Intervention effectmodel-written summary

The FYM, mulch and kaolin practice increased lentil pods per plant significantly.

A claim from Productivity and sustainability of mustard (Brassica junceaL.) and lentil (Lens culinarisL.) intercropping system as affected by moisture conservation practices and fertility levels under rainfed conditions · 2009

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

The FYM, mulch and kaolin practice increased lentil pods per plant significantly.

Taxon
lentilLens culinarise0
Treatment
farmyard manure (FYM) + organic mulch + kaolin spray (6%)t0
Outcome
numbers of pods per plante0
Direction
highere0

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Lens culinaris
Lens culinaris · TaxonUser:Justinc · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“whereas in lentil it produced significantly higher numbers of pods per plant and seed weight per plant”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 577–679
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“Moisture conservation practice farmyard manure (FYM) + organic mulch + kaolin spray (6%) produced significantly higher numbers of siliquae per plant leading to significantly higher seed yields of mustard, whereas in lentil”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 372–594

Title

Productivity and sustainability of mustard (Brassica junceaL.) and lentil (Lens culinarisL.) intercropping system as affected by moisture conservation practices and fertility levels under rainfed conditions

T. Singh; K. S. Rana; Yashbir Singh Shivay; et al. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 2009. doi:10.1080/03650340802360476

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kaolin · yield · Lens culinaris (lentil)Results agree

2 papers: 2 positive, 0 negative or no effect

1 paper in the same direction as this claim

  1. positive
    FYM + organic mulch + kaolin spray (6%) increased seed yield of lentil by 14.3%.

    Effect of moisture conservation and fertility on Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) and lentil (Lens culinaris) intercropping system under rainfed conditions · 2006

    Same direction

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organic · yield · Lens culinaris (lentil)Results differ

9 papers: 8 positive, 1 negative or no effect

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

  1. no effect
    Crop residue and nitrogen fertilization treatments had no significant effect on wheat and lentil grain and straw yields.

    Effect of Tillage, Nitrogen Fertilization and Crop Residue Management on Wheat and Lentil yield Under Three Course Rotation in Semi -Arid Region of Jordan · 2011

    Opposite direction

  2. positive
    Model simulations showed lentil yield increases of up to 25% in all three locations from retaining previous crop residues on the soil surface.

    Lentil Variation in Phenology and Yield Evaluated with a Model · 2015

    Same direction

  3. positive
    Straw mulch increased yield by 11 to 17% over no mulch.

    Barley, Lentil, and Flax Yield under Different Intercropping Systems · 1990 · compared with no mulch

    Same direction

  4. positive
    FYM + organic mulch + kaolin spray (6%) increased seed yield of lentil by 14.3%.

    Effect of moisture conservation and fertility on Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) and lentil (Lens culinaris) intercropping system under rainfed conditions · 2006

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Zero tillage with straw mulch (ZT-M) increased lentil yield by 19% relative to ZT-H

    Effect of Balanced Fertilization in Puddled Rice on the Productivity of Lentil in Rice-Fallow System Under Zero Tillage · 2016 · compared with ZT-H

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Paddy straw mulch produced 43.57 pods per plant, comparable to weed mulch, and significantly more than maize stover or no mulch.

    Organic Mulching Effects on Water Productivity, Soil Temperature, Growth and Yield of Lentil Varieties · 2023 · compared with maize stover mulch

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Broadcasting at 40 kg ha-1 with 4 t ha-1 straw mulch produced the highest seed yield, 975 kg ha-1.

    Interaction between Different Sowing Methods and Levels of Mulching on Rainfed Lentil · 2025

    Same direction

  8. positive
    At 20 t ha-¹ sludge, biological yield was highest at 6724 kg ha-¹.

    Effect of Sewage Sludge Treatment and Rhizobium Inoculation on Growth, Nodulation Yield Attributes in Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) under Field Conditions · 2025

    Same direction

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fertilization · yield · Lens culinaris (lentil)Results differ

99 papers: 86 positive, 13 negative or no effect

85 papers in the same direction as this claim · 12 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. positive
    The 40:80 combination returned US$189 net and US$7 per fertilizer dollar.

    Response of lentil to Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae strains at different levels of nitrogen and phosphorus · 2000 · compared with unfertilised control

    Same directionCited by this paper

  2. no effect
    Phosphorus fertilizer did not influence lentil establishment, growth or yield.

    Response of lentil to microbial inoculation and low rates of fertilization in the semiarid Canadian prairies · 2005

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    Zn decreased lentil grain yield in other soils including high organic matter, low pH Black Chernozem.

    Zinc fertilization of lentil for grain yield and grain zinc concentration in ten Saskatchewan soils · 2015 · compared with control

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    Phosphorus fertilizer beyond 40 kg ha-1 decreased lentil seed yield across varieties.

    Influence of Phosphorus Levels on Growth and Yield of Four Lentil Varieties · 2020

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    N fertilizer rate did not influence lentil yield.

    Agronomic practices for red lentil in Alberta · 2019

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    Farmer fertilizer practice was least efficient for lentil grain yield.

    Integrated Fertilizer Recommendations for Lentil through Targeted Yield Model on Mollisol · 2013 · compared with other treatments

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Mimosa compost did not significantly affect branch number.

    Effects of Mimosa (Mimosa invisa) Compost and Phosphorus on the Yield and Yield Components of Lentil (Lens culinaris L.) · 1970

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    Lentil yield components generally were unaffected by tillage, residue and fertilization.

    Wheat, Lentil and Vetch Yield in Three Crop Rotations Under Different Tillage, Crop Residue Management and Nitrogen Fertilization in Mushagar (Semi -arid) in Central of Jordan · 2011

    Opposite direction

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