Assessing Silicon Availability in Soils of Rice-Growing Lowlands and Neighboring Uplands in Benin and Nigeria
Silicon (Si) is known as a beneficial nutrient in the cultivation of rice, playing a key role in photosynthesis enhancement, lodging resistance and tolerance to various environmental stress. The present study aimed to examine available Si content in both lowland soils (n = 29) and neighboring upland...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Rice Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S167263081630018X |