Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Conventional tillage with fertilizer and hand weeding gave significantly greater grain yield of 1694 kg ha-1.

A claim from Low tillage farming strategies for resource conservation and productivity of winter sorghum [Sorghum bicolor L Moench] in semiarid tropics of India: Agronomic and economic considerations 136 · 2016

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Conventional tillage with fertilizer and hand weeding gave significantly greater grain yield of 1694 kg ha-1.

Taxon
sorghumSorghumt0
Treatment
conventional tillage practices with recommended fertilizer and hand weedinge0
Outcome
grain yielde0
Direction
greatere0
Value
1694 kg ha-1e0

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Sorghum
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“Significantly greater grain yield (1694 kg ha-1), stover yield (2.41 t ha-1), and gross returns (U.S. $213.62 ha-1) were observed in conventional tillage practices with recommended fertilizer and hand weeding”

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“sorghum”

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Title

Low tillage farming strategies for resource conservation and productivity of winter sorghum [Sorghum bicolor L Moench] in semiarid tropics of India: Agronomic and economic considerations 136

S.L. Patil Tropical Agriculture 2016

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herbicide · yield · SorghumResults differ

66 papers: 52 positive, 14 negative or no effect

51 papers in the same direction as this claim · 11 in the opposite direction · 3 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
    Previous-year soybean herbicides did not affect sorghum growth or yield eight weeks after planting.

    Rotational Crop Response to Chlorimuron, Clomazone, and Imazaquin Applied the Previous Year · 1991

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  2. negative
    Pendimethalin reduced sorghum germination, height and dry matter at 30 DAS.

    Efficacy of pre-and post-emergence herbicides in onion and their carry over effect on the succeeding crops · 2014

    Opposite direction

  3. no effect
    Mechanical weed control had little influence on sorghum yield in the year with limited July rainfall.

    Evaluation of yielding of sorghum growing in organic farming depending on cultivation method and doses of organic fertilization. · 2011

    Opposite direction

  4. no effect
    The tested herbicides did not inhibit germination, growth parameters or dry fodder yield in residual fodder sorghum.

    Performance of new herbicides in groundnut and their carryover effect on fodder sorghum · 2020

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    Early low-rate atrazine produced green and dry forage yields similar to weed-free conditions.

    Effect of dose and time of atrazine application on weed infestation and yield of fodder sorghum · 1986 · compared with weed-free conditions

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    Longer weed-free duration decreased yields.

    Studies on the critical period of crop-weed competition in sorghum (Co.18) · 1974

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Postemergence atrazine generally did not reduce forage yield in 1966 and 1967.

    Effect of Triazine Herbicides on the Prussic Acid Content and Forage Yield of Sorghums1 · 1970

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    Different herbicide concentrations had extremely significant adverse effects on female-parent seedling growth, spikelet number, economic traits and yield.

    Effects of Spraying Different Concentrations of Herbicide on Growth of Two-line Hybrid Glutinous Sorghum Parents · 2015

    Opposite direction

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tillage · yield · SorghumResults differ

123 papers: 102 positive, 21 negative or no effect

101 papers in the same direction as this claim · 17 in the opposite direction · 4 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. negative
    Sorghum grain yields declined with each increase in tillage intensity in the second rotation cycle (NT > MT > CT).

    Cropping Frequencies to Sustain Long‐Term Conservation Tillage Systems · 1990

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    Flat bed planting produced the lowest grain yields except on unfertilized Entisols.

    Grain Yield Response of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) to Tied Ridges and Planting Methods on Entisols and Vertisols of Alemaya Area, Eastern Ethiopian Highlands · 2003

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    With adequate moisture, zero-tillage depressed yields by up to 40% compared with conventional practice.

    No-tillage as compared to tillage practices in dry-land farming of a semi-arid climate. · 1970 · compared with conventional practice

    Opposite direction

  4. no effect
    Tillage or variety did not significantly influence sorghum grain yield.

    Factoring labour when comparing in situ rainwater harvesting technologies for semi-arid areas of central Tanzania · 2023

    Opposite direction

  5. negative
    Preplanting compaction significantly reduced sorghum yields.

    Response of Grain Sorghum to Seedbed Compaction1 · 1966

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    Annualized production cost was 11%–32% greater for forage sorghum dominated no-till systems than T‐S‐O.

    Nutritive value and net return of forage crop rotations in the central Great Plains · 2023 · compared with T‐S‐O

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Sorghum yield was not reduced by tillage delayed 10 days.

    Influence of Weed Growth and Tillage Interval During Fallow on Water Storage, Soil Nitrates, and Yield · 1979

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    Sorghum yield averaged 22% lower under no till than under conventional or reduced tillage.

    Twenty Years of Grain Sorghum and Soybean Yield Response to Tillage and N Fertilization of a Claypan Soil · 2017 · compared with conventional or reduced tillage

    Opposite direction

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fertilization · yield · SorghumPositive and negative results

446 papers: 418 positive, 28 negative or no effect

417 papers in the same direction as this claim · 21 in the opposite direction · 7 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
    N fertilizers did not significantly affect ethanol yield.

    Agronomic Practices for Production of Ethanol from Sweet Sorghum · 1991

    Opposite direction

  2. no effect
    Sorghum biomass production did not increase significantly with compost rate.

    Linking Soil Health to Sustainable Crop Production: Dairy Compost Effects on Soil Properties and Sorghum Biomass · 2019

    Opposite direction

  3. no effect
    Nitrogen rate and timing had no significant effect on days to emergency, days to heading and thousand kernel weight of sorghum.

    Effects of Nitrogen Fertilizer Quantity and Time of Application on Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Production in Lowland Areas of North Shewa, Ethiopia · 2021

    Opposite direction

  4. no effect
    Nitrogen did not affect first-year sorghum yield after legumes.

    NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS, AND POTASSIUM EFFECTS ON GRAIN SORGHUM PRODUCTION AND STALK ROT FOLLOWING ALFALFA AND BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL · 2011

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    Late N applications after 40 days had little effect on sweet sorghum stalk or grain yield.

    Efficiency of nitrogen fertilization in sweet sorghum · 1985

    Opposite direction

  6. no effect
    Manure level did not significantly affect sorghum dry matter yield in 2001.

    Comparative study on yield and chemical composition of maize (Zea mays L.) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor Moench) using different levels of manure application · 2007

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Increasing N fertilization from 56 to 112 kg ha −1 did not increase sweet sorghum production.

    Cover crop and tillage affect sweet sorghum production and soil chemical properties · 2020 · compared with from 56

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    Nitrogen supply or installment did not change yield components of rainfed sorghum after soybean.

    GRAIN SORGHUM GROWN AS SECOND CROP AND INOCULATED WITH Azospirillum brasilense ASSOCIATED WITH NITROGEN FERTILIZATION · 2021

    Opposite direction

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