Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Combined foliar Zn and Fe gave maximum fruit weight of 95.14 g.

A claim from Effects of Zn, Fe and their Combination Treatments on the growth and yield of tomato · 2013

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined foliar Zn and Fe gave maximum fruit weight of 95.14 g.

Treatment
Foliar application of Zn (100 mg/L) + Fe (200 mg/L)e0
Outcome
fruit weighte0
Direction
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Value
95.14 ge0

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Solanum lycopersicum
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“Foliar application of Zn (100 mg/L) + Fe (200 mg/L) resulted in the maximum plant height (124.14 cm), branches per plant (8.36), flowers per cluster (18.14), fruits per cluster (8), fruits per plant (90.14), fruit weight (95.14 g), chlorophyll content (22.14 SPAD) and yield (25.14 t ha–1).”

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Title

Effects of Zn, Fe and their Combination Treatments on the growth and yield of tomato

Mohsen Kazemi 2013

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45 papers: 44 positive, 1 negative or no effect

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  1. positive
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  2. positive
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  3. negative
    Added zinc significantly reduced tomato root and shoot biomass, height, and fruit number.

    The Effects of Seed Inoculation with Bacterial Biofilm on the Growth and Elemental Composition of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Cultivated on a Zinc-Contaminated Substrate · 2024 · compared with without added zinc

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  4. positive
    Zinc amendments reduced fusaric acid production in the rockwool bioassay.

    Zinc Improves Biocontrol of Fusarium Crown and Root Rot of Tomato by Pseudomonas fluorescens and Represses the Production of Pathogen Metabolites Inhibitory to Bacterial Antibiotic Biosynthesis · 1997

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  5. positive
    The N, P and zinc combination yielded a maximum 41.67 fruits per plant.

    Interactive effects of nitrogen, phosphorus and zinc on growth and yield of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) · 2012

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  6. positive
    Low to moderate B and Zn applications increased economic yields of cauliflower and tomato by 8 to more than 100%.

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  7. positive
    Foliar Zn and B produced maximum fruit yield in 2013.

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  8. positive
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iron atom · yield · Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)Positive and negative results

23 papers: 21 positive, 2 negative or no effect

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

  1. positive
    The combined treatments gave the highest early and total tomato yield.

    EFFECT OF CHELATED IRON AND SILICON ON THE YIELD AND QUALITY OF TOMATO PLANTS GROWN UNDER SEMI-ARID CONDITIONS · 2017

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  2. negative
    Correcting iron deficiency with EDTA or Fe-o,o-EDDHA improved tomato production compared with the unsupplemented group.

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  3. negative
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  4. positive
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  5. positive
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  6. positive
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  7. positive
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  8. positive
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application · yield · Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)Positive and negative results

296 papers: 261 positive, 35 negative or no effect

260 papers in the same direction as this claim · 33 in the opposite direction · 2 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
    Vermicompost spraying did not affect plant growth, biomass, nutrient allocation, yields, or fruit number.

    Foliar Spraying of Vermicornpost Extracts: Effects on Fruit Quality and Indications of Late-Blight Suppression of Field-Grown Tomatoes · 2006

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  2. no effect
    Foliar K did not increase fruit yield.

    Processing Tomato Yield and Fruit Quality Improved with Potassium Fertigation · 2005

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  3. no effect
    Nonmarketable yield was similar with and without sprays in both cultivars.

    Blossom‐end rot and fruit cracking of tomato grown in net‐covered greenhouses in Central Thailand can partly be corrected by calcium and boron sprays · 2009 · compared with without the sprays

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  4. negative
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  5. no effect
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  6. no effect
    Tomato seed soaking at 0 to 1000 mg·L –1 paclobutrazol did not reduce average fruit weight or diameter.

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  7. no effect
    Foliar fertilizer did not affect fresh market and cherry tomato yield.

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  8. no effect
    Chlorine injection intervals and concentrations did not significantly influence plant height, leaf area or tomato yield in either year.

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