Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Natural fertilizers, straw or an intercrop reduced the negative effects of maize growing in monoculture.

A claim from The effect of annual application of natural fertilizers, straw or intercrop on the yield of maize cultivated for silage in long-term monoculture · 2016

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Natural fertilizers, straw or an intercrop reduced the negative effects of maize growing in monoculture.

Taxon
maizeZea mayse0
Treatment
natural fertilizers, straw or an intercrop (rye with vetch)e0
Outcome
negative effects of maize growing in monoculturee0
Direction
reducede0

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Verbatim

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“the use of natural fertilizers, straw or an intercrop (rye with vetch), reduced the negative effects of maize growing in monoculture”

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Title

The effect of annual application of natural fertilizers, straw or intercrop on the yield of maize cultivated for silage in long-term monoculture

H. Sulewska; Grażyna Szymańska; Karolina Ratajczak; et al. 2016

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fertilization · organism · Zea mays (maize)Results differ

162 papers: 137 positive, 25 negative or no effect

136 papers in the same direction as this claim · 20 in the opposite direction · 5 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. negative
    Increasing P rates significantly decreased mycorrhizal spores associated with corn roots.

    Phosphorus Fertilization Impacts on Corn Yield and Soil Fertility · 2018

    Opposite direction

  2. no effect
    Fertilizer nitrogen produced no yield response in corn grain, cob, and stover across seven site-years.

    First‐Year Corn after Alfalfa Showed No Response to Fertilizer Nitrogen under No‐Tillage · 2012

    Opposite direction

  3. no effect
    Green manure did not significantly influence maize stover nitrogen yield.

    Effects of green manure legumes and their termination time on yield of maize and soil chemical properties · 2020

    Opposite direction

  4. no effect
    Pre-sowing fertilization did not change the distribution of corn seeds compared with fertilization at sowing.

    PERFORMANCE OF CORN SOWING IN FERTILIZATION SYSTEM AND INTERCROPPING · 2018 · compared with at sowing

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    Forage maize response to compost application was limited in both years.

    The Use of Vegetable- and Bio- Waste Composts: Effects on Forage Maize Production and Soil Properties · 2008

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    NPK did not produce a high increase in most maize traits.

    Effect of Nanofertilizers and Biofertilizers on Yield of Maize: Biplot Analysis · 2019

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Sulfur fertilization did not change corn grain or silage nutritive value.

    Alfalfa and corn response to sulfur fertilization on three Pennsylvania soils · 1984

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    Fortnightly fertigation at 1.5 kg/cm2 gave the lowest corn yield of 11.2 q/ha in season three.

    Cost-effective baby corn (Zea mays) cultivation under drip fertigation · 2014

    Opposite direction

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intercropping · organism · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

50 papers: 33 positive, 17 negative or no effect

32 papers in the same direction as this claim · 17 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
    Intercropping reduced maize vegetation yield by 7% in 1985.

    Intercropping of Maize and Winged Bean · 1992

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    Corn yield fell 9.8% in the relay system.

    Nitrate losses in subsurface drainage and nitrous oxide emissions from a winter camelina relay cropping system reveal challenges to sustainable intensification · 2022

    Opposite direction

  3. no effect
    The interaction of pattern and cultivar did not affect maize traits.

    Response of Some Soybean Cultivars to Low Light Intensity under Different Intercropping Patterns with Maize · 2016

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    Intercropped maize yield fell by more than 9% against sole maize under both nitrogen treatments, without statistical significance.

    Nitrogen application enhances yield, yield-attributes, and physiological characteristics of dryland wheat/maize under strip intercropping · 2023 · compared with sole maize crop

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    Introducing shrub legumes into maize intercropping did not affect maize phytotechnical characteristics.

    Shrub legume green manure intercropped with maize preceding organic snap bean cultivation · 2021

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    Intercropping reduced maize grain yield versus monoculture.

    Effect of Planting Sequence and Time, and Nitrogen on Maize Legume Intercrop Yield · 1988 · compared with maize in monoculture

    Opposite direction

  7. negative
    Intercropping reduced maize grain yield by 8.12% relative to sole cropping.

    Nitrogen Management in Maize + Potato Inter Cropping System under Eastern Indo Gangetic Plains of Bihar · 2015 · compared with sole cropping

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    Intercropping reduced baby corn cobs per plant.

    Productivity and economics of field pea (Pisum sativum) and baby corn (Zea mays) intercropping systems as affected by planting pattern and weed management · 2018

    Opposite direction

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Claims are grouped by organism, treatment and what was measured or targeted. A paper counts as positive when any of its claims in the group is positive.