Foliar spray of silica improved water stress tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars.
El-Okkiah SAF, El-Afry MM, Shehab Eldeen SA, El-Tahan AM, Ibrahim OM, Negm MM, Alnafissa M, El-Saadony MT, Almazrouei HMRS, AbuQamar SF, El-Tarabily KA, Selim DA.
El-Okkiah SAF, et al.
Front Plant Sci. 2022 Nov 16;13:935090. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.935090. eCollection 2022.
Front Plant Sci. 2022.
PMID: 36466243
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The roots of drought-stressed seedlings exhibited smaller diameters, fewer numbers, and narrower areas of xylem vessels compared to those well-watered. Regardless of its concentration, the application of silica was found to increase the contents of photosynthetic pigments …
The roots of drought-stressed seedlings exhibited smaller diameters, fewer numbers, and narrower areas of xylem vessels compared to t …