Dry matter and plant nutrition of upland rice under water deficit and silicon fertilization

Authors

  • Munir Mauad Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados
  • Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas
  • Helio Grassi Filho Universidade Estadual Paulista

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2011v32n3p939

Keywords:

Oryza sativa L., Silicon, Macronutrients, Water soil tension.

Abstract

Although silicon has not been considered an essential element for plant growth and development, it has provided several benefits for the rice crop, especially under biotic and abiotic stress. The objective of this work was to evaluate macronutrient and silicon levels in upland rice cultivars cropped under water deficit and silicon fertilization. The experiment was carried out in greenhouse and the design was the completely randomized block, analyzed as a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial, which consisted of two cultivars, ‘Maravilha’ (modern group) and ‘Caiapó’ (traditional group), two silicon rates (0 and 350 kg ha-1) and two soil water tensions (-0.025 MPa and -0.050 MPa). Plant dry matter of the ‘Maravilha’ cultivar was higher compared to the other material. Higher soil water tensions decreased plant dry matter and macronutrient levels. Upland rice cultivars respond distinctively to soil water tensions and silicon rates.

 

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Author Biographies

Munir Mauad, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados

Prof. Dr. Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Cx 533, CEP 79804-970. Dourados, MS.

Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas

Prof. Dr. Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, Departamento de Produção Vegetal, Caixa Postal 237, CEP 18603-970 Botucatu, SP.

Helio Grassi Filho, Universidade Estadual Paulista

Prof. Dr. Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, Departamento de Ciências Ambientais, Caixa Postal 273, CEP 18603-970, Botucatu, SP.

Published

2011-08-10

How to Cite

Mauad, M., Crusciol, C. A. C., & Grassi Filho, H. (2011). Dry matter and plant nutrition of upland rice under water deficit and silicon fertilization. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 32(3), 939–948. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2011v32n3p939

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