Intervention effectmodel-written summary

cob weight with husk reached 49.84 g under Mepiquat chloride 30ppm along with Zinc sulphate 30 kg/ha.

A claim from Effect of Plant Growth Regulators and Zinc on Growth and Yield of Baby Corn (Zea mays L.) · 2023

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

cob weight with husk reached 49.84 g under Mepiquat chloride 30ppm along with Zinc sulphate 30 kg/ha.

Taxon
Baby Corn (Zea mays L.)Zea mayst0
Treatment
Mepiquat chloride 30ppm along with Zinc sulphate 30 kg/hae0
Outcome
cob weight with huske0
Direction
Maximume0
Value
49.84 ge0
Comparator
treatment-10 control plote1

Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingQualifier

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

Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“Maximum No. of cobs/plant (3 cobs/plant), length of cob/plant (21.8 cm), girth of cob (9.3 cm), cob weight with husk (49.84 g), cob weight without husk (12.11 g), Cob yield (11.03 t/ha) were significantly influenced with the treatment-3 Mepiquat chloride 30ppm along with Zinc sulphate 30 kg/ha.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 960–1255
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“Baby Corn (Zea mays L.)”

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“Minimum parameters were recorded in treatment-10 control plot which is application of recommended dose of fertilizers 100:60:40 kg/ha NPK.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1256–1394

Title

Effect of Plant Growth Regulators and Zinc on Growth and Yield of Baby Corn (Zea mays L.)

Amara Vijay Krishna; Biswarup Mehera; Prateek Kumar International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 2023. doi:10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i72865

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Record rev-9e2b555f255cc3cc40b37a7ab8b5f6103432404ce001dab2edf8be3e5abfd7b4 · schema claims-v0.9 · position 7 in the model’s answer

chloride · yield · Zea mays (maize)Results differ

9 papers: 7 positive, 2 negative or no effect

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

  1. positive
    Mepiquat chloride at 200 ppm gave the highest cob length, girth and weight.

    Performance of baby corn (Zea mays L.) as influenced by spacing, nitrogen fertilization and plant growth regulators under sub humid condition in Rajasthan, India · 2013

    Same directionCited by this paper

  2. no effect
    Chloride did not increase stover yield.

    Corn Responses to Chloride in Maximum Yield Research · 1995

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    The chloride series yielded less corn than the other anion series.

    Anion Effects on Plant Growth and Anion Composition · 1958 · compared with other series

    Opposite direction

  4. positive
    Broadcasting or mixing chloride with soil tended to alleviate the adverse effects of high row-applied chloride on corn.

    Growth, Maturity, and Yield of Corn as Affected by Chloride in Potassium Fertilizer1 · 1958 · compared with row fertilization

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Mepiquat chloride at 200ppm produced baby corn yield of 2082.64 kg ha-1.

    Response to different levels of spacing, nitrogen and plant growth regulators · 2018

    Same direction

  6. positive
    The stated optimum fertilizer application gave the highest maize yield of 9276 kg/ha.

    Optimum Application of N, P and K Fertilizers in Maize · 2001

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Planting 97.5 thousand plants/hm2 with 675 mL/hm2 chlormequat chloride gave the biggest production of Funong 22 maize, 31 102.5 kg/hm2.

    Study on the Construction of Group Structure and Physiological Index of High-yield Hybrid Seed Production in Spring Maize · 2012 · compared with 7 densities and 3 levels of chemical regulator

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Mepiquat chloride at 300 ppm gave significantly higher green fodder yield of 494.15 q ha-1.

    Plant Growth Regulators for Forage Yield and Quality Enhancement of Fodder Maize (Zea mays) · 2025

    Same direction

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zinc sulfate · yield · Zea mays (maize)Results differ

128 papers: 124 positive, 4 negative or no effect

123 papers in the same direction as this claim · 3 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. positive
    Soil ZnSO4 at 25 kg/ha increased dry matter accumulation and crop growth rate of baby corn.

    Effect of zinc application on growth and yield of baby corn (Zea mays L.) in lateritic soil of West Bengal · 2020 · compared with no soil application of ZnSO4

    Same directionCited by this paper

  2. no effect
    Zinc sulfate at 25 versus 35 kg ha -1 did not significantly alter maize grain yield.

    Production and Profitability of Maize as Influenced by Different Levels of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Zinc in Central Plateau Zone of Maharashtra · 2017

    Opposite direction

  3. no effect
    Zinc sulfate doses produced no change in grain yield.

    FOLIAR FEEDING WITH ZINC AS A BIOFORTIFICATION STRATEGY IN MAIZE · 2019

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    Foliar ZnSO 4 was less effective than soil applied Zn on the more calcareous soil.

    III. Response of sweet corn to sources of zinc · 1977 · compared with soil‐applied Zn

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    M1 plus S8 was on par with M1 plus S4.

    Growth and Yield of Rabi Maize (Zea mays L.) at Different Planting Densities and N-Levels · 2017 · compared with M1 (1,00,000 plants ha-1) and S4 (300 kg N ha-1)

    No difference from an alternative

  6. positive
    Optimal zinc fertilizer increased summer maize grain yield.

    Effects of zinc fertilizer rate and application method on photosynthetic characteristics and grain yield of summer maize · 2016

    Same direction

  7. positive
    ZnSO4 yielded the highest corn dry matter production.

    Influence of water solubility of granular zinc fertilizers on plant uptake and growth · 1999

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Sole and combined zinc and iron sulfate application improved maize yield attributes.

    Biofortification of maize with zinc and iron not only enhances crop growthbut also improves grain quality · 2021

    Same direction

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mepiquat chloride · yield · Zea mays (maize)Results agree

4 papers: 4 positive, 0 negative or no effect

3 papers in the same direction as this claim

  1. positive
    Mepiquat chloride at 200 ppm gave the highest cob length, girth and weight.

    Performance of baby corn (Zea mays L.) as influenced by spacing, nitrogen fertilization and plant growth regulators under sub humid condition in Rajasthan, India · 2013

    Same directionCited by this paper

  2. positive
    Mepiquat chloride at 200ppm produced baby corn yield of 2082.64 kg ha-1.

    Response to different levels of spacing, nitrogen and plant growth regulators · 2018

    Same direction

  3. positive
    Mepiquat chloride at 300 ppm gave significantly higher green fodder yield of 494.15 q ha-1.

    Plant Growth Regulators for Forage Yield and Quality Enhancement of Fodder Maize (Zea mays) · 2025

    Same direction

See all 4 papers →

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