Intervention effectmodel-written summary

PSB plus Azotobacter and zinc sulphate at 30 kg/ha significantly increased Harvest index to 33.8.

A claim from Influence of Biofertilizers and Zinc Sulphate on Growth and Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.) · 2023

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

PSB plus Azotobacter and zinc sulphate at 30 kg/ha significantly increased Harvest index to 33.8.

Taxon: MaizeZea mayst0
Treatment: PSB + Azotobacter + Zinc Sulphate 30 kg/hae0
Interactor: AzotobacterAzotobactere0symbiont
Outcome: Harvest indexe0
Direction: highere0
Value: 33.8e0

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

*Zea mays* · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

*Azotobacter* · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)DAN H. JONES · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The results showed that the greater plant height (159.03 cm), plant dry weight (162.70 g/plant), crop growth rate (64.12 g/m2/day), number of cobs per plant (1.8), number of rows per cob (16.8), number of seeds per cob (553.4), higher 100 seed weight (29.3 gm), higher Grain yield (6.5 t/ha) higher straw yield (12.9 t/ha), and Harvest index (33.8) were significantly influenced with the application of PSB + Azotobacter + Zinc Sulphate 30 kg/ha.”
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Title

Influence of Biofertilizers and Zinc Sulphate on Growth and Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.)

Kasidi Divakar Reddy; Rajesh Singh; Akankhya Pradhan International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 2023. doi:10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i92348

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Intervention effect PSB plus Azotobacter and zinc sulphate at 30 kg/ha significantly increased plant height to 159.03 cm.
Intervention effect PSB plus Azotobacter and zinc sulphate at 30 kg/ha significantly increased plant dry weight to 162.70 g/plant.
Intervention effect PSB plus Azotobacter and zinc sulphate at 30 kg/ha significantly increased crop growth rate to 64.12 g/m2/day.
Intervention effect PSB plus Azotobacter and zinc sulphate at 30 kg/ha significantly increased number of cobs per plant to 1.8.
Intervention effect PSB plus Azotobacter and zinc sulphate at 30 kg/ha significantly increased number of rows per cob to 16.8.
Intervention effect PSB plus Azotobacter and zinc sulphate at 30 kg/ha significantly increased number of seeds per cob to 553.4.
Intervention effect PSB plus Azotobacter and zinc sulphate at 30 kg/ha significantly increased 100 seed weight to 29.3 gm.
Intervention effect PSB plus Azotobacter and zinc sulphate at 30 kg/ha significantly increased Grain yield to 6.5 t/ha.
Intervention effect PSB plus Azotobacter and zinc sulphate at 30 kg/ha significantly increased straw yield to 12.9 t/ha.

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Azotobacter · yield · Zea mays (maize)Results differ

61 papers: 57 positive, 4 negative or no effect

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no effect
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Opposite direction
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Combined biofertilizer and organic fertilizer enhanced maize yield.
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positive
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zinc sulfate · yield · Zea mays (maize)Results differ

128 papers: 124 positive, 4 negative or no effect

123 papers in the same direction as this claim · 3 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

positive
Combined soil and foliar zinc produced significantly higher cob number and corn and cob weight, length and girth.
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Zinc sulfate at 25 versus 35 kg ha -1 did not significantly alter maize grain yield.
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Zinc sulfate doses produced no change in grain yield.
FOLIAR FEEDING WITH ZINC AS A BIOFORTIFICATION STRATEGY IN MAIZE · 2019
Opposite direction
negative
Foliar ZnSO 4 was less effective than soil applied Zn on the more calcareous soil.
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Opposite direction
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No difference from an alternative
positive
Optimal zinc fertilizer increased summer maize grain yield.
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Same direction
positive
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Sole and combined zinc and iron sulfate application improved maize yield attributes.
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