Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Mepiquat chloride reduced boll number relative to control.

A claim from Impact of Growth Retardant and Defoliant on Morpho-physiological Traits and Yield Improvement in Cotton · 2022

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Mepiquat chloride reduced boll number relative to control.

Treatment
spraying of 0.015% mepiquat chloride (MC)e0
Outcome
boll numbere0
Direction
reducede0
Comparator
controle0

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

Gossypium hirsutum
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“spraying of 0.015% mepiquat chloride (MC) at square formation and boll development stage significantly reduced the leaf area, plant height, total dry weight and boll number when compared to control.”

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Title

Impact of Growth Retardant and Defoliant on Morpho-physiological Traits and Yield Improvement in Cotton

K. Dharani; V. Ravichandran; S. Anandakumar; et al. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 2022. doi:10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031198

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Record rev-9fabbfe06775f8ff619a6c763c6d1fa2d530b061441a6516e104f6a5de1528a7 · schema claims-v0.9 · position 2 in the model’s answer

mepiquat chloride · yield · Gossypium hirsutum (cotton)Positive and negative results

70 papers: 59 positive, 11 negative or no effect

11 papers in the same direction as this claim · 58 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
    Two biweekly 24.5 g ha−1 mepiquat chloride doses enhanced compensation and lower second-position yield.

    Early Flower Bud Loss and Mepiquat Chloride Effects on Cotton Yield Distribution · 2000

    Opposite directionCited by this paper

  2. positive
    A late MC application at 70 DAS increased boll weight by 32% compared with MC at 50 DAS.

    Effect of Mepiquat Chloride on Phenology, Yield and Quality of Cotton as a Function of Application Time Using Different Sowing Techniques · 2022 · compared with MC application at 50 DAS

    Opposite directionCited by this paper

  3. positive
    Mepiquat chloride increased yield by 5.4% in the optimum planting of cotton.

    Cotton Response to Planting Date and Mepiquat Chloride · 1988

    Opposite direction

  4. positive
    Mepiquat chloride raised boll weight by 3 to 10%.

    Cotton Cultivar Response to Mepiquat Chloride1 · 1983

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    At 1.2 PE, ST825 had more bolls with MC than its control.

    Mepiquat Chloride and Irrigation versus Cotton Growth and Development · 1992 · compared with control

    Opposite direction

  6. positive
    Mepiquat chloride increased cotton yields in four of the eight environments.

    Response of Cotton to Mepiquat Chloride with Varying N Rates and Plant Populations1 · 1983

    Opposite direction

  7. positive
    Mepiquat chloride increased first harvest percentage by up to 5.5% in one year.

    Nitrogen and Mepiquat Chloride Effects on the Production of Nonrank, Irrigated, Short‐Season Cotton · 1994

    Opposite direction

  8. positive
    MC improved yield by 11% in 2001.

    Effect of Planting Date, Mepiquat Chloride, and Glyphosate Application to Glyphosate‐Resistant Cotton · 2006

    Opposite direction

61 papers more in this group

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

78 papers: 67 positive, 11 negative or no effect

11 papers in the same direction as this claim · 66 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
    Two biweekly 24.5 g ha−1 mepiquat chloride doses enhanced compensation and lower second-position yield.

    Early Flower Bud Loss and Mepiquat Chloride Effects on Cotton Yield Distribution · 2000

    Opposite directionCited by this paper

  2. positive
    A late MC application at 70 DAS increased boll weight by 32% compared with MC at 50 DAS.

    Effect of Mepiquat Chloride on Phenology, Yield and Quality of Cotton as a Function of Application Time Using Different Sowing Techniques · 2022 · compared with MC application at 50 DAS

    Opposite directionCited by this paper

  3. positive
    Chlormequat chloride at 3 ml L-1 significantly benefited plant height, dry matter and main-stem node number.

    Monitoring the effect of different application rates of plant growth regulators in altering the canopy of hybrid cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) · 2024

    Opposite directionCites this paper

  4. positive
    Mepiquat chloride increased yield by 5.4% in the optimum planting of cotton.

    Cotton Response to Planting Date and Mepiquat Chloride · 1988

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    Mepiquat chloride raised boll weight by 3 to 10%.

    Cotton Cultivar Response to Mepiquat Chloride1 · 1983

    Opposite direction

  6. positive
    At 1.2 PE, ST825 had more bolls with MC than its control.

    Mepiquat Chloride and Irrigation versus Cotton Growth and Development · 1992 · compared with control

    Opposite direction

  7. positive
    Mepiquat chloride increased cotton yields in four of the eight environments.

    Response of Cotton to Mepiquat Chloride with Varying N Rates and Plant Populations1 · 1983

    Opposite direction

  8. positive
    Mepiquat chloride increased first harvest percentage by up to 5.5% in one year.

    Nitrogen and Mepiquat Chloride Effects on the Production of Nonrank, Irrigated, Short‐Season Cotton · 1994

    Opposite direction

69 papers more in this group

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

283 papers: 253 positive, 30 negative or no effect

30 papers in the same direction as this claim · 252 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
    Foliar urea before each irrigation significantly raised lint yields.

    The effects of duration, timing and chemical amelioration of short-term waterlogging during furrow irrigation of cotton in a cracking grey clay · 1982

    Opposite direction

  2. positive
    Four foliar B applications increased yields 8% over untreated check.

    Foliar Feeding of Cotton: Evaluating Potassium Sources, Potassium Solution Buffering, and Boron · 1998

    Opposite direction

  3. positive
    Foliar ascorbic acid at 40–60 mg/L improved crop yield in heat stressed cotton.

    Ascorbic acid triggered physiochemical transformations at different phenological stages of heat‐stressed Bt cotton · 2017

    Opposite direction

  4. positive
    Foliar Zn, B, Mn, Cu and Fe spray improved seed-cotton yield over soil-applied NPK fertilization.

    Role of foliar feeding of micronutrients in yield maximization of cotton in Punjab · 2013 · compared with soil applied NPK fertilizers

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    Combined silicon and salicylic acid foliar application increased cotton yield.

    Silicon and salicylic acid in the physiology and yield of cotton · 2019

    Opposite direction

  6. positive
    Foliar N recovered more cotton yield under more severe waterlogging when soil N was not high.

    Seasonal and Soil Fertility Effects on the Response of Waterlogged Cotton to Foliar‐Applied Nitrogen Fertilizer · 1988

    Opposite direction

  7. positive
    Potassium and MC increased cotton seed yield after higher N application.

    Nitrogen, potassium and plant growth retardant effects on oil content and quality of cotton seed · 2007

    Opposite direction

  8. positive
    Foliar boron sprays significantly increased boll number.

    Interactive Effect of Nitrogen and Boron on Cotton Yield and Fiber Quality · 2005

    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.