Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Zinc increased shoot dry matter yield of greenhouse corn.

A claim from INFLUENCE OF SOIL MASS AND DIMENSIONS ON ZINC RESPONSE IN CORN (Zea mays) · 1983

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Zinc increased shoot dry matter yield of greenhouse corn.

Organ / stage
shoote0
Treatment
Zne0
Outcome
shoot dry matter yielde0
Direction
increasede0
Qualifier
62-day-olde0
Setting
greenhousee0

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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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“Zn increased shoot dry matter yield of 62-day-old corn grown in the greenhouse on Almasippi loamy fine sand (Gleyed Carbonated Rego Black) containing 0.77 ppm DTPA-extractable Zn”

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Title

INFLUENCE OF SOIL MASS AND DIMENSIONS ON ZINC RESPONSE IN CORN (Zea mays)

G. J. RACZ; A. S. NYAKI; L. A. LOEWEN-RUDGERS Canadian Journal of Soil Science 1983. doi:10.4141/cjss83-066

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zinc atom · yield · Zea mays (maize)Results differ

441 papers: 391 positive, 50 negative or no effect

390 papers in the same direction as this claim · 47 in the opposite direction · 3 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. negative
    Adding Zn to the intermediate Fe level accentuated Fe deficiency and depressed corn yield.

    Nutrient Balance Involving Phosphorus, Iron, and Zinc · 1965 · compared with intermediate Fe level

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    Corn yield at zero zinc and 3.0 mM phosphorus was significantly lower than at 1.0 mM phosphorus.

    Potential for Phosphorus Toxicity in Zinc‐Stressed Corn and Potato · 1981 · compared with 1.0 m M P

    Opposite direction

  3. no effect
    Most foliar Zn applications had no grain-yield effect.

    Effect of Foliar Micronutrients (B, Mn, Fe, Zn) on Maize Grain Yield, Micronutrient Recovery, Uptake, and Partitioning · 2021

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    In a pot experiment the highest Zn rate (250 ppm) slightly reduced corn yield.

    EFFECTS OF SOIL PROPERTIES AND AMENDMENTS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF ZINC IN SOILS · 1974

    Opposite direction

  5. negative
    Zn alone or P alone reduced aboveground dry matter and yield at harvest by 8-85% in LCV and FER soils relative to unfertilized plants

    Combining P and Zn fertilization to enhance yield and grain quality in maize grown on Mediterranean soils · 2021 · compared with unfertilized (control) plants

    Opposite direction

  6. no effect
    Maize grain yield did not respond to zinc application.

    Yield-limiting plant nutrients for maize production in northwest Ethiopia · 2022

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Soil Zn did not affect maize yield at any Cd concentration.

    Cadmium‐zinc interaction in maize grown on sewer water irrigated soil · 1993

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    Shoot and root dry matter yield depression under Zn stress was 78 to 95 and 72 to 94%, respectively, relative to 5 ppm supplemental Zn.

    Zinc Response in Corn as Influenced by Genetic Variability1 · 1976 · compared with 5 ppm supplemental Zn level

    Opposite direction

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