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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Main Authors: Munir Mauad, Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol, Adriano Stephan Nascente, Hélio Grassi Filho, Giuseppina Pace Pereira Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2016-09-01
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

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