Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Unmulched blueberries had the least root growth.

A claim from Root Distribution of `Gulfcoast' Southern Highbush Blueberry · 1997

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Unmulched blueberries had the least root growth.

Taxon
Southern Highbush Blueberryt0
Treatment
not mulchede0
Outcome
Root growthe0
Direction
leaste0

Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValueQualifier

Verbatim

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“Root growth was least in plants not mulched”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 247–290
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“Southern Highbush Blueberry”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 33–60

Title

Root Distribution of `Gulfcoast' Southern Highbush Blueberry

J.M. Spiers HortScience 1997. doi:10.21273/hortsci.32.3.428a

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Record rev-9fe79bed8aebef30cd3ed6259573570938819d7961e15d710e029164a5e8eedd · schema claims-v0.9 · position 1 in the model’s answer

mulching · growth · Vaccinium corymbosum (highbush blueberry)Positive and negative results

9 papers: 7 positive, 2 negative or no effect

1 paper in the same direction as this claim · 7 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
    Sawdust with or without weed mat increased canopy width and volume in year 2 relative to weed mat alone.

    Individual and Combined Use of Sawdust and Weed Mat Mulch in a New Planting of Northern Highbush Blueberry I. Impacts on Plant Growth and Soil and Canopy Temperature · 2020 · compared with weed mat alone

    Opposite direction

  2. positive
    Mulch and/or amendment increased plant growth and vigor.

    Organic Matter and Nitrogen Level Effects on Mycorrhizal Infection in ‘Bluecrop’ Highbush Blueberry Plants · 1996

    Opposite direction

  3. positive
    Of the four establishment practices, mulching had the greatest influence on blueberry plant growth and fruiting.

    Establishment and Early Growth and Yield of `Gulfcoast' Southern Highbush Blueberry · 1998 · compared with four establishment practices

    Opposite direction

  4. positive
    Mulching had the greatest influence on plant growth and fruiting among the four establishment practices.

    ESTABLISHMENT OF `GULFCOAST' SOUTHERN HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY · 1992 · compared with 4 establishment practices

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    A pine bark mulch on the sawdust ridge increased blueberry growth by 59%.

    New approaches to organic blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum L.) production in alkaline field soils · 2009

    Opposite direction

  6. positive
    Planters Choice mulches gave higher highbush blueberry growth than manure mulches.

    Optimal soil conditions for organic highbush blueberry growth: Assessment of early results · 2014 · compared with horse and sheep manure mulches

    Opposite direction

  7. positive
    Bark mulch and green fabric improved canopy development and survival.

    Strategies to reduce supra-optimal temperatures in the root zone during field and containerized production of highbush blueberry in warm climates · 2023 · compared with the treatments

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    Mulch did not affect total root mass.

    Affect of Pre-plant Amendment, Mulch, and Nitrogen Level on Mature Highbush Blueberry Root Growth and Mycorrhizal Infection Intensity · 1998

    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.