Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Raised beds increased net return by 20% compared with flatbeds.

A claim from Optimizing maize systems with raised beds: boosting productivity, profitability, and sustainability · 2025

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Raised beds increased net return by 20% compared with flatbeds.

Taxon
maizeZea mayst0
Treatment
raised bed planting (RBP)e0
Outcome
net returne0
Direction
increasede0
Value
20%e0
Comparator
FB systeme0

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Zea mays
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Verbatim

e0

“The raised bed planting (RBP) system was more profitable as well, where net return increased by 20% compared to the FB system.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 742–868
t0

“maize”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 11–16

Title

Optimizing maize systems with raised beds: boosting productivity, profitability, and sustainability

Raj Kumar Jat; Vijay Singh Meena; Illathur R. Reddy; et al. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 2025. doi:10.3389/fsufs.2025.1484079

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

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

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  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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