Silicon modifies C:N:P stoichiometry, and increases nutrient use efficiency and productivity of quinoa.

ABSTRACT: Recognizably, silicon has a beneficial effect on plant growth and productivity. In this respect, it is also known that the C, N and, P stoichiometric ratios and nutrient conversion efficiency allow identifying the interactions between elements while helping to understand the role Si plays in plant growth. This study aims to investigate whether increasing Si concentrations (0, 1, 2, and 3 mmol L^-1) supplied in the nutrient solution is uptaken by quinoa, modifies the C:N:P stoichiometry while increasing nutritional efficiency and crop productivity as well. Our results revealed that the Si supply by promoting a decline in the C levels, associated with greater uptake of N and P, especially decreased the C:N and C:P ratios, favoring the C metabolism efficiency, and modulated the N an

SUBMITTER: Lata-Tenesaca LF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8110966 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature