Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Zero tillage with sprinkler irrigation at branching and pod formation increased maize yield by 33.1% compared with conventional tillage and flood irrigation.

A claim from Conservation tillage and sprinkler irrigation for sustainable water management and enhanced crop yields in maize and field pea cropping system · 2026

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Zero tillage with sprinkler irrigation at branching and pod formation increased maize yield by 33.1% compared with conventional tillage and flood irrigation.

Taxon
maizeZea mayse0
Treatment
ZT with sprinkler irrigation at branching + pod formation stagese1
Outcome
maize yielde1
Direction
increasede1
Value
33.1% (CI 95%)e1
Comparator
CT and flood irrigatione1

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“in a maize (Zea mays L.) and field pea (Pisum sativum L.) cropping system”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 616–689
e1

“The ZT with sprinkler irrigation at branching + pod formation stages significantly increased field pea yield by 70% (CI 95%) and maize yield by 33.1% (CI 95%) compared with CT and flood irrigation (conventional practice)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1122–1342

Title

Conservation tillage and sprinkler irrigation for sustainable water management and enhanced crop yields in maize and field pea cropping system

Raghavendra Singh; C. P. Nath; C. S. Praharaj; et al. Scientific Reports 2026. doi:10.1038/s41598-026-39809-5

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

1,016 papers: 791 positive, 225 negative or no effect

790 papers in the same direction as this claim · 209 in the opposite direction · 16 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. positive
    Ridges and furrow planting gave significantly higher grain yield than BBF.

    Response of Land Configuration and Deficit Irrigation on Growth and Yield Attributes of Maize (Zea mays L.) · 2017 · compared with BBF method of planting

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  2. negative
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  3. no effect
    Grain yield did not differ significantly between 75% FIT and 100% FIT.

    Maize Evapotranspiration, Yield Production Functions, Biomass, Grain Yield, Harvest Index, and Yield Response Factors under Full and Limited Irrigation · 2013 · compared with 100% FIT

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    Minimum irrigation lowered average maize yield by 13% versus full irrigation.

    Performance of Double‐Cropped Winter Wheat–Summer Maize under Minimum Irrigation in the North China Plain · 2006 · compared with fully irrigated treatment (FI)

    Opposite direction

  5. negative
    DI reduced maize yield by 8.8%.

    Yield and water productivity of maize and wheat under deficit and raised bed irrigation practices in Egypt · 2012

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    Deficit irrigation decreased grain yield and its parameters in maize.

    Regulation of Agronomic Traits, Nutrient Uptake, Osmolytes and Antioxidants of Maize as Influenced by Exogenous Potassium Silicate under Deficit Irrigation and Semiarid Conditions · 2020

    Opposite direction

  7. negative
    Limited irrigation yielded 86% of full irrigation for corn.

    Cropping Systems for Stretching Limited Irrigation Supplies · 1993 · compared with fully irrigated

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    Mineral fertilization plus sewage effluent irrigation did not affect maize dry matter yield.

    Maize Growth and Changes in Soil Fertility After Irrigation with Treated Sewage Effluent. I. Plant Dry Matter Yield and Soil Nitrogen and Phosphorus Availability · 2005

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

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

811 papers in the same direction as this claim · 230 in the opposite direction · 57 reporting no difference from an alternative

  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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