Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Seaweed extract enhanced nutrient uptake.

A claim from Effect of seaweed saps on growth, yield, nutrient uptake and economic improvement of maize (sweet corn) · 2015

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Seaweed extract enhanced nutrient uptake.

Taxon
maize (sweet corn)Zea mayst0
Treatment
Foliar applications of seaweed extracte0
Outcome
nutrient uptakee0
Direction
enhancede0

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Zea mays
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“Foliar applications of seaweed extract significantly enhanced the growth, yield, nutrient uptake and B:C ratio parameters”

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“maize (sweet corn)”

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“maize (sweet corn)”

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Title

Effect of seaweed saps on growth, yield, nutrient uptake and economic improvement of maize (sweet corn)

Ashok Pal; Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi; Pradip Kumar Maurya; et al. Journal of Applied and Natural Science 2015. doi:10.31018/jans.v7i2.716

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other · nutrient: content · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

119 papers: 107 positive, 12 negative or no effect

106 papers in the same direction as this claim · 9 in the opposite direction · 3 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. negative
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  2. negative
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  3. negative
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  4. negative
    Arsenic oxide nanoparticles induced arsenic uptake and accumulation in maize.

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  5. no effect
    Humic acid did not increase leaf nitrogen or endogenous glycinebetaine content.

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    Opposite direction

  6. no effect
    In 2017 biostimulants did not affect nutrient content.

    An integrated plant nutrition system (IPNS) for corn in the Mid-Atlantic USA · 2020

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    The product had no consistent effect on grain, stover or young leaf nutrient concentrations.

    Maize Growth and Grain Yield Responses to a Micronized Humic Product Across Soil Types and Annual Weather Patterns in Central Iowa, United States · 2021

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  8. negative
    Organic material amendment resulted in low nutrient recovery.

    Determination of organic materials quality based on nutrient recovery, mineral fertilizer equivalency and maize (Zea maysL.) allometry · 2016

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application · nutrient: content · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

161 papers: 151 positive, 10 negative or no effect

150 papers in the same direction as this claim · 9 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
    Spray timing did not affect plant-part nitrogen content relative to controls.

    Uptake, Distribution, and Remobilization of 15N‐labeled Urea Applied to Maize Canopies1 · 1985 · compared with controls

    Opposite direction

  2. no effect
    Humus did not significantly affect P and Ca uptake.

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    Opposite direction

  3. no effect
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  4. negative
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  5. no effect
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    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    Four foliar CaCl 2 applications increased shoot cadmium concentration relative to two.

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    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
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    Opposite direction

  8. negative
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