Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Drought irrigation improved corn ear weight relative to normal irrigation.

A claim from Effect of Salicylic Acid and Calcium Chloride on Growth of Corn Under Water Stress Condition · 2022

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Drought irrigation improved corn ear weight relative to normal irrigation.

Treatment
drought irrigatione2
Outcome
weighte2
Direction
bettere2
Comparator
normal irrigatione2

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Zea mays subsp. mays
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Verbatim

e2

“The ear diameter and weight of corn grown in the drought irrigation were better than under normal irrigation.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1192–1301

Title

Effect of Salicylic Acid and Calcium Chloride on Growth of Corn Under Water Stress Condition

Khanitta Somtrakoon; Waraporn Chouychai Journal of Agricultural Sciences – Sri Lanka 2022. doi:10.4038/jas.v17i2.9747

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irrigation · growth · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

289 papers: 208 positive, 81 negative or no effect

207 papers in the same direction as this claim · 80 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. negative
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    Physiological responses of three maize cultivars to drought stress and recovery · 2008

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  2. no effect
    Water-regime-by-N-rate interactions were not significant for root dry weight, length and average radius in either environment.

    Root Development and Nitrogen Influx of Corn Genotypes Grown under Combined Drought and Nitrogen Stresses · 1993

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    Cadmium irrigation decreased maize growth traits.

    Silymarin-Enriched Biostimulant Foliar Application Minimizes the Toxicity of Cadmium in Maize by Suppressing Oxidative Stress and Elevating Antioxidant Gene Expression · 2021

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    Deficit irrigation decreased shoot dry weight, root dry weight and leaf area index in maize.

    Regulation of Agronomic Traits, Nutrient Uptake, Osmolytes and Antioxidants of Maize as Influenced by Exogenous Potassium Silicate under Deficit Irrigation and Semiarid Conditions · 2020

    Opposite direction

  5. negative
    Delayed first irrigation restricted root growth in 1989.

    Timing of the First Irrigation in Corn and Water Stress Conditioning · 1993

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    Irrigation with well water plus 50 or 100 mM NaCl markedly decreased shoot growth parameters of maize relative to well water only.

    Brassinolide and Salicylic Acid Induced Growth, Biochemical Activities and Productivity of Maize Plants Grown under Salt Stress · 2009 · compared with plants irrig ated with well water o nly

    Opposite direction

  7. negative
    Regulated deficit irrigation significantly reduced maize plant height and leaf area index.

    Multi-growth stage regulated deficit irrigation improves maize water productivity in an arid region of China · 2024

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    Deficit irrigation decreased maize vessel diameter, vessel roundness and stem cross-section area at current CO2.

    Elevated [CO2] alleviates the impacts of water deficit on xylem anatomy and hydraulic properties of maize stems · 2019

    Opposite direction

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drought · growth · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

385 papers: 77 positive, 308 negative or no effect

76 papers in the same direction as this claim · 306 in the opposite direction · 2 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. negative
    Combined drought and heat harmed maize growth more than either stress alone.

    Interactive effects of drought and heat stresses on morpho-physiological attributes, yield, nutrient uptake and oxidative status in maize hybrids · 2019 · compared with single stress

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    Drought reduced maize plant height, leaf area and biomass.

    Brassinolide Application Improves the Drought Tolerance in Maize Through Modulation of Enzymatic Antioxidants and Leaf Gas Exchange · 2011

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    Water stress reduced maize total dry matter, chlorophyll content and relative water content.

    Effect of Silicon on Plant Growth and Mineral Nutrition of Maize Grown Under Water-Stress Conditions · 2006

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    Growth of all maize cultivars was retarded under drought and regained speed during recovery.

    Physiological responses of three maize cultivars to drought stress and recovery · 2008

    Opposite direction

  5. negative
    Water deficit stress decreased leaf number in maize.

    Impact of water deficit stress in maize: Phenology and yield components · 2020

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    Water deficit inhibited maize seedling primary root elongation.

    Progressive Inhibition by Water Deficit of Cell Wall Extensibility and Growth along the Elongation Zone of Maize Roots Is Related to Increased Lignin Metabolism and Progressive Stelar Accumulation of Wall Phenolics · 2005

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Water deficit barely affected epidermal cell size in the dividing and expanding zone.

    Spatial distributions of expansion rate, cell division rate and cell size in maize leaves: a synthesis of the effects of soil water status, evaporative demand and temperature · 2000

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    Drought reduced maize seedling growth and biomass.

    Exogenous melatonin confers drought stress by promoting plant growth, photosynthetic capacity and antioxidant defense system of maize seedlings · 2019

    Opposite direction

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