Claim · model-written summary
Biochar increased nickel tolerance index in maize from 0.015 to 0.133.
- Treatment
- soil with biochare2
- Outcome
- TI valuese0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 0.133e0
- Qualifier
- 0.015e0
- Comparator
- soil without biochare2
Zea maysNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSetting
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Verbatim
e0“For nickel, the TI values increased from 0.015 to 0.133.”
e1“in Zea mays. The TI values for copper”
e2“soil without biochar to 0.405 in soil with biochar”
Title
Edyta Boros-Lajszner; Jadwiga Wyszkowska; Jan Kucharski Agronomy 2025. doi:10.3390/agronomy15071543
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Intervention effect Nickel caused the greatest decrease in maize yield.
- Intervention effect Copper had the second greatest yield decrease after nickel.
- Intervention effect Zinc caused the smallest yield decline.
- Intervention effect Combined metals had more damaging effects on maize yields.
- Observation Heavy metals negatively affected soil biochemical activity.
- Intervention effect Copper alone and with other metals inhibited soil enzyme activity most.
- Intervention effect Biochar reduced heavy metal toxicity for plants.
- Intervention effect Biochar reduced heavy metal toxicity for soil enzymes.
- Intervention effect Biochar increased copper tolerance index in maize from 0.318 to 0.405.
- Intervention effect Biochar stimulated soil enzyme activity in all treatments.
- Intervention effect Biochar improved soil organic carbon, nitrogen, and pH.