pruning · Yield · Manihot esculenta (cassava)
46 claims from these papers; 10 citations between them.
Papers whose results differ, checked claim by claim 4
4 pairs of papers on this question report results that differ: an effect in one paper, the opposite effect or no effect in the other. Two model reviewers reading both claims accepted each pair.
- Effect of Genotype and Periodic Pruning on Storage Root Yield and Yield Components of Some Cassava Genotypes Under Rain-Fed Conditions In Ghana (2015)
decreasePruning reduced root yield by 40–80%.
Harvest, benefit and conservation in cassava ( Manihot esculenta Crantz) crop. I. Effect of plant pruning and root chemical treatmentson its deterioration (2013)no changePruning did not alter yield.
The records name no dose, test system or situation that separates the two claims.Compare the two papers → - Yield and Chemical Composition of Cassava Foliage and Tuber Yield as Influenced by Harvesting Height and Cutting Interval (2005)
decreaseFrequent foliage harvesting at 10 cm reduced cassava tuber yield by 72%.
Enhancing Cassava Productivity for Sustainable Agriculture: The Role of Pruning Optimization and Plantix Preview Technology in Tuber and Starch Yield (2025)no changePruning at 3 to 5 months had no significant effect on cassava tuber production.
The records name no dose, test system or situation that separates the two claims.Compare the two papers → - Influence of cassava planting patterns and pruning methods on crop yield in a cassava-based cropping system (2004)
decreaseYield and yield components of cassava were reduced when cassava was pruned, irrespective of the pruning method.
Harvest, benefit and conservation in cassava ( Manihot esculenta Crantz) crop. I. Effect of plant pruning and root chemical treatmentson its deterioration (2013)no changePruning did not alter yield.
The records name no dose, test system or situation that separates the two claims.Compare the two papers → - Effect of Pruning on Cassava Stem, Foliage and Tuber Yield (2016)
decreaseTwo prunings at the 3rd and 6th months significantly reduced cassava tuber yield.
Enhancing Cassava Productivity for Sustainable Agriculture: The Role of Pruning Optimization and Plantix Preview Technology in Tuber and Starch Yield (2025)no changePruning at 3 to 5 months had no significant effect on cassava tuber production.
The records name no dose, test system or situation that separates the two claims.Compare the two papers →
How these papers cite each other
10 citations between these papers: 8 on the same side, 2 across the two sides.
- Positive result
- Negative result or no effect
- Citation, pointing to the cited paper
- Citation across the two sides
- Larger circle: more citations overall
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Papers reporting a positive result 13
Development Of Cassava (Manihot Esculenta Crantz) Leaf Meal As An Animal Feed · 1985
- positive
- positive
- positive
- positive
- positive
- positive
- positive
- positive
The Response of Micronutrients on Cassava Root Yield of Rayong 72 and Kasetsart 50 · 2004
- positive
- positive
Effects of length and incisions on the cortex of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cropping · 2008
- positive
Effect of Pruning on Cassava Stem, Foliage and Tuber Yield · 2016
- positive
- positive
- positive
- negative
- negative
- negative
- positive
Effect of Cutting Frequency of Cassava Leaves on Composition and Production during the Dry Season · 2019
- positive
Effect of Pruning Young Branches on Fruit and Seed Set in Cassava · 2020
- positive
- positive
- positive
- positive
- positive
- positive
Flower-inducing technology facilitates speed breeding in cassava · 2023
- positive
- positive
- negative
- positive
Papers reporting a negative result or no effect 13
- negative
Effects of Harvesting Frequency on Leaf and Root Yields of Cassava · 1981
- no effect
Effect of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de wit pruning frequency on alley cropped maize/cassava · 1995
- no effect
- negative
- negative
- negative
- negative
- negative
Effect of pruning and harvest time on cassava agronomic characteristics · 2010
- negative
- no effect
- negative
- negative
- no effect
- no effect
- no effect
- negative
- no effect
A paper is on the positive side when any of its claims here is positive. Claims are grouped by organism, treatment and what was measured or targeted. Claims that compare genotypes are left out; a claim about lacking a nutrient counts the other way round in that nutrient’s question. “Results differ” marks a question where two model reviewers, reading both claims, accepted at least one pair of papers whose results differ.