Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Priming maize seeds with zinc increased seed weight by 44/81%.

A claim from Priming effect of different times of maize seeds with nutrient elements in water stress on corn yield · 2011

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Priming maize seeds with zinc increased seed weight by 44/81%.

Taxon
maizeZea mayst0
Treatment
Prime seeds with zince0
Outcome
seed weighte0
Direction
increasede0
Value
44/81%e0

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Zea mays
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Verbatim

t0

“maize seeds”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 37–48
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“Prime seeds with zinc increased seed weight are 44/81%”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 646–700

Title

Priming effect of different times of maize seeds with nutrient elements in water stress on corn yield

Elnaz Farajzadeh Memari Tabrizi; MehrdadYarnia; VahidAhmadzadeh; et al. Annals of biological research 2011

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

441 papers: 391 positive, 50 negative or no effect

390 papers in the same direction as this claim · 47 in the opposite direction · 3 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. positive
    Potassium and zinc applications significantly improved growth and fodder traits over control.

    Influence of Integrated Levels of Potassium and Zinc on the Green Fodder Yield of Miaze (Zea mays L.) · 2014 · compared with No Potassium + No Zinc (Control)

    Same directionCites this paper

  2. negative
    Adding Zn to the intermediate Fe level accentuated Fe deficiency and depressed corn yield.

    Nutrient Balance Involving Phosphorus, Iron, and Zinc · 1965 · compared with intermediate Fe level

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    Corn yield at zero zinc and 3.0 mM phosphorus was significantly lower than at 1.0 mM phosphorus.

    Potential for Phosphorus Toxicity in Zinc‐Stressed Corn and Potato · 1981 · compared with 1.0 m M P

    Opposite direction

  4. no effect
    Most foliar Zn applications had no grain-yield effect.

    Effect of Foliar Micronutrients (B, Mn, Fe, Zn) on Maize Grain Yield, Micronutrient Recovery, Uptake, and Partitioning · 2021

    Opposite direction

  5. negative
    In a pot experiment the highest Zn rate (250 ppm) slightly reduced corn yield.

    EFFECTS OF SOIL PROPERTIES AND AMENDMENTS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF ZINC IN SOILS · 1974

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    Zn alone or P alone reduced aboveground dry matter and yield at harvest by 8-85% in LCV and FER soils relative to unfertilized plants

    Combining P and Zn fertilization to enhance yield and grain quality in maize grown on Mediterranean soils · 2021 · compared with unfertilized (control) plants

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Maize grain yield did not respond to zinc application.

    Yield-limiting plant nutrients for maize production in northwest Ethiopia · 2022

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    Soil Zn did not affect maize yield at any Cd concentration.

    Cadmium‐zinc interaction in maize grown on sewer water irrigated soil · 1993

    Opposite direction

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