Danijel Jug and colleagues found that tilling-the practice of turning soil with hoes , plows, or other machines before planting crops-was associated with an increased yield of winter wheat. But some studies of other,crops have found the opposite effect, for example __ Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the assertion? A. Min Huang and colleagues reported an even larger positive effect of no tilling on the yield of ricé. B. Bharat Sharma Acharya and colleagues found a similar association in a study using soybeans. C. crop yields with tilling have ranged from 2,420 kilograms per hectare for maize to 12860 kilograms per hectare for winter whe D. a study using winter wheat yielded 4 ,860kilograms per hectare with tilling and only 3,910 kilograms per hectare without tilling.

## Step 1: Understand the Assertion<br />### The assertion states that Danijel Jug and colleagues found that tilling increased the yield of winter wheat. We need to find an example from the table where no tilling had a positive effect on crop yield, which is the opposite effect.<br /><br />## Step 2: Analyze the Table Data<br />### From the table, we observe the following:<br />- For soybeans (Bharat Sharma Acharya), tilling yields more than no tilling.<br />- For maize (Adrian Gracia-Romero), no tilling yields more than tilling.<br />- For winter wheat (Daniel Jug), no tilling yields more than tilling.<br />- For rice (Min Hong), no tilling yields significantly more than tilling.<br /><br />## Step 3: Match the Options with the Table Data<br />### Option A mentions Min Huang and colleagues reporting a larger positive effect of no tilling on rice yield. This matches the data in the table where rice yield with no tilling (5,226 kg/ha) is much higher than with tilling (2,534 kg/ha).<br />### Option B incorrectly suggests a similar association for soybeans, but the table shows soybeans yield more with tilling.<br />### Option C provides a range of yields with tilling, which does not address the assertion about the opposite effect.<br />### Option D incorrectly states the yields for winter wheat, as per the table, no tilling yields more.<br /><br />## Step 4: Select the Most Effective Choice<br />### Based on the analysis, Option A effectively uses the data from the table to show an opposite effect for rice compared to winter wheat.