Intervention effectmodel-written summary

RDF + soil application of ZnSO₄ @ 20 kg/ha + 0.5% FeSO₄ foliar spray at 45 days after sowing (DAS) significantly enhanced B:C ratio (1.77).

A claim from Agronomic biofortification with iron and zinc for enhancement in yield and quality of maize (Zea mays L.) · 2025

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

RDF + soil application of ZnSO₄ @ 20 kg/ha + 0.5% FeSO₄ foliar spray at 45 days after sowing (DAS) significantly enhanced B:C ratio (1.77).

Taxon
maizeZea mayst0
Material
DHM 117e1
Treatment
RDF + soil application of ZnSO₄ @ 20 kg/ha + 0.5% FeSO₄ foliar spray at 45 days after sowing (DAS)e0
Outcome
B:C ratioe0
Direction
enhancede0
Value
1.77e0

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Zea mays
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Verbatim

e0

“Results showed that the treatment RDF + soil application of ZnSO₄ @ 20 kg/ha + 0.5% FeSO₄ foliar spray at 45 days after sowing (DAS) significantly enhanced plant population (8.28 plants/m row at 30 DAS), plant height (up to 55.9% increase at harvest), dry matter accumulation (up to 67.12% increase), yield attributes (e.g., 57.85% more grains/cob), grain yield (87.85% increase to 74.84 q/ha), nutrient content and uptake (N, P, K increases of 108%, 154%, and 144% in grain), protein content (11.58% increase), and economic returns (net return of ₹102,715/ha, B:C ratio 1.77)”

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“maize”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 86–91
e1

“maize (Zea mays L.) hybrid DHM 117”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 236–270

Title

Agronomic biofortification with iron and zinc for enhancement in yield and quality of maize (Zea mays L.)

Meena B; Choudhary BL; Bhagora D International Journal of Agriculture and Nutrition 2025. doi:10.33545/26646064.2025.v7.i8b.278

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zinc sulfate · yield · Zea mays (maize)Results differ

128 papers: 124 positive, 4 negative or no effect

123 papers in the same direction as this claim · 3 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
  2. no effect
  3. negative
  4. no effect
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    No difference from an alternative

  5. positive
  6. positive
  7. positive
  8. positive

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iron(2+) sulfate (anhydrous) · yield · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

23 papers: 22 positive, 1 negative or no effect

21 papers in the same direction as this claim · 1 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
  2. positive
  3. positive
  4. positive
  5. positive
  6. positive
  7. positive
  8. positive

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

629 papers: 575 positive, 54 negative or no effect

574 papers in the same direction as this claim · 42 in the opposite direction · 12 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
  2. no effect
  3. negative
  4. negative
  5. no effect
  6. negative
  7. no effect
  8. no effect

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