Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior harvest index relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.

A claim from Effect of foliar application of boron, iron and zinc on growth, yield and economics of cucumber grown under naturally ventilated polyhouse condition · 2020

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Taxon: cucumberCucumis sativuse0
Treatment: Zinc 30 ppm + Boron 40 ppme2
Outcome: harvest indexe1
Direction: superiore2
Value: 70.03 %e1
Comparator: Zinc 30 ppm+ Boron 20 ppme2

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

*Cucumis sativus* · TaxonH. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0
“cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 131–160

e1
“harvest index(70.03 %)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1027–1049

e2
“weresignificantly superior with the combine foliar application ofZinc 30 ppm + Boron 40 ppm (T15) followed by Zinc 30 ppm+ Boron 20 ppm (T14)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1084–1225

Title

Effect of foliar application of boron, iron and zinc on growth, yield and economics of cucumber grown under naturally ventilated polyhouse condition

Mandeep Kaur Sidhu; Harish Chandra Raturi; Sandeep Kumar Singh; et al. Vegetable Science 2020. doi:10.61180/vegsci.2020.v47.i1.19

Other claims from this paper (19)

Intervention effect Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior node at first flower appear relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.
Intervention effect Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior days to first flowering relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.
Intervention effect Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior days to 50 % flowering relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.
Intervention effect Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior days to first picking relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.
Intervention effect Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior number of nodes plant-1 relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.
Intervention effect Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior number of leaves plant-1 relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.
Intervention effect Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior leaf area relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.
Intervention effect Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior fruit set relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.
Intervention effect Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior vine length relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.
Intervention effect Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior number offruits plant-1 relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.
Intervention effect Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior fruit length relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.
Intervention effect Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior fruit diameter relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.
Intervention effect Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior fruit girth relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.
Intervention effect Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior average fruit weight relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.
Intervention effect Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior fruit volume relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.
Intervention effect Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior fruit yield relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.
Intervention effect Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior biological yield plant-1 relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.
Intervention effect Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm produced superior harvest duration relative to Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 20 ppm.
Observation Zinc 30 ppm plus Boron 40 ppm gave the maximum net return and benefit-cost ratio.

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zinc atom · yield · Cucumis sativus (cucumber)Results differ

9 papers: 4 positive, 5 negative or no effect

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

no effect
High applied zinc generally did not reduce cucumber yield.
Effect of high rates of zinc on several crops grown on an irrigated plainfield sand · 1972
Opposite direction
negative
Excessively high leaf Mn or Zn reduced fruit biomass production.
Responses of cucumber grown in recirculating nutrient solution to gradual Mn and Zn accumulation in the root zone owing to excessive supply via the irrigation water · 2011
Opposite direction
negative
Fruit set decreased from 0.84 ± 0.04 in controls to 0.61 ± 0.02 under 50 ppm zinc.
Perspectives on morphology, physiology, genetic polymorphism and machine learning in cucumber grafting under zinc toxicity · 2025 · compared with control plants
Opposite direction
no effect
Cucumber showed no yield response to omission of Mn, Mo or Zn.
Some responses of cucumber, grown in beds of peat, to micronutrients and pH · 1989
Opposite direction
negative
High Zn application significantly reduced cucumber yield by 8% on average in both successive crops.
FE, MN AND ZN ADDITION TO NUTRIENT SOLUTIONS FOR TOMATO AND CUCUMBER GROWN IN INERT SUBSTRATES · 2012
Opposite direction
positive
Twenty ppm zinc nanoparticles increased cucumber flower number, yield and fruit weight.
Effect of Zinc Nanoparticles on Seed Priming, Growth and Production of Cucumber · 2022
Same direction
positive
Single micronutrient applications increased tomato and cucumber yield by about 10%.
Effects of Micronutrients Application to Tomato and Cucumber · 2009
Same direction
positive
Zinc nanoparticles at 20 ppm accelerated flower number, yield and fruit weight in cucumber.
Effect of zinc on qualitative and quantitative traits of major vegetable crops · 2024
Same direction

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boron atom · yield · Cucumis sativus (cucumber)Results agree

9 papers: 9 positive, 0 negative or no effect

8 papers in the same direction as this claim

positive
Black mulch raised late fall last-two-week yield 13.2% over unmulched soil.
Enhancing Late and Early Yield of Greenhouse Cucumber with Plastic Mulches · 1991 · compared with U soil
Same direction
positive
Omitting B reduced cucumber yield by 70% in new peat.
Some responses of cucumber, grown in beds of peat, to micronutrients and pH · 1989
Same directionAbout lacking this nutrient, so it counts the other way round
positive
Garden soil with vermicompost and foliar boron and calcium improved plant height, green leaf number and node number of cucumber.
Effect of growing media and micronutrients on growth and yield of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) under polyhouse condition · 2020
Same direction
positive
Biochar increased cucumber yield by 11.50%.
Combined application of biochar and halophyte intercropping enhances cucumber yield and quality by ameliorating soil properties in a continuous cropping system · 2025
Same direction
positive
The combination of Mn and B nutrition at a proper level increased cucumber yield.
Effects of manganese and boron nutrition on yield and activities of antioxidant enzymes of cucumber(Cucumis sativus L.) · 2007
Same direction
positive
Reasonable boron application increased seed grain weight.
Effect of Different Application Methods of Boron on Yield of Cucumber Hybrid · 2011
Same direction
positive
The combined fertilizer treatment gave the highest cucumber fruit yield, 231.22 q ha-1.
Bio-efficacy of Emamectin Benzoate 3.5% + lambda cyhalothrin 5% WP against sucking insect pests of chilli during Rabi season 2017-18 and 2018-19 · 2020
Same direction
positive
Combined fertigation and boron produced yield per vine of 2.44 kg.
GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF CUCUMBER AS INFLUENCED BY FERTIGATION AND FOLIAR APPLICATION OF BORON · 2024
Same direction

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zinc atom · yield · Cucumis sativus (cucumber)Results differ

boron atom · yield · Cucumis sativus (cucumber)Results agree