Silicon Supply Improves Leaf Gas Exchange, Antioxidant Defense System and Growth in Saccharum officinarum Responsive to Water Limitation.

ABSTRACT: Silicon (Si) is not categorized as a biologically essential element for plants, yet a great number of scientific reports have shown its significant effects in various crop plants and environmental variables. Plant Si plays biologically active role in plant life cycle, and the significant impact depends on its bioaccumulation in plant tissues or parts. In particular, it has been investigated for its involvement in limited irrigation management. Therefore, this experiment was conducted to examine the effect of Si application in eco-physiological, enzymatic and non-enzymatic activities of sugarcane plants against water stress. Four irrigation levels, i.e., normal (100-95% of soil moisture), 80-75, 55-50, and 35-30% of soil moisture were treated for the sugarcane cultivar GT 42 plants supplied

SUBMITTER: Verma KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7464948 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature