Silica fertilization improved wheat performance and increased phosphorus concentrations during drought at the field scale.

ABSTRACT: Drought and the availability of mineable phosphorus minerals used for fertilization are two of the important issues agriculture is facing in the future. High phosphorus availability in soils is necessary to maintain high agricultural yields. Drought is one of the major threats for terrestrial ecosystem performance and crop production in future. Among the measures proposed to cope with the upcoming challenges of intensifying drought stress and to decrease the need for phosphorus fertilizer application is the fertilization with silica (Si). Here we tested the importance of soil Si fertilization on wheat phosphorus concentration as well as wheat performance during drought at the field scale. Our data clearly showed a higher soil moisture for the Si fertilized plots. This higher soil moisture

SUBMITTER: Schaller J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8531131 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature