Intervention effectmodel-written summary

No-till diverse cropping increased corn yield over a tilled corn–soybean rotation.

A claim from Improving resource-use-efficiency with no-till and crop diversity · 2016

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

No-till diverse cropping increased corn yield over a tilled corn–soybean rotation.

Treatment
no-till, diverse cropping systeme0
Outcome
corn yieldse0
Direction
increasinge0
Comparator
tilled, corn–soybean rotatione0
Setting
semiarid climatee0

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

Zea mays subsp. mays
Zea mays subsp. mays · TaxonDominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“a no-till, diverse cropping system increasing corn yields in a semiarid climate compared with a tilled, corn–soybean rotation”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 57–182

Title

Improving resource-use-efficiency with no-till and crop diversity

Randy L. Anderson Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 2016. doi:10.1017/s1742170516000090

Other claims from this paper (5)

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cultivation system · yield · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

155 papers: 110 positive, 45 negative or no effect

109 papers in the same direction as this claim · 40 in the opposite direction · 5 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. negative
    Corn yield in the 4-yr OI strategy was 9% lower than in the 2-yr HI strategy in V1.

    Organic and Other Management Strategies with Two‐ and Four‐Year Crop Rotations in Minnesota · 2003 · compared with 2‐yr HI strategy

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    Organic management reduced maize yields by 36.1% relative to the conventional system.

    Yields and resilience outcomes of organic, cover crop, and conventional practices in a Mediterranean climate · 2019 · compared with conventional system

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    Organic corn yields were 31% lower than conventional corn yields.

    Meteorological fluctuations define long-term crop yield patterns in conventional and organic production systems · 2017 · compared with conventional

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    Four-year organic corn yield was 9% lower than two-year high-input yield in V1.

    Organic and Other Management Strategies with Two- and Four-Year Crop Rotations in Minnesota · 2003 · compared with 2-yr HI strategy

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    Gross margins did not differ significantly among cropping systems.

    EFFECT OF REDUCED TILLAGE AND MINERAL FERTILIZER APPLICATION ON MAIZE AND SOYBEAN PRODUCTIVITY · 2011

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    The kura clover system reduced corn grain yields.

    Soil Water Dynamics and Nitrate Leaching Under Corn–Soybean Rotation, Continuous Corn, and Kura Clover · 2017 · compared with corn–soybean or continuous corn

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Cropping system had no significant effect on maize grain yield in either year.

    Effect of phosphorus fertilizer application on the performance of maize/soybean intercrop in the southern Guinea savanna of Nigeria · 2011

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    The PGC system reduced corn grain yields by as much as 50%.

    Seed Size, Planting Depth, and a Perennial Groundcover System Effect on Corn Emergence and Grain Yield · 2022 · compared with bare-soil cropping system

    Opposite direction

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tillage · yield · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

1,099 papers: 812 positive, 287 negative or no effect

811 papers in the same direction as this claim · 230 in the opposite direction · 57 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
    Cover-crop no-tillage and standard no-tillage gave similar corn yields.

    Potential Long‐Term Benefits of No‐Tillage and Organic Cropping Systems for Grain Production and Soil Improvement · 2007 · compared with NT

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    No-till produced less corn grain than plow tillage.

    Tillage and Rotation Interactions for Corn and Soybean Grain Yield as Affected by Precipitation and Air Temperature · 2004 · compared with plow

    Opposite direction

  3. no effect
    Tillage had no grain-yield effect in manure or compost plots in three of four years.

    Composted and Noncomposted Manure Application to Conventional and No‐Tillage Systems: Corn Yield and Nitrogen Uptake · 1999

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    No-tillage corn grain yield was 5% lower than under conventional tillage.

    Corn and Soybean Response to Rotation Sequence, Row Spacing, and Tillage System · 2003 · compared with conventional tillage system

    Opposite direction

  5. negative
    Continuous no-till corn on Chalmers soil was 2% wetter at harvest than plowed corn.

    Long‐Term Tillage and Rotation Effects on Corn Growth and Yield on High and Low Organic Matter, Poorly Drained Soils · 1988 · compared with plowing

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    No-tillage without red clover reduced corn grain yield by 13% versus conventional tillage over three years.

    Red Clover and Tillage Influence on Soil Temperature, Water Content, and Corn Emergence · 1999 · compared with conventional tillage treatment

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    A significant tillage x year interaction indicated equal continuous corn yields for CT and NT in the first 2 years.

    Corn Production as Affected by Tillage System and Starter Fertilizer · 2002 · compared with NT

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    Soil compaction markedly reduced corn growth and yield.

    Soil Compaction in the Field and Corn Growth1 · 1962

    Opposite direction

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