pruning · Yield · Ipomoea batatas (sweet potato)

Results differ16 papers: 6 positive, 10 negative or no effect · 2 pairs of papers confirmed to differ

18 claims from these papers; 3 citations between them.

Papers whose results differ, checked claim by claim 2

2 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.

How these papers cite each other

3 citations between these papers: 1 on the same side, 2 across the two sides.

Positive resultNegative result or no effect197019801990200020102020
  • 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 6

  1. Sweetpotato Plant Production as Influenced by Gibberellin and 2-Chloroethylphosphonic Acid1 · 1970

    cited by 1 paper here

  2. Sweetpotato Plant Production as Influenced by Gibberellin and 2-Chloroethylphosphonic Acid1 · 1970

  3. Short-duration Presprouting, Ethephon, and Cutting Increase Plant Production by Sweetpotato Roots · 1990

    cites 1 paper here

  4. The effect of different field management pattern on yield of sweet potato with virus-free. · 2009

  5. PERFORMANCE OF SWEET POTATO (IPOMOEA BATATAS [L.] LAM) VARIETIES AS INFLUENCED BY ORGANIC-MINERAL FERTILIZER RATE AND STEM CUTTING LENGTH IN THE NIGERIAN AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES · 2021

  6. Effects of single-node cutting method on the propagation and storage root growth of sweetpotato seedlings · 2025

Papers reporting a negative result or no effect 10

  1. Presprouting, Root Size, and Cutting Related to Plant Production by Bedded Sweet Potato Roots · 1986

    cites 1 paper herecited by 2 papers here

  2. Plant Production from Longitudinally Halved Storage Roots of Two Sweet Potato Cultivars · 1988

    cites 1 paper here

  3. EFFECTS OF BIWEEKLY TOPPING ON NUTRIENT CONTENT OF SHOOT TIPS AND STORAGE ROOT YIELD OF SWEETPOTATO GROWN IN A NFT SYSTEM. · 1992

  4. SWEETPOTATO GROWTH AND YIELD IN NFT AS AFFECTED BY TYPE OF CUTTING AND PLANTING DEPTH · 1993

  5. EFFECTS OF SEQUENTIAL FOLIAGE TOPPING ON YIELD OF TWO SWEETPOTATO CULTIVARS · 1993

  6. Impact of defoliation on the agronomic performance of sweetpotato in Uganda · 2001

  7. Effects of Varieties, Growth Duration, and Topping for Occurrence of Skin Ridge on the Tuberous Root in Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) · 2014

  8. Effect of Vine Length and Leaf Removal on Growth and Yield of Sweet Potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.)] in the Wet Middleveld of Eswatini · 2021

  9. Effect of nutrient management and time of vine cutting on orange and white-fleshed sweetpotato varieties in Southern Nigeria · 2022

  10. Effect of Vine Harvesting Frequency on Sweetpotato Root Yield Components and Gross Income in Southern Mozambique · 2025

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.

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