Inoculating maize seeds with Bacillus circulans at 36% K2O improved soil pH, EC and soil organic matter content.

inoculation · soil: chemistry · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

61 papers in the same direction as this claim · 9 in the opposite direction

1. negative
   After 48 h the pH of inoculated silages was generally higher than controls.

   Aerobic Deterioration of Wheat, Lucerne and Maize Silages Prepared with Lactobacillus acidophilus and a Candida spp. · 1980 · compared with controls

   Opposite direction

2. no effect
   The lactic acid bacteria additive did not affect final pH, lactic or acetic acid concentration of corn silage.

   EFFECT OF ADDITIVES CONTAINING LACTIC ACID BACTERIA AND/OR HYDROLYTIC ENZYMES WITH AN ANTIOXIDANT UPON THE PRESERVATION OF CORN OR ALFALFA SILAGE · 1981

   Opposite direction

3. no effect
   Lactic acid bacteria and fibrolytic enzymes did not change the rate of pH decline in corn silage (P = 0.91).

   Effect of homofermentative lactic acid bacteria and exogenous hydrolytic enzymes on the ensiling characteristics and rumen degradability of alfalfa and corn silages · 2016 · compared with CON

   Opposite direction

4. no effect
   AMF inoculation left soil pH and electrical conductivity unaffected.

   The Effect of the Application of Chemical Fertilizer and Arbuscular MyCorrhizal Fungi on Maize Yield and Soil Microbiota in Saline Agricultural Soil · 2025

   Opposite direction

5. no effect
   Bacterial inoculants did not significantly change the pH values of corn silage (decreased only without significance).

   Effect of bacteria inoculants on corn silage quality · 2012

   Opposite direction

6. no effect
   Inoculant did not influence moisture, pH or nutritive values across three corn harvest stages.

   Study on Manufacture of Corn Silage Using Gunny Bag · 2011

   Opposite direction

7. no effect
   The fertilizer treatments did not significantly affect soil pH.

   SOURCE - SINK RELATIONSHIP IN CORN AT THE COMBINATION APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL AND BIO PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZER · 2014

   Opposite direction

8. no effect
   HAB inoculation did not significantly change corn/sorghum silage pH.

   0683 Meta-analysis of the effect of homolactic and facultative heterolactic bacteria inoculation on silage quality: I – Fermentation profile · 2016

   Opposite direction

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potassium · soil: chemistry · Zea mays (maize)Results agree

7 papers in the same direction as this claim

1. positive
   Potassium humate significantly improved available nutrients and soil pH and EC versus control.

   EFFECT OF POTASSIUM HUMATE APPLICTION AND IRRIGATION WATER LEVELS ON MAIZE YIELD, CROP WATER PRODUCTIVITY AND SOME SOIL PROPERTIES · 2015 · compared with control treatment

   Same direction

2. positive
   Maize electrical conductivity of plant cell was maximal with 200 mg K2O kg−1 GNP treated soil.

   Bio-extraction of Potassium from Glauconite Nano-particle in an Alfisols of Southern India · 2020

   Same direction

3. positive
   Available soil P and K followed the depletion pattern in treatments lacking the respective nutrients.

   Effects of long-term nitrogen,phosphorus and potassium fertilizer applications on maize yield and soil fertility · 2007

   Same directionAbout lacking this nutrient, so it counts the other way round

4. positive
   In calcareous soil, available K was significantly higher under 120 kg K2O ha-1 than under 80 kg K2O ha-1 in non-calcareous soil.

   Distribution and Variation of Potassium in Black Soil at Different Stages of Crop Growth in Maize (Zea mays) · 2020

   Same direction

5. positive
   Potassium application increased soil available K by 20.40 mg/L.

   Studies on Soil Nutrient Restrictive Factor for High-yielding Summer Maize · 2010

   Same direction

6. positive
   HK2 retained soil fertility to some extent.

   Effect of Optimized Application of Potassium Fertilizer on Summer Corn Yield and Nutrient Balance · 2009

   Same direction

7. positive
   Seeds from mother crops fertilized with N, P and K at 200:100:100 kg/ha and packed in 700 gauge polyethylene bags had lower electrical conductivity and leaching of free amino acids and sugars than seeds from other treatments.

   BIO-CHEMICAL STUDIES IN CO H. 1 MAIZE SEED DURING STORAGE · 1985 · compared with other treatments

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