Intervention effectmodel-written summary

T4 had the maximum benefit cost ratio of 3.16.

A claim from Efficacy of Soil Test-Based Nutrients Application Strategies on the Agronomic and Economic Performance of Pearl Millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.)] · 2025

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

T4 had the maximum benefit cost ratio of 3.16.

Taxon
Pearl milletCenchrus americanust0
Treatment
T4 (100 kg N + 30 kg P₂O₅ + 20 kg K₂O ha⁻¹)e0
Outcome
benefit: cost ratioe0
Direction
maximume0
Value
3.16e0

Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingQualifier

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Cenchrus americanus
Cenchrus americanus · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“T4 (100 kg N + 30 kg P₂O₅ + 20 kg K₂O ha⁻¹) showed the maximum benefit: cost ratio (3.16)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1254–1343
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“Pearl Millet”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 106–118

Title

Efficacy of Soil Test-Based Nutrients Application Strategies on the Agronomic and Economic Performance of Pearl Millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.)]

Anil Sevda Journal of Scientific Research and Reports 2025. doi:10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i53076

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potassium · yield · Cenchrus americanus (pearl millet)Results differ

30 papers: 28 positive, 2 negative or no effect

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

  1. no effect
    Grain yield and total dry matter of pearl millet were not affected by potassium.

    Long‐Term Effects of Fertilizer and Organic Matter Application on Millet in Niger · 2016

    Opposite direction

  2. no effect
    There was generally no pearl millet yield response to K.

    Response of hybrid pearl-millet to N, P and K in different agro-climatic zones of Gujarat · 1972

    Opposite direction

  3. positive
    Potassium application significantly increased grain yield.

    INTERACTION BETWEEN SALINITY AND POTASSIUM ON GRAIN YIELD, CARBOHYDRATE CONTENT AND NUTRIENT UPTAKE IN PEARL MILLET · 2010

    Same direction

  4. positive
    Poultry manure with inorganic fertilizer increased grain yield by 117%.

    Poultry manure and inorganic fertilizer to improve pearl millet yield in Niger · 2013

    Same direction

  5. positive
    The higher fertilizer level improved seed yield significantly.

    Impact assessment of irrigation, fertility and hydrogel levels on growth attributes, yield and economics of summer pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) under North Gujarat conditions · 2018 · compared with 100 % RDF

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Potassium application significantly increased crop yield and K uptake by wheat and pearl millet.

    Effect of Potassium on Pearl millet-Wheat Cropping System in Coarse Textured Soils of Southern Haryana · 2012

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Potassium at 40 kg ha-1 significantly increased effective tillers.

    Effect of Bio-organic and Potassium on Yield attributes of Pearl millet Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. emend Stuntz · 2018

    Same direction

  8. positive
    In pearl millet, number of heads per hill, number of grains per head and grain yield were recorded at the best level with 75 kg/ha N + 40 kg/ha P + 40 kg/ha K.

    Effect of Levels of Nitrogen and Potassium on Growth and Yield of Rainfed Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) · 2020

    Same direction

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phosphorus · yield · Cenchrus americanus (pearl millet)Positive and negative results

66 papers: 65 positive, 1 negative or no effect

64 papers in the same direction as this claim · 1 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
    Rock phosphate treatments showed no statistical difference in millet yield.

    Effects of crop rotation and the restitution of dry cropresidues on pearl millet yield in mono-cropping system · 2016 · compared with without natural rock phosphate

    Opposite direction

  2. positive
    Low phosphorus supply reduced yield by 48%.

    Effects of Phosphorus and Water Supply on Yield, Transpirational Water‐Use Efficiency, and Carbon Isotope Discrimination of Pearl Millet · 2000

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

  3. positive
    Adding P and N to microdose commonly increased grain yield by 140 to 180 kg ha-1 versus microdose alone.

    Microdose and N and P fertilizer application rates for pearl millet in West Africa · 2011 · compared with microdose application only

    Same direction

  4. positive
    Under water stress, maximum production rate increased with P from 1.3 to 8.5 g d −1 during 28–42 DAE.

    Pearl Millet Growth as Affected by Phosphorus and Water · 1991

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Application of N and P for the intercrop has much more profit potential than for the pearl millet sole crop.

    Pearl Millet and Cowpea Intercrop Response to Applied Nutrients in West Africa · 2017 · compared with PMSC

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Poultry manure with inorganic fertilizer increased grain yield by 117%.

    Poultry manure and inorganic fertilizer to improve pearl millet yield in Niger · 2013

    Same direction

  7. positive
    80 kg N + 40 kg P2O5/ha produced significantly higher pearlmilletequivalent yield than the other treatments.

    Impact of cropping system, fertility level and moisture-conservation practice on productivity, nutrient uptake, water use and profitability of pearlmillet (Pennisetum glaucum) under rainfed conditions · 2006 · compared with the rest of the treatments

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Combined phosphorus sources with PSB gave the highest grain yield.

    Combined Application of Inorganic and Organic Phosphorous with Inoculation of Phosphorus Solubilizing Bacteria Improved Productivity, Grain Quality and Net Economic Returns of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum [L.] R. Br.) · 2022

    Same direction

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