Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Appropriate zinc fertilizer increased grain yield.

A claim from Effects of Different Ways of Applying Zinc Fertilizer and the Amount of Zinc Fertilizer on the Content of Starch in Summer Maize and Yield of Summer Maize · 2014

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Appropriate zinc fertilizer increased grain yield.

Taxon
summer maizeZea mayse0
Treatment
right amount of zinc fertilizere0
Outcome
grain yielde0
Direction
increasee0

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Zea mays
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“the right amount of zinc fertilizer can increase the content of soluble sugar in the leaf and starch in the grain and grain yield of summer maize.”

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Title

Effects of Different Ways of Applying Zinc Fertilizer and the Amount of Zinc Fertilizer on the Content of Starch in Summer Maize and Yield of Summer Maize

Gan Wan-xian Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica 2014

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

3,908 papers: 3,485 positive, 423 negative or no effect

3,484 papers in the same direction as this claim · 338 in the opposite direction · 85 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. negative
    If the V8 sufficiency index was below 90%, in-season nitrogen application did not attain maximum yields.

    Ability for In‐Season Correction of Nitrogen Deficiency in Corn Using Chlorophyll Meters · 1997

    Opposite direction

  2. no effect
    N fertilization did not significantly influence belowground NPP of corn.

    Nitrogen fertilizer effects on soil carbon balances in Midwestern U.S. agricultural systems · 2009

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    Average grain yield of maize was reduced by 37% at low N (no N fertilizer) compared with high N.

    Improving Nitrogen‐Use Efficiency in European Maize · 2003 · compared with HN

    Opposite direction

  4. no effect
    2 t pm/ha + 30-20-20 kg NPK/ha gave maize biomass and grain yields similar to 4 t pm/ha.

    Poultry manure effect on growth and yield of maize · 2009 · compared with 4 t pm/ha

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    Maize yields did not respond to P fertilization.

    Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soil and roots respond differently to phosphorus inputs in an intensively managed calcareous agricultural soil · 2016

    Opposite direction

  6. no effect
    More N fertilizer on the previous small-grain crop rarely increased spring soil nitrate or corn yield.

    Soil Nitrate Accumulation and Corn Response to Preceding Small‐Grain Fertilization and Cover Crops · 1999

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Starter fertilizer did not increase yield.

    Corn Yield is Equal in Conventional, Reduced, and No Tillage after 20 Years · 1996

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    IC produced the lowest second-year or continuous corn yield.

    Managing Soil Carbon and Nitrogen for Productivity and Environmental Quality · 2004

    Opposite direction

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