Effects of silicon sources on its deposition, chlorophyll content, and disease and pest resistance in rice

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 713-716

  Ranganathan, S ^a   Suvarchala, V ^a   Rajesh, Y B R D ^a   Srinivasa Prasad, M ^b   Padmakumari, A P ^b   Voleti, S R ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b DIRECTORATE OF RICE RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

4 morpholino pyridine N oxide (MNO); Chlorophyll fluorescence induction; Oryza sativa; Photosystem 2 efficiency; Pyridine N oxide; Silicon accumulation

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 33745657620     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-006-0113-2     Document Type: Article

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