Intervention effectmodel-written summary

In Shandong, Jilin and Hebei, alfalfa yield improved after applying calcium phosphate or single superphosphate at 100–200 kg·ha−1 where soil pH is 7–8.

A claim from Optimizing Phosphorus Fertilization Management Is Conducive to Improving Alfalfa Yield and Quality: A Meta-Analysis · 2025

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

In Shandong, Jilin and Hebei, alfalfa yield improved after applying calcium phosphate or single superphosphate at 100–200 kg·ha−1 where soil pH is 7–8.

Taxon
alfalfaMedicago sativae1
Treatment
calcium phosphate or single superphosphate with a P2O5 content of 0–20% at a rate of 100–200 kg·ha−1e1
Outcome
alfalfa yielde1
Direction
improvede1
Qualifier
where the soil pH is 7–8e1
Setting
Shandong, Jilin, and Hebeie1

Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorValue

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Medicago sativa
Medicago sativa · TaxonDrepanostoma · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

Verbatim

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“In Shandong, Jilin, and Hebei, where the soil pH is 7–8, annual precipitation is 200–400 mm, annual mean temperature is above 4 °C, and altitude is 500–1000 m, alfalfa yield improved after applying calcium phosphate or single superphosphate with a P2O5 content of 0–20% at a rate of 100–200 kg·ha−1, along with nitrogen > 100 kg·ha−1, and when both the test and establishment periods were 2 years”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 871–1267

Title

Optimizing Phosphorus Fertilization Management Is Conducive to Improving Alfalfa Yield and Quality: A Meta-Analysis

Lixin Zhang; Yuanbo Jiang; Minhua Yin; et al. Agriculture 2025. doi:10.3390/agriculture15080797

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phosphorus · yield · Medicago sativa (alfalfa)Results differ

68 papers: 54 positive, 14 negative or no effect

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  3. no effect
  4. no effect
  5. negative
  6. no effect
  7. no effect
  8. no effect

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