Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Rainwater harvesting gave the highest grain yield precipitation use efficiency at Morago.

A claim from In-Field Rainwater Harvesting Tillage in Semi-Arid Ecosystems: I Maize–Bean Intercrop Performance and Productivity · 2023

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Rainwater harvesting gave the highest grain yield precipitation use efficiency at Morago.

Taxon
maizeZea mayst0
Treatment
IRWH tillage systemse0
Outcome
PUEe0
Direction
higheste0
Setting
Morago sitese0

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Zea mays
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Verbatim

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“significantly highest values of PUE under IRWH tillage systems for the Morago sites”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1704–1787
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“Maize–Bean Intercrop”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 65–85

Title

In-Field Rainwater Harvesting Tillage in Semi-Arid Ecosystems: I Maize–Bean Intercrop Performance and Productivity

Weldemichael Tesfuhuney; Muthianzhele Ravuluma; Admire Rukudzo Dzvene; et al. Plants 2023. doi:10.3390/plants12173027

Other claims from this paper (9)

Record rev-9df6d04cd1a4ac2e14621803ade4a85119b14e1a0e0379bdea42e9d0be48c5b4 · schema claims-v0.9 · position 9 in the model’s answer

tillage · nutrient: efficiency · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

21 papers: 19 positive, 2 negative or no effect

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

  1. negative
    Sweet corn nitrogen use efficiency was lowest under no tillage.

    Is it necessary to adjust nitrogen recommendations for tillage and wheat residue management in irrigated sweet corn? · 2019 · compared with RT and CT

    Opposite direction

  2. no effect
    Minimum mulching basic tillage with decompaction was not inferior in agronomic efficiency to the traditional tillage system for corn.

    Biometric indicators of corn and basic tillage systems · 2022 · compared with traditional system

    No difference from an alternative

  3. positive
    Surface-applied fertilizer was more efficient for no-tillage corn than an equal disked-in application under conventional tillage.

    Comparative Yield and Fertilizer Efficiency of No‐tillage and Conventionally Tilled Corn1 · 1972 · compared with conventionally tilled corn with an equal disked‐in application

    Same direction

  4. positive
    Four years after conversion, no-till significantly increased maize nitrogen use efficiency under zero and high nitrogen fertilization.

    Conversion to No-Till Improves Maize Nitrogen Use Efficiency in a Continuous Cover Cropping System · 2016

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Raised-bed precision leveling significantly improved nitrogen agronomic efficiency for maize.

    Effect of precision land levelling and permanent raised bed planting on soil properties, input use efficiency, productivity and profitability under maize (Zea mays) wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system · 2014 · compared with other practices

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Strip tillage combined with controlled-release urea improved maize nitrogen use efficiency.

    Strip deep rotary tillage combined with controlled-release urea improves the grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency of maize in the North China Plain · 2022

    Same direction

  7. positive
    NTS increased nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) by 4.2–14.4% relative to RT.

    Effects of tillage methods on soil physical properties and maize growth in a saline–alkali soil · 2021 · compared with RT

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Chisel ploughing gave higher fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency than cultivator ploughing.

    Emergence and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Maize under Different Tillage Operations and Fertility Levels · 2006 · compared with cultivator

    Same direction

12 papers more in this group

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rainfall · nutrient: efficiency · Zea mays (maize)Results agree

3 papers: 3 positive, 0 negative or no effect

2 papers in the same direction as this claim

  1. positive
    The water harvesting and nitrogen interaction significantly improved nitrogen use efficiency.

    Microdosing of nitrogen fertiliser and cattle manure under in situ rainwater harvesting to improve maize production in smallholder farming system in a semiarid area of Zimbabwe · 2023

    Same direction

  2. positive
    RFSN increased nitrogen uptake efficiency by 29.2% compared with RFN.

    Interactive effects of planting patterns combined with integrated nutrient management on maize production, water-nitrogen productivity and soil organic carbon fractions · 2025 · compared with RFN

    Same 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.