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The effect of silicon on sugar cane growth in pure nutrient solution
Code (CO)MSI99P0555
Author (AU)Wong You Cheong, Y.
Heitz, A.
Deville, J.
Title - English (ET)The effect of silicon on sugar cane growth in pure nutrient solution
Document Type(DT)Periodical article
Date of publication (DP)1973
Series (SE)J. Sci. Fd Agric.
Source (SO)24: 113-115
Language of text (LT)En
Language of summaries (LS)En
Abstract (AB)Si, supplied as silicic acid significantly increased cane yields of two sugarcane varieties growing in pure nutrient solution and the sucrose yield of one variety. "Leaf freckling" symptoms only developed on those plants not receiving Si.
Descriptors - English (DE)SUGARCANE
SILICON
YIELDS
PLANT NUTRITION
TRACE ELEMENTS
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)MAURITIUS
Sort Key 1(K1)Sugarcane: Soils and plant nutrition
Sort Key 2 (K2)Fertilization: Silicon
Date record entered (DA)1992-03-02
Language of analysis (LA)En
Location (LO)LIB
Processing status (PS)CAT
MSIRI Staff (MS)CHEM