Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Zinc fertilizer significantly increased zinc content and uptake in maize grain.

A claim from Effects of Combined Application of Nitrogen,Phosphorus,Potassium and Zinc Fertilizer on the Zinc Content of Wheat and Maize · 2010

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Zinc fertilizer significantly increased zinc content and uptake in maize grain.

Taxon
maizeZea mayse1
Treatment
application of zinc fertilizere1
Outcome
Zinc content and uptakee1
Direction
significantly increasede1

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Verbatim

e1

“Zinc content and uptake in the grain of wheat and maize could be significantly increased by the application of zinc fertilizer”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 463–589

Title

Effects of Combined Application of Nitrogen,Phosphorus,Potassium and Zinc Fertilizer on the Zinc Content of Wheat and Maize

Ma Li 2010

Other claims from this paper (9)

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zinc atom · nutrient: content · Zea mays (maize)Results differ

235 papers: 199 positive, 36 negative or no effect

198 papers in the same direction as this claim · 33 in the opposite direction · 3 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
    Zn source did not significantly affect corn nutrient concentration.

    Effect of Zinc × Boron Interaction on Plant Growth and Tissue Nutrient Concentration of Corn · 2007

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    Added zinc caused iron deficiency in corn.

    Zinc Deficiency and Iron Chlorosis Dependent on the Plant Species and Nutrient‐Element Balance in Tulare Clay · 1962

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    Shoot Zn reached 75 mg kg−1 versus 2.76 mg kg−1 in controls.

    Root Characteristics and Metal Uptake of Maize (Zea mays L.) under Extreme Soil Contamination · 2021

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    Zn, Pb and Cd together interfere with uptake and translocation of calcium and magnesium in maize.

    The Interplay between Toxic and Essential Metals for Their Uptake and Translocation Is Likely Governed by DNA Methylation and Histone Deacetylation in Maize · 2020

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    Total grain nitrogen content of maize did not respond to the NPK fertilizer supplemented with magnesium or zinc.

    Effect of magnesium or zinc supplementation at the background of nitrogen rate on nitrogen management by maize canopy cultivated in monoculture · 2011

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    Zn sources of medium and low water solubility did not supply enough Zn to meet the corn crop needs.

    Zinc Fertilizer Solubility and Its Effects on Zinc Bioailability Over Time · 2007

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Low rate Zn chitosan nanoparticles gave no or negligible grain Zn increase over water.

    Biofortification of different maize cultivars with zinc, iron and selenium by foliar fertilizer applications · 2023 · compared with deionized water

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    Of soils with more than 0.55 ppm dithizone-extractable Zn, 76% did not respond to Zn applications.

    Plant Uptake and Fate of Soil‐Applied Zinc · 1962

    Opposite direction

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fertilization · nutrient: content · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

1,164 papers: 1,026 positive, 138 negative or no effect

1,025 papers in the same direction as this claim · 127 in the opposite direction · 11 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. negative
    Chemical fertilizer alone led to lower soil organic matter, water content and total N content.

    Effects of cattle manure compost combined with chemical fertilizer on topsoil organic matter, bulk density and earthworm activity in a wheat–maize rotation system in Eastern China · 2015

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    Nitrogen fertilizer reduced grain Ca and Zn concentrations in maize.

    Mineral Composition of the Grains of Tropical Maize Varieties as Affected by Pre‐Anthesis Drought and Rate of Nitrogen Fertilization · 2005

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    Commercially fertilized corn had higher fall nitrate and nitrate leaching than other crops or compost-amended corn.

    Managing Soil Carbon and Nitrogen for Productivity and Environmental Quality · 2004 · compared with any other crop or for compost‐amended corn

    Opposite direction

  4. no effect
    Compost had minimal effect on whole-plant nutrient levels at physiological maturity.

    Nitrogen Management Considerations for Landspreading Municipal Solid Waste Compost · 2003

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    Fertilizer N additions had no consistent practical effect on soil N uptake.

    Nitrogen Utilization of Corn Under Minimal Tillage and Moldboard Plow Tillage. I. Four‐Year Results Using Labeled N Fertilizer on an Atlantic Coastal Plain Soil1 · 1985

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    Compost raised sweet corn forage and grain Cd concentrations about threefold.

    Effect of Municipal Wastes on Crop Yields and Uptake of Heavy Metals · 1975

    Opposite direction

  7. negative
    Delayed nitrogen topdressing reduced plant nitrogen content.

    Temporal and Spatial Profiling of Root Growth Revealed Novel Response of Maize Roots under Various Nitrogen Supplies in the Field · 2012

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    Fall manure did not increase corn N uptake in the next season.

    Influence of the time and rate of liquid-manure application on yield and nitrogen utilization of silage corn in south coastal British Columbia · 1996

    Opposite direction

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