Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Potassium chloride soaking produced maximum average yield of 2700.00 kg ha-1.

A claim from Evaluation of growth stimulants on growth and yield of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) · 2019

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Potassium chloride soaking produced maximum average yield of 2700.00 kg ha-1.

Treatment
soaking seed in potassium chloride solutione0
Outcome
average yielde0
Direction
Maximume0
Value
2700.00 kg ha-1e0

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“Maximum average yield was (2700.00 kg ha-1) in treatment soaking seed in potassium chloride solution.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1324–1425
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“cotton”

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Title

Evaluation of growth stimulants on growth and yield of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Waqas Ahmad; Nazim Hussain Journal of Arable Crops and Marketing 2019. doi:10.33687/jacm.001.02.3452

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potassium chloride · yield · Gossypium hirsutum (cotton)Results differ

13 papers: 11 positive, 2 negative or no effect

10 papers in the same direction as this claim · 2 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
    Muriate of potash significantly depressed seed cotton yield compared with sulphate of potash.

    Influence of Potassium Rates and Sources on Seed Cotton Yield and Yield Components of Some Elite Cotton Cultivars · 2004 · compared with sulphate of potash

    Opposite direction

  2. no effect
    KCl did not affect cotton development and yield where soil K was near the ideal, regardless of dose.

    Potassium silicate as a replacement for potassium chloride in cotton plants: impacts on agronomical variables · 2025

    Opposite direction

  3. positive
    PCU with 80 kg ha −1 PCPC increased cotton yields and fertilizer use efficiency.

    Cumulative release characteristics of controlled-release nitrogen and potassium fertilizers and their effects on soil fertility, and cotton growth · 2016

    Same direction

  4. positive
    Basal MOP increased seed cotton yield by 19%.

    Plant Nutrient Status during Boll Development and Seed Cotton Yield as Affected by Foliar Application of Different Sources of Potassium · 2013

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Basal potassium with recommended N and P plus two foliar potassium sprays raised seed cotton yield.

    Yield and fiber qualities of hybrid cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) as influenced by soil and foliar application of potassium · 2011

    Same direction

  6. positive
    The highest benefit:cost ratio, 31.5, was obtained with muriate of potash at 50 kg/ha (30 kg K2O) applied in four split doses.

    Effect of foliar and split application of potassium on seed cotton yield and fibre quality of American cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) · 2011

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Foliar spray of 1% urea + 0.5% KCl ranked after TNAU cotton plus, with yield of 1929 kg/ha, in Bt cotton.

    Yield Improvement in Bt Cotton through Foliar Nutrition under Rainfed Vertisol · 2013 · compared with control

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Applying KCl twice raised seed cotton yield by 4.43% compared with applying KCl once before transplanting

    Photosynthesis characteristic, yield and fiber quality of insect-resistant hybrid cotton with different potassium application types · 2007 · compared with applying KCl once before seedling transplanted

    Same direction

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application · yield · Gossypium hirsutum (cotton)Positive and negative results

283 papers: 253 positive, 30 negative or no effect

252 papers in the same direction as this claim · 27 in the opposite direction · 3 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
    Foliar methanol did not increase cotton yield at any location.

    Foliar Methanol Applications to Cotton in the Southeastern United States: Leaf Physiology, Growth, and Yield Components · 1995

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    Fluazifop at four weeks gave cotton 93% of weed-free yield.

    Growth and Interaction of Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) by Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) · 1991 · compared with weed-free cotton

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    Peak flowering spraying somewhat reduced weight of late opening bolls.

    Cotton Flowering and Fruiting Responses to Application Timing of Chemical Growth Retardants1 · 1975

    Opposite direction

  4. no effect
    Foliar fertilizers produced no significant yield response.

    Effects of foliar fertilization of texas southern high plains cotton: Leaf phosphorus, potassium, zinc, iron, manganese, boron, calcium, and yield distribution · 1999

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    First-harvest lint yield was generally unaffected by foliar treatments.

    Influence of surfactants on potassium uptake and yield response of cotton to foliar potassium nitrate · 1995

    Opposite direction

  6. no effect
    Foliar fertilizers did not significantly affect lint or seed yield.

    Effects of Foliar Fertilization of Texas Southern High Plains Cotton: Leaf Nitrogen and Growth Parameters · 1998

    Opposite direction

  7. negative
    A single 1 mL water spray reduced cotton seed set by 55%.

    Sprinkler‐Induced Flower Losses and Yield Reductions in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) · 2003

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    Lint yields were similar with early or early plus midseason glyphosate sprays.

    Timing of Glyphosate Application on Control of Silverleaf Nightshade and Glyphosate-Resistant Cotton Yield · 2006

    Opposite direction

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Claims are grouped by organism, treatment and what was measured or targeted. A paper counts as positive when any of its claims in the group is positive.