Silicon leaf application and physiological quality of white oat and wheat seeds

Autores

  • Mariana Zampar Toledo Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Gustavo Spadotti Amaral Castro Embrapa Amapá
  • Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas
  • Rogério Peres Soratto Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas
  • Cláudio Cavariani Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas
  • Mariane Sayuri Ishizuka Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas
  • Laís Bilia Picoli Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2012v33n5p1693

Palavras-chave:

Avena sativa L., Triticum aestivum L., Germination, Vigor, Plant nutrition, Orthosilicic acid.

Resumo

Plant nutrition can positively influence quality of seeds by improving plant tolerance to adverse climate. In this context, silicon is currently considered a micronutrient and it is beneficial to plant growth, especially Poaceaes such as white oat and wheat, thereby improving physiological quality of seeds. This study had the objective of evaluating the effects of silicon leaf application on plant tillering, silicon levels and physiological quality of white oat and wheat seeds besides establishing correlations between them. Two experiments were carried out in winter with white oat and wheat. The experimental design was the completely randomized block with eight replications. Treatments consisted of foliar application of silicon (0.8% of soluble silicon, as stabilized orthosilicic acid) and a control (with no application). Silicon levels in leaves were determined at flowering whereas the number of plants and panicles/spikes per area was counted right before harvest. Seed quality was evaluated right after harvest through mass, germination and vigor tests. Data was submitted to variance analysis and means were compared by the Tukey test at a probability level of 5%. Person’s linear correlation test was performed among silicon level in plants, tillering and seed quality data. Silicon leaf application increases root and total length of white oat seedlings as an effect of higher Si level in leaves. Silicon leaf application increases mass of wheat seeds without affecting germination or vigor.

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Biografia do Autor

Mariana Zampar Toledo, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Profª Colaboradora Adjunta, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, UEM, Campus Regional de Umuarama, Umuarama, PR.

Gustavo Spadotti Amaral Castro, Embrapa Amapá

Analista A. Embrapa Amapá, Macapá, AP.

Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas

Prof. Dr., Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, FCA/UNESP, Botucatu, SP.

Rogério Peres Soratto, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas

Prof. Dr., Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, FCA/UNESP, Botucatu, SP.

Cláudio Cavariani, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas

Prof. Dr., Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, FCA/UNESP, Botucatu, SP.

Mariane Sayuri Ishizuka, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas

Discente de Graduação, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, FCA/UNESP, Botucatu, SP.

Laís Bilia Picoli, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas

Discente de Graduação, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, FCA/UNESP, Botucatu, SP.

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Publicado

2012-10-29

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Toledo, M. Z., Castro, G. S. A., Crusciol, C. A. C., Soratto, R. P., Cavariani, C., Ishizuka, M. S., & Picoli, L. B. (2012). Silicon leaf application and physiological quality of white oat and wheat seeds. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 33(5), 1693–1702. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2012v33n5p1693

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