Increase maize productivity and water use efficiency through application of potassium silicate under water stress

Abstract In Egypt, water shortage has become a key limiting factor for agriculture. Water-deficit stress causes different morphological, physiological, and biochemical impacts on plants. Two field experiments were carried out at Etay El-Baroud Station, El-Beheira Governorate, Agriculture Research Ce...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: M. A. Gomaa, Essam E. Kandil, Atef A. M. Zen El-Dein, Mamdouh E. M. Abou-Donia, Hayssam M. Ali, Nader R. Abdelsalam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80656-9