Effects of silicon and drought stress on biochemical characteristics of leaves of upland rice cultivars
ABSTRACT Silicon (Si) has beneficial effects on many crops, mainly under biotic and abiotic stress. Silicon can affect biochemical, physiological, and photosynthetic processes and, consequently, reduce drought stress. However, the effects of Si on rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants under drought stress a...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Ceará
2016-09-01
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Series: | Revista Ciência Agronômica |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-66902016000300532&lng=en&tlng=en |