Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Rice straw mulch gave 34.6% cotton germination versus 23.9% in control.

A claim from Mulching effect on seed germination, seedling rot disease, cotton wilt, and seed cotton yield of Cotton (G. hirsutum L.) · 2021

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Rice straw mulch gave 34.6% cotton germination versus 23.9% in control.

Treatment
Rice Straw (Mulch)e0
Outcome
germinatione0
Direction
maximume0
Value
34.6%e0
Qualifier
23.9 %e0
Comparator
controle0

Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSetting

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

Gossypium hirsutum
Gossypium hirsutum · TaxonChriKo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“maximum germination (34.6%) was observed in Rice Straw (Mulch) and minimum germination (23.9 %) was observed in control”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 396–515
e1

“germination of cotton seeds”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 230–257

Title

Mulching effect on seed germination, seedling rot disease, cotton wilt, and seed cotton yield of Cotton (G. hirsutum L.)

Fakhar Imam Khaskheli Khaskheli; Atta ur Rahman; Nargis Shah; et al. Journal of Current Opinion in Crop Science 2021. doi:10.62773/jcocs.v2i1.45

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Oryza sativa · growth · Gossypium hirsutum (cotton)Positive and negative results

4 papers: 2 positive, 2 negative or no effect

1 paper in the same direction as this claim · 2 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
    Cotton was among the most tolerant direct-seeded crops to MF, with 6% stand reduction.

    Evaluation of rice by-products for weed control · 2001

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    All five rice stubbles significantly inhibited average root length in both cotton varieties in pasteurised soil.

    Rice stubble: Allelopathic effect on cotton · 2017

    Opposite direction

  3. positive
    Rice straw biochar (RSB) increased cotton plant height by 11.71% to 22.47%.

    Straw-based biochar mediated potassium availability and increased growth and yield of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) · 2020

    Same direction

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mulching · growth · Gossypium hirsutum (cotton)Positive and negative results

32 papers: 30 positive, 2 negative or no effect

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

  1. negative
    Residual film inhibited root growth at 40-100 cm and reduced root biomass.

    Influence of White Pollution on Root Growth of Cotton · 2008

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    Cotton bur mulch significantly reduced cotton seedling dry weight.

    Influence of Mulches on the Growth and Development of Cotton Grown on Verticillium‐infested Soil1 · 1972

    Opposite direction

  3. positive
    Furrow seeding with plastic mulch increased stand establishment in 2003 versus flat seeding without mulch.

    Furrow Seeding with Plastic Mulching Increases Stand Establishment and Lint Yield of Cotton in a Saline Field · 2008 · compared with flat‐seeded cotton without mulching

    Same direction

  4. positive
    Mulch lowered bristly foxtail emergence by 33 to 57% versus mulch-free treatments.

    Winter Cereal Cover Crop Mulches and Inter‐Row Cultivation Effects on Cotton Development and Grass Weed Suppression · 2006 · compared with mulch‐free treatments

    Same direction

  5. positive
    At flowering, 210 kg N ha−1 under mulch raised plant height by 32.3% relative to non-fertilized control.

    Integrated Effects of Mulching Treatment and Nitrogen Fertilization on Cotton Performance under Dryland Agriculture · 2019 · compared with non-fertilized control

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Plastic mulch accelerated early plant growth and fruiting.

    Cotton Responses to Black Plastic Mulch and Irrigation1 · 1966

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Mulching increased cotton plant height by 7.0% under conventional tillage.

    Interactive effects of intercropping and mulching under conservation tillage as sustainable agriculture increased cotton productivity · 2023 · compared with no mulching

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Black plastic mulch increased early growth and fruiting beyond ammonium N alone.

    Factors Affecting Early Growth of Cotton and Subsequent Effects on Plant Development1 · 1974 · compared with ammonium N alone

    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.