Intervention effectmodel-written summary

A biomass decrease was observed in plants inoculated with the consortium plus 50% urea compared to the other treatments.

A claim from A Bacterial Consortium Interacts With Different Varieties of Maize, Promotes the Plant Growth, and Reduces the Application of Chemical Fertilizer Under Field Conditions · 2021

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

A biomass decrease was observed in plants inoculated with the consortium plus 50% urea compared to the other treatments.

Taxon
MaizeZea mayst0
Treatment
inoculated with the consortium plus 50% ureae0
Interactor
consortiume0symbiont
Outcome
biomasse0
Direction
decreasee0
Comparator
the other treatmentse0

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Zea mays
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“Different Varieties of Maize”

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“a biomass decrease was observed in plants inoculated with the consortium plus 50% urea compared to the other treatments”

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Title

A Bacterial Consortium Interacts With Different Varieties of Maize, Promotes the Plant Growth, and Reduces the Application of Chemical Fertilizer Under Field Conditions

Dalia Molina-Romero; Saúl Juárez-Sánchez; Berenice Venegas; et al. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 2021. doi:10.3389/fsufs.2020.616757

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inoculation · growth · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

699 papers: 635 positive, 64 negative or no effect

63 papers in the same direction as this claim · 635 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
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  2. positive
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  3. positive
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    Effects of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on field grown maize · 2011

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  4. no effect
    PGPR did not stimulate above-ground corn biomass.

    Effect of specific plant‐growth‐promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on growth and uptake of neonicotinoid insecticide thiamethoxam in corn (Zea mays L.) seedlings · 2014

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  5. positive
    Seed inoculation significantly enhanced maize germination and seedling vigour.

    The Effect Of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (Pgpr) On Germination, Seedling Growth And Yield Of Maize · 2009

    Opposite direction

  6. positive
    Azospirillum inoculation completely reversed the fluridone-associated growth reduction.

    Participation of abscisic acid and gibberellins produced by endophyticAzospirillumin the alleviation of drought effects in maize · 2009 · compared with Fluridone

    Opposite direction

  7. positive
    Rhizosphere microorganisms increased total root length by 17 % versus sterile controls.

    Effect of VA mycorrhizal fungi and rhizosphere microorganisms on root and shoot morphology, growth and water relations in maize · 1990

    Opposite direction

  8. positive
    PSB inoculation gave the greatest efficiency in promoting maize growth compared with uninoculated plants in pots.

    Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of phosphate solubilizing bacteria and their efficiency on the growth of maize · 2017 · compared with uninoculated plant

    Opposite direction

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nitrogen · growth · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

748 papers: 619 positive, 129 negative or no effect

128 papers in the same direction as this claim · 619 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
    Five of seven PSM inoculants exerted beneficial effects on maize growth after nitrate was replaced by stabilized ammonium

    The Form of N Supply Determines Plant Growth Promotion by P-Solubilizing Microorganisms in Maize · 2019 · compared with nitrate fertilization

    Opposite directionCited by this paper

  2. positive
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    Nitrogen Defeciency in Maize: I. Effects on Crop Growth, Development, Dry Matter Partitioning, and Kernel Set · 1995

    Opposite directionAbout lacking this nutrient, so it counts the other way round

  3. positive
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    Effects of Nitrogen Deficiency on Photosynthetic Traits of Maize Hybrids Released in Different Years · 2005

    Opposite directionAbout lacking this nutrient, so it counts the other way round

  4. positive
    Corn dry matter yield had a quadratic-plus-plateau response to N rate, with a maximum of 20.6 Mg ha-1 at 150 kg N ha-1.

    Row Spacing, Plant Density, and Nitrogen Effects on Corn Silage · 2001

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    Nitrogen rate increased maize dry matter, grain yield and N accumulation.

    Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Maize as Affected by Nitrogen Availability and Row Spacing · 2008

    Opposite direction

  6. positive
    Root length and root surface area were greater at 127.5 kg N ha −1 than with no fertilizer N.

    Root Morphology of Contrasting Maize Genotypes · 2002 · compared with absence of fertilizer N

    Opposite direction

  7. positive
    Increasing nitrogen raised maize LAI and photosynthesis proportionally for both hybrids.

    Physiological N response of field-grown maize hybrids (Zea mays L.) with divergent yield potential and grain protein concentration · 2008

    Opposite direction

  8. positive
    Low nitrogen increased crown root elongation rate rather than growth duration.

    Novel temporal, fine‐scale and growth variation phenotypes in roots of adult‐stage maize (Zea mays L.) in response to low nitrogen stress · 2011

    Opposite direction

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