Intervention effectmodel-written summary

The authors describe foliar fertilizer as enabling faster zinc absorption than soil application.

A claim from Application of Zn-containing foliar fertilisers for recovery of the grain productivity potential of Zn-deficient maize plants · 2021

Intervention effectauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The authors describe foliar fertilizer as enabling faster zinc absorption than soil application.

Taxon
maizeZea mayst0
Treatment
application of foliar fertiliserse0
Outcome
zinc absorptione0
Direction
much fastere0
Comparator
from the soile0

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Zea mays
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Verbatim

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“The application of foliar fertilisers is extremely suitable as the possibility of much faster zinc absorption than from the soil.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1395–1524
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“maize plants”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 113–125

Title

Application of Zn-containing foliar fertilisers for recovery of the grain productivity potential of Zn-deficient maize plants

Krasimir Ivanov; Andon Vassilev; Anyo Mitkov; et al. Italian Journal of Agronomy 2021. doi:10.4081/ija.2021.1759

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Record rev-e8c85a627e706e83e2a9764a01eee1b95780bef2084370c2fda5cb61b39aa442 · schema claims-v0.9 · position 3 in the model’s answer

application · nutrient: content · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

161 papers: 151 positive, 10 negative or no effect

150 papers in the same direction as this claim · 9 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. positive
    Broadcasting and subsurface banding combined with foliar spray increased Zn bioavailability in maize to 2.04 to 2.40.

    Zinc fertilization approaches for agronomic biofortification and estimated human bioavailability of zinc in maize grain · 2016 · compared with control

    Same directionCited by this paper

  2. positive
    Combined zinc seed priming and foliar spray significantly increased grain zinc content of maize hybrid DK -919.

    Influence of zinc application through seed treatment and foliar spray on growth, productivity and grain quality of hybrid maize · 2014

    Same directionCited by this paper

  3. positive
    Soil and foliar zinc improved post-harvest soil nutrients.

    Combined application of soil and foliar application of zinc enhanced the productivity and quality of maize grown in acidic inceptisols · 2025 · compared with without Zn

    Same directionCites this paper

  4. no effect
    Spray timing did not affect plant-part nitrogen content relative to controls.

    Uptake, Distribution, and Remobilization of 15N‐labeled Urea Applied to Maize Canopies1 · 1985 · compared with controls

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    Humus did not significantly affect P and Ca uptake.

    Effects of soil applied humic substances to dry weight and mineral nutrients uptake of maize under calcareous soil conditions · 2008

    Opposite direction

  6. no effect
    Low boron use and zinc solution spray did not affect grain boron uptake.

    Application of Different Levels of Zinc and Boron on Concentration and Uptake of Zinc and Boron in the Corn Grain · 2010

    Opposite direction

  7. negative
    Osmotic stress before or during the absorption period reduced Rb absorption to 20% or less of controls.

    INFLUENCE OF MANNITOL ON ABSORPTION AND RETENTION OF RUBIDIUM BY EXCISED CORN ROOTS · 1973 · compared with controls

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    Phosphite application number generally did not change phosphorus concentrations in corn grain, leaf and stem.

    Does phosphite, a reduced form of phosphate contribute to phosphorus nutrition in corn (Zea mays L.)? · 2019

    Opposite direction

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fertilization · nutrient: content · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

1,164 papers: 1,026 positive, 138 negative or no effect

1,025 papers in the same direction as this claim · 127 in the opposite direction · 11 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. positive
    Zinc fertilization significantly increased grain Zn concentration in maize compared with the control.

    Zinc fertilization approaches for agronomic biofortification and estimated human bioavailability of zinc in maize grain · 2016 · compared with control

    Same directionCited by this paper

  2. negative
    Chemical fertilizer alone led to lower soil organic matter, water content and total N content.

    Effects of cattle manure compost combined with chemical fertilizer on topsoil organic matter, bulk density and earthworm activity in a wheat–maize rotation system in Eastern China · 2015

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    Nitrogen fertilizer reduced grain Ca and Zn concentrations in maize.

    Mineral Composition of the Grains of Tropical Maize Varieties as Affected by Pre‐Anthesis Drought and Rate of Nitrogen Fertilization · 2005

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    Commercially fertilized corn had higher fall nitrate and nitrate leaching than other crops or compost-amended corn.

    Managing Soil Carbon and Nitrogen for Productivity and Environmental Quality · 2004 · compared with any other crop or for compost‐amended corn

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    Compost had minimal effect on whole-plant nutrient levels at physiological maturity.

    Nitrogen Management Considerations for Landspreading Municipal Solid Waste Compost · 2003

    Opposite direction

  6. no effect
    Fertilizer N additions had no consistent practical effect on soil N uptake.

    Nitrogen Utilization of Corn Under Minimal Tillage and Moldboard Plow Tillage. I. Four‐Year Results Using Labeled N Fertilizer on an Atlantic Coastal Plain Soil1 · 1985

    Opposite direction

  7. negative
    Compost raised sweet corn forage and grain Cd concentrations about threefold.

    Effect of Municipal Wastes on Crop Yields and Uptake of Heavy Metals · 1975

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    Delayed nitrogen topdressing reduced plant nitrogen content.

    Temporal and Spatial Profiling of Root Growth Revealed Novel Response of Maize Roots under Various Nitrogen Supplies in the Field · 2012

    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.