Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Sesbania cover crop and green mulch improved rice yield attributes and production efficiency relative to no mulch.

A claim from Studies on mulching and weed management in unpuddled transplanted rice (Oryza sativa L.) · 2020

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Sesbania cover crop and green mulch improved rice yield attributes and production efficiency relative to no mulch.

Treatment
cover crop of Sesbania followed by surface mulch followed by green mulche0
Outcome
yield attributes and production efficiencye0
Direction
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Comparator
no mulchinge0

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

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“rice (Oryza sativa L.)”

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“cover crop of Sesbania followed by surface mulch followed by green mulch and rice straw mulch recorded significantly higher growth attributes, yield attributes and production efficiency as compared to no mulching.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 591–804

Title

Studies on mulching and weed management in unpuddled transplanted rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Sneha Kumari; Manoj Kumar Singh; Sripriya Das International Journal of Chemical Studies 2020. doi:10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i4ap.10173

Other claims from this paper (6)

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Sesbania · yield · Oryza sativa (rice)Positive and negative results

55 papers: 52 positive, 3 negative or no effect

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

  1. no effect
    Sesbania biomass and mungbean residue with inorganic fertilizers at MYG gave grain yields of T. aman rice identical to fertilizers alone at HYG, in both locations.

    Economics of fertilizer use in the Maize-Mungbean/Dhaincha-T.aman rice cropping pattern · 1970 · compared with fertilizers alone applied for HYG

    No difference from an alternative

  2. no effect
    Rice yield with Sesbania green manure plus 40 kg N/ha was statistically similar to rice with 120 kg N/ha and no organic N.

    Effect of organic and inorganic sources of nitrogen on productivity and soil fertility under rice (Oryza sativa)-wheat (Triticum aestivum) crop sequence · 2002 · compared with no organic N with 120 kg N/ha

    No difference from an alternative

  3. no effect
    The integrated package gave a rice yield comparable to the RDF treatment.

    Economising Fertility in Temperate Rice through Green Manuring under Kashmir Valley Condition · 2015 · compared with RDF treatment

    No difference from an alternative

  4. positive
    Rice grain yield and nitrogen uptake were generally highest after Sesbania.

    Nitrogen contributed by grain legumes to rice grown in rotation on the Cununurra soils of the Ord Irrigation Area, Western Australia · 1987 · compared with wet season cereal crop

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Rice yield was higher with Sesbania sown at rice seeding than with 10-day delay or sole rice.

    Integrated weed management, a key to success for direct-seeded rice in the Indo-Gangetic Plains · 2009 · compared with 10 days after rice seeding and a sole rice crop

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Sesbania green manuring plus urea in 1985/86 increased rice yield over split urea.

    Integrated management of Sesbania, Azolla and urea nitrogen in lowland rice under a rice–wheat cropping system · 1989 · compared with split application of 80 kg N/ha as PU

    Same direction

  7. positive
    The Sesbania-cowpea combination enhanced rice yield by 0.8 t ha−1.

    Biological N2 fixation and residual N benefit of pre-rice leguminous crops and green manures · 2000

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Wheat straw or Sesbania mulch gave significantly higher yields than no mulch in aerobic rice.

    Enhancing iron density and uptake in grain and straw of aerobic rice through mulching and rhizo-foliar fertilization of iron · 2013 · compared with no mulch aerobic rice treatment

    Same direction

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cover crop · yield · Oryza sativa (rice)Results differ

25 papers: 17 positive, 8 negative or no effect

16 papers in the same direction as this claim · 7 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
    Cover crop treatments gave similar yield components and grain yield of upland rice.

    Cover crops can affect soil attributes and yield of upland rice. · 2016

    Opposite direction

  2. no effect
    Cover crops did not influence rice grain yield.

    Do cover crops improve the productivity and industrial quality of upland rice? · 2020

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    The living mulch reduced rice yield by 14%, but yield remained significantly higher in no-till than in conventional tillage.

    No‐till with Stylosanthes guianensis cover crop affects weed community and improves weed management in upland rainfed rice in Madagascar · 2023

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    Cover crop implementation significantly reduced profitability.

    Balancing cover crop benefits and economic realities in Mediterranean rice farming · 2025

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    Nitrogen and cover crop had no significant interaction on grain yield.

    Effect of Sesbania sesban L. as a Green Manure on Yield of Rainfed-lowland Rice · 2024

    Opposite direction

  6. no effect
    Cover crops did not affect rough rice grain yield in any site-year.

    Impact of cover crops on furrow-irrigated rice and Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) emergence · 2025

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Winter cover crop incorporation did not significantly change GHG dynamics or crop productivity.

    Improving net carbon balance and irrigation water productivity of subtropical organic double-rice cropping through a near-saturation water-saving management · 2026

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    Rice grain yields were similar under all cover crops.

    Effects of grain-producing cover crops on rice grain yield in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique · 2017 · compared with all cover crops

    No difference from an alternative

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mulching · yield · Oryza sativa (rice)Results differ

126 papers: 106 positive, 20 negative or no effect

105 papers in the same direction as this claim · 17 in the opposite direction · 3 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. negative
    Mulching reduced rice yield by 43% in one of four comparisons with burning.

    Effect of residue management and fallow length on weeds and rice yield · 1998 · compared with farmers' traditional burning of crop and weed residues

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    PMDI grain yield ranged from 3.35×10 3 Kg ha -1 to 6.86×10 3 Kg ha -1 and was 19.3-60.31% below flooding.

    Rice root system spatial distribution characteristics at flowering stage and grain yield under plastic mulching drip irrigation (PMDI). · 2014 · compared with flooding irrigation

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    Plastic film mulching significantly reduced upland rice yield relative to continuous flooding.

    The Effect of Dry Cultivation on Yield, Water, and Iron Use Efficiency of Rice · 2019 · compared with CF

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    DC reduced grain filling rates of both the superior and inferior grains of paddy rice relative to PC.

    Comparison on the Grain-Filling Properties of Paddy Rice and Upland Rice · 2002 · compared with conventional paddy cultivation (PC)

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    Mulching did not affect transplanted rice bed yield.

    Yield and N use efficiency of permanent bed rice-wheat systems in north-western India: effect of N fertilisation, mulching and crop establishment method · 2008

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    PFMC gave the least nitrogen efficiency of matter production at maturity.

    Effects of Cultivation Methods on Nitrogen Absorption and Use Efficiency of Upland and Paddy Rice · 2005 · compared with three cultivation methods

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Residue mulching had no obvious effect on rice yield.

    Effect of Wheat Residue Retention on Grain Yield and Main Quality Characters of Rice in Rice-wheat Cropping System · 2009 · compared with tradition cultivation

    Opposite direction

  8. negative
    PFMC significantly lowered upland rice grain yield relative to MC.

    Effects of Cultivation Methods on the Absorption and Use Efficiency of Phosphorus in Upland Rice and Paddy Rice · 2008 · compared with MC

    Opposite direction

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