A case for silicon fertilization to improve crop yields in tropical soils

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B - Biological Sciences

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 505-518

  Meena, V D ^a   Dotaniya, M L ^a   Coumar, Vassanda ^a   Rajendiran, S ^a   Ajay, ^a   Kundu, S ^a   Subba Rao, A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Biotic and abiotic stress; Resistance; Silica; Stress tolerance; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906565188     PISSN: 03698211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40011-013-0270-y     Document Type: Review

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