Intervention effectmodel-written summary

No-till generally enhanced root length growth more than aboveground growth relative to conventional tillage.

A claim from Conservation Tillage Affects Root Growth of Dryland Spring Wheat under Drought · 1996

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

No-till generally enhanced root length growth more than aboveground growth relative to conventional tillage.

Treatment
NTe0
Outcome
RLGe0
Direction
enhancede0
Comparator
CTe0

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Triticum aestivum
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Verbatim

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“Relative to CT, NT generally enhanced RLG more than aboveground growth”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 757–827
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“Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 300–329

Title

Conservation Tillage Affects Root Growth of Dryland Spring Wheat under Drought

S. D. Merrill; A. L. Black; A. Bauer Soil Science Society of America Journal 1996. doi:10.2136/sssaj1996.03615995006000020034x

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Record rev-9a6526331ff726ead31fbea48c195227a7a97feb14ec6cab08876c9b65503fea · schema claims-v0.9 · position 1 in the model’s answer

tillage · growth · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Positive and negative results

267 papers: 208 positive, 59 negative or no effect

207 papers in the same direction as this claim · 54 in the opposite direction · 5 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. positive
    Subsoiling increased wheat rooting depth under no-tillage.

    Effects of Subsoiling to the Non-tilled Field of Wheat-Soybean Rotation on the Root System Development, Water Uptake, and Yield · 2009

    Same directionCites this paper

  2. positive
    No-till increased wheat above-ground biomass by 33–160%, except in 2003.

    Tillage and root heat stress in wheat in central Alberta · 2007

    Same directionCites this paper

  3. positive
    The maximum root length density, root surface area density and root dry matter density were obtained under no-till.

    Stand establishment, root development and yield of winter wheat as affected by tillage and straw mulch in the water deficit hilly region of southwestern China · 2016

    Same directionCites this paper

  4. positive
    HSZT had higher germination counts than CM in both years.

    Happy seeder zero tillage equipment for sowing of wheat in standing rice stubbles · 2017 · compared with CM

    Same directionCites this paper

  5. positive
    Root biomass was 9.6% higher under no tillage.

    Changes in soil-pores and wheat root geometry due to strategic tillage in a no-tillage cropping system · 2020 · compared with CT

    Same directionCites this paper

  6. positive
    Minimum tillage gave greater wheat root length density in subsoil.

    Tillage and Fertilizer Effects on Root Growth of Wheat and Cotton on a Sandy Clay Loam in Pakistan · 2003

    Same directionCites this paper

  7. negative
    Tilled sorghum residue delayed development of the following wheat crop compared with fallow.

    Allelopathy of Sorghum on Wheat under Several Tillage Systems · 2000 · compared with fallow

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    Partial defoliation inhibited early bud growth.

    Effects of Kinetin on Tiller Bud Elongation in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) · 1973

    Opposite direction

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