Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Sulfur at 3000 kg ha-1 gave an excellent grain yield of 8.06 Mg ha-1 in maize.

A claim from Response of maize grown in calcareous soils to levels of agricultur-al sulfur, thiobacillus bacteria and nano-zinc · 2024

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Taxon: maizeZea mayst0
Treatment: sulfur (3000 kg ha-1)e1
Outcome: grain yielde1
Direction: excellente1
Value: 8.06 Mg ha-1e1

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“Response of maize grown in calcareous soils”
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“an excellent level of sulfur (3000 kg ha-1) in the grain yield (8.06 Mg ha-1)”
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Title

Response of maize grown in calcareous soils to levels of agricultur-al sulfur, thiobacillus bacteria and nano-zinc

Emad Adil Obayes Al-Taee; Abbas Ali Hussein Alamery Journal of Kerbala for Agricultural Sciences 2024. doi:10.59658/jkas.v11i1.1437

Other claims from this paper (13)

Intervention effect Sulfur at 3000 kg ha-1 gave an excellent grain nitrogen percentage of 1.72% in maize.
Intervention effect Sulfur at 3000 kg ha-1 gave an excellent grain phosphorus percentage of 0.53% in maize.
Intervention effect Sulfur at 3000 kg ha-1 gave an excellent grain protein percentage of 10.79% in maize.
Intervention effect Sulfur at 3000 kg ha-1 gave an excellent grain sulfur percentage of 0.270% in maize.
Intervention effect Adding thiobacillus bacteria increased the weight of 500 grains of maize to 154.64 g relative to no addition.
Intervention effect Adding thiobacillus bacteria gave a superior total grain yield of 7.52 Mg ha-1 in maize.
Intervention effect Nano-zinc at 100 mg L-1 gave a grain nitrogen percentage of 1.62% in maize, excelling the other levels.
Intervention effect Nano-zinc at 100 mg L-1 gave a grain phosphorus percentage of 0.41% in maize, excelling the other levels.
Intervention effect Nano-zinc at 100 mg L-1 gave a grain protein percentage of 10.79% in maize, excelling the other levels.
Intervention effect Nano-zinc at 100 mg L-1 gave a grain sulfur percentage of 0.239% in maize, excelling the other levels.
Intervention effect Nano-zinc at 100 mg L-1 gave a weight of 500 grains of 155.53 g in maize, excelling the other levels.
Intervention effect Nano-zinc at 50 mg L-1 gave the highest total yield characteristic in maize, at 8.01 mg L-1.
Intervention effect The interaction of sulfur, thiobacillus bacteria and nano-zinc had a positive effect on most traits under study in maize.

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sulfur atom · yield · Zea mays (maize)Results differ

82 papers: 69 positive, 13 negative or no effect

68 papers in the same direction as this claim · 12 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

positive
Sulfur and boron spraying gave the highest number of ears in maize, 1.68 ears.
The Effect of Planting Dates and Spraying with Boron and Sulfur on Raising the Yield Efficiency of Maize (Zea mays L.) · 2023
Same directionCited by this paper
no effect
Maize grain yield did not respond to sulphur application.
Yield-limiting plant nutrients for maize production in northwest Ethiopia · 2022
Opposite direction
no effect
Across sites, fertilized and zero-sulfur plots had similar yields.
Fertilizer Sulfur Effects on Corn Yield and Plant Sulfur Concentration · 1995 · compared with zero S treatment
Opposite direction
no effect
Straw mulch did not significantly change yield.
Transparent and Black Film Mulching Improve Photosynthesis and Yield of Summer Maize in North China Plain · 2022
Opposite direction
no effect
Straw incorporation (S) did not affect maize grain yield relative to control.
Effects of coupling film-mulched furrow-ridge cropping with maize straw soil- incorporation on maize yields and soil organic carbon pool at a semiarid loess site of China · 2012 · compared with control
Opposite direction
no effect
Humic acid and sulfur did not significantly affect number of kernels per raw at Qlyasan.
EFFECT OF HUMIC ACID AND SULFUR FERTILIZER LEVELS ON SOME PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAITS OF MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.) ON CALCAREOUS SOIL · 2019
Opposite direction
no effect
Sulfur fertilization did not improve corn grain yield.
Alfalfa and corn response to sulfur fertilization on three Pennsylvania soils · 1984
Opposite direction
negative
Increased soil sulphur levels reduced maize growth and dry matter yield through intense acidification.
The performance of maize crop during acid amelioration with organic residues in soils of Mtwara, Tanzania · 2009
Opposite direction

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