Short-term responses of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) to the individual and combinatorial effects of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium and silicon in the soil contaminated by boron.

ABSTRACT: While of lesser prevalence than boron (B) deficient soils, B-rich soils are important to study as they can cause B toxicity in the field and subsequently decrease crop yields in different regions of the world. We have conducted the present study to examine the role of the individual or combined application of silicon (Si) and NPK fertilizer in B-stressed spinach plants (Spinacia oleracea L.). S. oleracea seedlings were subjected to different NPK fertilizers, namely, low NPK (30 kg ha^-2) and normal NPK (60 kg ha^-2)], which were also supplemented by Si (3 mmol L^-1), for varying levels of B in the soil i.e., 0, 250, and 500 mg kg^-1. Our results illustrated that the increasing levels of B in the soil caused a substantial decrease

SUBMITTER: Ma J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9540599 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature