Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Si application (foliar) significantly enhanced spike length by 10% in wheat.

A claim from Improving salinity tolerance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes by foliar and soil applications of silicic acid (H2SiO3) · 2024

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Si application (foliar) significantly enhanced spike length by 10% in wheat.

Treatment
Si application (foliar)e2
Outcome
spike lengthe1
Direction
enhancede2
Value
10%e1

Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingQualifier

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

Triticum aestivum
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Verbatim

e1

“spike length 10%”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1017–1033
e2

“Si application (foliar) significantly enhanced wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 903–955

Title

Improving salinity tolerance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes by foliar and soil applications of silicic acid (H2SiO3)

Sobia Akram; Muhammad Anwar-ul-Haq; Muhammad Saqib; et al. Soil & Environment 2024. doi:10.25252/se/2025/253556

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Record rev-57f1bf945ffcf9bf60ebc0f8c0ecd98495c3429906610b4bf384cc930d92a4a0 · schema claims-v0.9 · position 7 in the model’s answer

silicon atom · yield · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Results differ

90 papers: 85 positive, 5 negative or no effect

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

  1. no effect
    At the optimum CSS application rate, wheat long-term growth or yield showed no detrimental impact.

    Boosting silica levels in wheat leaves reduces grazing by rabbits · 2006

    Opposite direction

  2. no effect
    Foliar silicon did not affect wheat seed yield.

    Foliar application of silicon and the effect on wheat seed yield and quality · 2013

    Opposite direction

  3. no effect
    Most wheat yield components did not respond to foliar silicon.

    FOLIAR APPLICATION OF SILICON ON YIELD COMPONENTS OF WHEAT CROP · 2017

    Opposite direction

  4. no effect
    Soil silicon fertilization did not affect wheat yield components.

    Effect of silicon on aphid populations and wheat yield in Minas Gerais, Brazil · 2020

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    Plant yield did not differ with irrigation depth or silicon application.

    Yield and physiological quality of wheat seeds produced under different irrigation depths and leaf Silicon · 2021

    Opposite direction

  6. positive
    Field silicon application increased wheat yield by 4.1–9.3%.

    Silicon availability and response of rice and wheat to silicon in calcareous soils · 1994

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Lower silicon doses enhanced relative yield and relative water contents.

    Influence of Silicon on Growth, Relative Water Contents and Uptake of Silicon, Calcium and Potassium in Wheat Grown in Nutrient Solution · 2008

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Silica gel with 1.5% silicon concentration gave maximum spike length of wheat (14.3 cm).

    Improvement of wheat (Triticum aestivum) drought tolerance by seed priming with silicon · 2015

    Same direction

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application · yield · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Positive and negative results

877 papers: 795 positive, 82 negative or no effect

794 papers in the same direction as this claim · 75 in the opposite direction · 7 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
    Foliar N applications showed no consistent increase or decrease in grain yield, straw yield or straw N.

    Influence of Late‐Season Foliar Nitrogen Applications on Yield and Grain Nitrogen in Winter Wheat · 2002

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    Boot-stage foliar N significantly reduced grain yield of hard red spring wheat by 5%.

    Foliar Nitrogen Application Timing Influence on Grain Yield and Protein Concentration of Hard Red Winter and Spring Wheat · 2003

    Opposite direction

  3. no effect
    soil application of Fe-EDDHA did not significantly affect wheat dry matter yield.

    Interaction of Iron with Copper, Zinc, and Manganese in Wheat as Affected by Iron and Manganese in a Calcareous Soil · 2008

    Opposite direction

  4. no effect
    One and two fungicide sprays did not differ significantly in increasing wheat grain yield.

    Reduction of Winter Wheat Yield Losses Caused by Stripe Rust through Fungicide Management · 2016 · compared with One

    Opposite direction

  5. negative
    Boot stage foliar nitrogen reduced spring wheat grain yield by 5%.

    Foliar Nitrogen Application Timing Influence on Grain Yield and Protein Concentration of Hard Red Winter and Spring Wheat · 2003

    Opposite direction

  6. no effect
    Foliar Zn had no significant effect on wheat grain yield.

    Foliar zinc fertilization improves the zinc nutritional value of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain · 2011

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Nano-N plus nano-Zn with 75% conventional N gave wheat and maize grain yield at par with full conventional fertilizer.

    Changes in microbial community structure and yield responses with the use of nano-fertilizers of nitrogen and zinc in wheat–maize system · 2024 · compared with N 100 PK

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    Starting sprays eight weeks after emergence increased yield losses versus starting at emergence.

    Role of winter-active aphids spreading Barley yellow dwarf virus in decreasing wheat yields in a Mediterranean-type environment · 2005 · compared with regular applications started at emergence

    Opposite direction

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