Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Sodic influence reduced the yield and leaf Ca content of alfalfa even though sufficient Ca was supplied in the nutrient solution.

A claim from A Culturing Unit to Evaluate Sodic Influence on Calcium Nutrition of Alfalfa · 1966

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sodic influence reduced the yield and leaf Ca content of alfalfa even though sufficient Ca was supplied in the nutrient solution.

Taxon
alfalfaMedicago sativae0
Treatment
sodic influencee1
Outcome
yield and Ca content of leavese1
Direction
reducede1

Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValueQualifier

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

Medicago sativa
Medicago sativa · TaxonDrepanostoma · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

Verbatim

e0

“established alfalfa ( Medicago sativa )”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 122–161
e1

“The yield and Ca content of leaves was reduced by the sodic influence”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 669–738

Title

A Culturing Unit to Evaluate Sodic Influence on Calcium Nutrition of Alfalfa

H. I. Nightingale; R. L. Smith Soil Science Society of America Journal 1966. doi:10.2136/sssaj1966.03615995003000040022x

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salinity · yield · Medicago sativa (alfalfa)Positive and negative results

19 papers: 5 positive, 14 negative or no effect

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

  1. positive
    High-fibrous alfalfa root type root production was stimulated more than low-fibrous root type at low and medium salinity.

    Root Growth and Yield of Differing Alfalfa Rooting Populations under Increasing Salinity and Zero Leaching · 2002 · compared with low‐fibrous root type

    Opposite direction

  2. positive
    Soysaponin I K salt was the most promising aerial alfalfa saponin in mitigating methane production.

    The effect of total and individual alfalfa saponins on rumen methane production · 2019

    Opposite direction

  3. positive
    At salt levels above 16 dS m, Bridgeview had significantly higher emergence, survival and biomass production than Rangelander alfalfa in an indoor test.

    Bridgeview alfalfa · 2012 · compared with Rangelander alfalfa

    Opposite direction

  4. positive
    Saline irrigation may boost alfalfa yields.

    Exploring How Crops Can Overcome Salt Stress · 2023

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    Selection for salt tolerance at the seedling stage increased dry matter production in alfalfa in greenhouse yield tests.

    Salt Tolerance During Seedling Establishment in Alfalfa · 1987

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    Salinity significantly reduced alfalfa yield.

    The Influence of Selenium, Salinity, and Boron on Alfalfa Tissue Composition and Yield · 1988

    Same direction

  7. no effect
    Saline waters with EC e up to 6 dS/m did not significantly reduce total forage production over the second through seventh harvests.

    Emergence, Forage Production, and Ion Relations of Alfalfa in Response to Saline Waters · 2014

    Same direction

  8. negative
    More saline irrigation water reduced alfalfa yield by 23% relative to controls.

    Minimal Leaching with Varying Root Depths of Alfalfa · 1975 · compared with controls

    Same direction

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