Silicon enhances photochemical efficiency and adjusts mineral nutrient absorption in Magnaporthe oryzae infected rice plants

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 675-682

  Gao, Dan ^a,b   Cai, Kunzheng ^b   Chen, Jining ^b   Luo, Shiming ^b   Zeng, Rensen ^b   Yang, Jianyuan ^c   Zhu, Xiaoyuan ^c  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (China)

Author keywords

Blast; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Magnaporthe oryzae; Mineral nutrient contents; Rice; Silicon

Indexed keywords

MAGNAPORTHE; MAGNAPORTHE ORYZAE; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 79954424285     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-010-0588-5     Document Type: Article

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