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Foliar micronutrients significantly increased seed number per pod.

A claim from EFFECT OF IRON, BORON AND ZINC APPLICATIONS ON YIELD AND QUALITY TRAITS OF SOME SOYBEAN CULTIVARS (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) · 2022

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Taxon: soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment: foliar micronutrientse0
Outcome: seed number per pode0
Direction: increasede0

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“In the study plant height, first pod height, pod number per plant, seed number per pod, 100 seed weight, seed yield, oil content and crude protein content were investigated. The results showed that foliar micronutrients significantly increased the values for all traits.”
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Title

EFFECT OF IRON, BORON AND ZINC APPLICATIONS ON YIELD AND QUALITY TRAITS OF SOME SOYBEAN CULTIVARS (Glycine max (L.) Merr.)

Emrullah Culpan CURRENT TRENDS IN NATURAL SCIENCES 2022. doi:10.47068/ctns.2022.v11i22.003

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Intervention effect Foliar micronutrients significantly increased plant height.
Intervention effect Foliar micronutrients significantly increased first pod height.
Intervention effect Foliar micronutrients significantly increased pod number per plant.
Intervention effect Foliar micronutrients significantly increased 100 seed weight.
Intervention effect Foliar micronutrients significantly increased seed yield.
Intervention effect Foliar micronutrients significantly increased oil content.
Intervention effect Foliar micronutrients significantly increased crude protein content.
Observation Cultivars varied in seed yield, ranging 304.93-382.62 kg da-1.
Observation Cultivars varied in oil content, ranging 12.51-17.16%.
Observation Cultivars varied in crude protein content, ranging 37.82-42.30%.
Observation Safir had a highest seed yield of 395.01 kg da-1 under Fe+B.
Observation Safir had a highest seed yield of 393.55 kg da-1 under Fe+Zn.
Observation Safir had a highest seed yield of 396.42 kg da-1 under Fe+B+Zn.
Observation The cultivar by micronutrient interaction in crude protein content was not statistically significant.

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micronutrient · yield · Glycine max (soybean)Results differ

51 papers: 44 positive, 7 negative or no effect

43 papers in the same direction as this claim · 6 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

no effect
Micronutrients, a fungicide, a growth regulator or liquid fertilizers did not increase soybean yields significantly.
Foliar Fertilization of Soybeans. I. Effect of Fertilizer Sources, Rates, and Frequency of Application¹ · 1983
Opposite direction
no effect
Co and Mo application had no adverse effect on yield of soybean parent plants and seed compared with the control
Soybean Seed Enrichment with Cobalt and Molybdenum as an Alternative to Conventional Seed Treatment · 2023 · compared with a control without Co and Mo application
Opposite direction
negative
Grain yield was significantly lower with the addition of NPK plus micronutrients in soybean.
GROWTH AND YIELD OF SOYBEAN WITH PENERGETIC APPLICATION · 2017
Opposite direction
no effect
Lime and micronutrients did not significantly affect soybean seed yield.
Effect of Irrigation, Lime, and Fertility Treatments on the Yield and Chemical Composition of Soybeans¹ · 1975
Opposite direction
negative
Foliar-applied micronutrients significantly decreased soybean seed yield, likely through leaf damage from the foliar fertilizer.
Kansas Fertilizer Research 2012 · 2013
Opposite direction
no effect
Foliar micronutrient and K fertilizers had no impact on the thousand-grain mass of soybean.
Foliar application of micronutrients and potassium in soybean crop · 2025
Opposite direction
no effect
Foliar molybdenum and potassium treatments did not produce a significant yield difference among soybean cultivars.
Molybdenum and potassium in the foliar fertilization and seed quality in the soybean · 2021 · compared with different treatments
No difference from an alternative
positive
The micronutrient mixture was the only fertility treatment to significantly raise yield.
Soybean Yields and Lance Nematode Populations as Affected by Subsoiling, Fertility, and Nematicide Treatments¹ · 1975 · compared with fertility treatment
Same direction

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application · yield · Glycine max (soybean)Positive and negative results

404 papers: 332 positive, 72 negative or no effect

331 papers in the same direction as this claim · 66 in the opposite direction · 6 reporting no difference from an alternative

positive
Foliar Fe at V5 gave the highest number of nodes per plant (9.62).
Effect of Different Application Methods of Iron Chelate (EDDHA Na Fe) on Agronomic, Yield, and Quality Characteristics of Soybean ( Glycine Max (L.) Merr.) · 2025
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negative
Vapor and/or spray drift that caused soybean terminal bud kill reduced soybean yields.
Dicamba Volatility · 1979
Opposite direction
no effect
Foliar fungicides did not affect soybean seed yield.
Effect of Fungicide on Soybean Growth and Yield · 2009
Opposite direction
no effect
Foliar 2,4-D had little effect on soybean yield at prebloom.
Response of Soybeans to 2,4-D, Dicamba, and Picloram · 1969
Opposite direction
no effect
Foliar fertilization did not significantly affect seed yield.
Effect of Foliar Fertilization on Photosynthesis, Leaf Nutrition, and Yield of Soybeans¹ · 1978
Opposite direction
negative
K-polyphosphate mix foliar spraying reduced soybean yield by 10.9% on average over two sites.
Foliage Injury, Nutrient Intake, and Yield of Soybeans as Influenced by Foliar Fertilization¹ · 1980
Opposite direction
no effect
Mineral N applied at the R5.3 stage, foliar or as topdressing, did not increase soybean grain yield in four field experiments.
Mineral nitrogen impairs the biological nitrogen fixation in soybean of determinate and indeterminate growth types · 2017
Opposite direction
no effect
Soil or foliar Fe or Mn did not change soybean root or shoot dry matter yield.
Influence of foliar and soil applications of iron and manganese on soybean dry matter yield and iron-manganese relationship in a Calcareous soil · 2011
Opposite direction

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