Beneficial effects of silicon on hydroponically grown corn salad (Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr) plants

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 56, Issue , 2012, Pages 14-23

  Gottardi, Stefano ^a   Iacuzzo, Francesco ^a   Tomasi, Nicola ^a   Cortella, Giovanni ^a   Manzocco, Lara ^a   Pinton, Roberto ^a   Römheld, Volker ^b   Mimmo, Tanja ^c   Scampicchio, Matteo ^c   Dalla Costa, Luisa ^a   Cesco, Stefano ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydroponic floating system; Iron; Nitrate; Shelf life; Uptake

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL OXIDASE; CHLOROPHYLL; FERTILIZER; IRON; NITRATE; SILICON; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CELL AGING; DIET; FOOD PRESERVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDROPONICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; VALERIANELLA;

BIOMASS; CATECHOL OXIDASE; CELL AGING; CHLOROPHYLL; DIET; FERTILIZERS; FOOD PRESERVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HYDROPONICS; IRON; NITRATES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, EDIBLE; SILICON; VALERIANELLA;

VALERIANELLA; VALERIANELLA LOCUSTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84860865495     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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