

    An increase in nitrogen content of Setaria italica and Zea mays inoculated with Azospirillum · 1980 · compared with noninoculated controls

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Dual inoculation with Azotobacter s-5 and Azospirillum s-21 significantly increased maize total dry weight by up to 115%.

    Growth Promotion of Maize (Zea maysL.) by Plant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria under Field Conditions · 2012

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Azospirillum increased plant height and fresh and dry weight of corn foliage.

    THE EFFECT OF AZOSPIRILLUM INOCULATION ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF CORN · 2013

    Same direction

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inoculation · growth · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

699 papers: 635 positive, 64 negative or no effect

634 papers in the same direction as this claim · 61 in the opposite direction · 3 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. positive
    Azospirillum seed inoculation increased maize height compared with the control.

    SEED INOCULATION WITH Azospirillum brasilense, ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF BIOREGULATORS IN MAIZE · 2012 · compared with control

    Same directionCited by this paper

  2. negative
    Half NP plus biofertilizers and compost produced less maize fodder growth than full NPK.

    Enhancing crop growth, nutrients availability, economics and beneficial rhizosphere microflora through organic and biofertilizers · 2007 · compared with full dose of NPK fertilizers

    Opposite direction

  3. no effect
    Inoculated and control roots had similar fresh weight.

    AM fungi might affect the root morphology of maize by increasing indole‐3‐butyric acid biosynthesis · 2000 · compared with control roots

    Opposite direction

  4. no effect
    Seed inoculation did not significantly affect maize growth or P content at three weeks.

    Stimulation de la croissance du maïs et de la laitue romaine par des microorganismes dissolvant le phosphore inorganique · 1993

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    Fusarium moniliforme did not alter the rate or percentage of corn kernel germination.

    Effects of Endophytic Infection by Fusarium moniliforme on Corn Growth and Cellular Morphology · 1997

    Opposite direction

  6. no effect
    All doses of L. buchneri and both homofermentative LAB did not affect in situ rumen degradability of maize silage relative to silages with no additives.

    The effect of Lactobacillus buchneri on the fermentation, aerobic stability and ruminal degradability of maize silage · 2006 · compared with Silages with no additives

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Rhizobacteria did not affect shoot biomass or phosphorus content.

    Phosphorus bioavailability of sewage sludge‐based recycled fertilizers · 2017

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    Inoculated A. brasilense from wheat roots failed to establish in maize even when resistant strains were used.

    Selective infection of maize roots by streptomycin-resistant Azospirillum lipoferum and other bacteria · 1979

    Opposite direction

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