Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Silicon supplementation increased leaf biomass.

A claim from Photosynthesis and growth of the sweet sorghum supplemented with silicon · 2022

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Silicon supplementation increased leaf biomass.

Taxon
sweet sorghume0
Treatment
Silicon supplementatione0
Outcome
leaf biomasse0
Direction
increasese0

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Verbatim

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“Silicon supplementation in sweet sorghum increases photosynthesis rates, water use efficiency and leaf biomass.”

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Title

Photosynthesis and growth of the sweet sorghum supplemented with silicon

Oscar Fontão de Lima Filho; Germani Concenço International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and Science 2022. doi:10.22161/ijaers.98.60

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silicon atom · growth · SorghumResults differ

20 papers: 16 positive, 4 negative or no effect

15 papers in the same direction as this claim · 4 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
    Silicon did not affect growth under control conditions.

    Silicon moderated the K deficiency by improving the plant-water status in sorghum · 2016 · compared with control conditions

    Opposite direction

  2. no effect
    Silicon did not affect growth under potassium-sufficient conditions.

    Silicon-moderated K-deficiency-induced leaf chlorosis by decreasing putrescine accumulation in sorghum · 2016 · compared with K-sufficient conditions

    Opposite direction

  3. no effect
    Silicon had no deleterious effect on sorghum growth at tested levels.

    Effects of silicon on mineral composition of sorghum grown with excess manganese1 · 1989

    Opposite direction

  4. no effect
    Silicon sources had no significant biomass effect, with a stated exception.

    Evaluation of silicon, calcium and magnesium in liquid fertilizers on sorghum growth in the greenhouse · 2015

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    Silicon application ameliorated loss of dry weight under drought.

    Application of silicon enhanced drought tolerance in Sorghum bicolor · 2005

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Silicon alleviated the stress-induced reduction in sorghum dry weight.

    EFFECT OF SILICON APPLICATION ON SORGHUM ROOT RESPONSES TO WATER STRESS · 2010

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Silicon promoted root elongation.

    Silicon-Induced Changes in Viscoelastic Properties of Sorghum Root Cell Walls · 2003

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Silicon increased sorghum leaf area index, specific leaf weight, chlorophyll content, and biomass measures versus control.

    Silicon application and drought tolerance mechanism of sorghum · 2011 · compared with control treatment

    Same direction

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