Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Top dressed soil zinc sulfate increased grain yield and grain zinc concentration.

A claim from Optimizing Grain Zinc Biofortification in Bread Wheat: Innovative Fertilization Strategies for Field Conditions · 2024

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Top dressed soil zinc sulfate increased grain yield and grain zinc concentration.

Treatment
application of ZnSO 4 .7H 2 O in the soil at the top dressing periode0
Outcome
grain yield and grain Zn concentratione1
Direction
increasinge1

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Triticum aestivum
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Verbatim

e0

“the application of ZnSO 4 .7H 2 O in the soil at the top dressing period in Experiment I”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 908–996
e1

“effective methods in increasing grain yield and grain Zn concentration”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1100–1170
t0

“Bread Wheat”

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Title

Optimizing Grain Zinc Biofortification in Bread Wheat: Innovative Fertilization Strategies for Field Conditions

Hanife Akca; Suleyman Taban Journal of soil science and plant nutrition 2024. doi:10.1007/s42729-024-01865-z

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zinc sulfate · yield · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Results differ

100 papers: 98 positive, 2 negative or no effect

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

  1. no effect
    Nutri priming of seeds with zinc sulphate heptahydrate solution could not improve wheat yield over control.

    Yield and grain zinc concentration of wheat as affected by nutri priming and foliar application of zinc · 2019 · compared with control

    Opposite direction

  2. no effect
    Grain yields in insecticide-only and insecticide plus zinc plots were statistically similar.

    Compatibility of foliar application of zinc sulphate with insecticides against wheat aphid · 2021 · compared with thiamethoxam and azadirachtin sprayed plots

    No difference from an alternative

  3. positive
    Soil or foliar application of FeSO4 and ZnSO4, alone or combined, increased plant height, tiller number and spike length of wheat.

    Biofortification with Zinc and Iron Improves the Grain Quality and Yield of Wheat Crop · 2020

    Same direction

  4. positive
    The greatest grain number per spike followed 80 kg ZnSO4 ha−1 plus foliar Mn.

    Response of Wheat Plants to Zinc, Iron, and Manganese Applications and Uptake and Concentration of Zinc, Iron, and Manganese in Wheat Grains · 2009

    Same direction

  5. positive
    The combined FeSO4, ZnSO4, and MnSO4 spray was comparatively better for wheat yield attributes.

    Foliar Application of Micronutrients Enhances Wheat Growth, Yield and Related Attributes · 2015 · compared with comparatively

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Seed-banded zinc sulfate gave the highest grain yields.

    Effectiveness of zinc sulfate and zinc chelate as foliar sprays in alleviating zinc deficiency of wheat grown on zinc-deficient soils in Western Australia · 1991

    Same direction

  7. positive
    ZnSO 4 priming increased plant dry matter and grain yield over unprimed seeds.

    Effect of seed priming on growth and phenology of wheat under late‐sown conditions · 2004 · compared with unprimed seeds

    Same direction

  8. positive
    ZnSO4 spraying gave the highest grain yield in both genotypes.

    Zinc Enrichment in Two Contrasting Genotypes of Triticum aestivum L. Grains: Interactions between Edaphic Conditions and Foliar Fertilizers · 2021

    Same direction

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fertilization · yield · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Positive and negative results

3,438 papers: 3,115 positive, 323 negative or no effect

3,114 papers in the same direction as this claim · 284 in the opposite direction · 39 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
    Current high nitrogen practices do not significantly raise crop yields relative to optimum fertilization.

    Reducing environmental risk by improving N management in intensive Chinese agricultural systems · 2009 · compared with knowledge-based optimum N fertilization

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    Wheat yield declined by 0.04 Mg ha −1 yr −1 with 75 and 100% N-P-K fertilizer.

    Yield and Soil Nutrient Changes in a Long‐Term Rice‐Wheat Rotation in India · 2002

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    The authors concluded that N fertiliser could not compensate for the yield reduction in canola and wheat due to late sowing.

    Effects of sowing time and nitrogen fertiliser on canola and wheat, and nitrogen fertiliser on Indian mustard. I. Dry matter production, grain yield, and yield components · 2001

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    Genetic gain in winter wheat yield without fertiliser N was 0.021 t ha −1 y −1, smaller than at 215–250 kg/ha N.

    Responses of grain yield, biomass and harvest index and their rates of genetic progress to nitrogen availability in ten winter wheat varieties · 2006 · compared with 215–250 kg/ha N

    Opposite direction

  5. no effect
    The fertilizing substances did not significantly change plant yields.

    The influence of chlorothalonil on the activity of soil microorganisms and enzymes · 2018

    Opposite direction

  6. no effect
    Compost did not significantly affect wheat grain yield, biomass or harvest index.

    Responses of Wheat Yield, Macro- and Micro-Nutrients, and Heavy Metals in Soil and Wheat following the Application of Manure Compost on the North China Plain · 2016

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Wheat yields were similar in fertilized fallow and unfertilized green-manure plots.

    Wheat Yields, Nitrogen Uptake, and Soil Moisture Following Winter Legume Cover Crop vs. Fallow · 1998 · compared with unfertilized plots following a green manure crop

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    Incorporation timing of feedlot cattle manure had no impact on soil or crop performance.

    Effect of rate, frequency and incorporation of feedlot cattle manure on soil nitrogen availability, crop performance and nitrogen use efficiency in east-central Saskatchewan · 2004

    Opposite direction

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