Rice is known to be a nutrient exhaustive crop and the application of silicon (Si) has been reported for better utilization plant nutrients from soil. Hence, response phosphorus (P) could enhanced by co-fertilization Si P. The present study evaluates dry matter accumulation, grain yield, uptake, nutrient-use efficiency P in aerobic rice. Therefore, field experiment was conducted at ICAR-Indian ...

Abstract Wheat productivity is severely hampered by drought, owing to its negative impacts on crop growth and development. For obtaining better yield, the of drought should be ameliorated. Therefore, current study scrutinizes potential different silicon (Si) forms minify drought-associated reduction in yield changes nutrients accumulation. In a strip plots design based randomized complete block...

The gasification filter cake (GFC) has great application potential for improving the characteristics of seedling substrates due to its nutrient richness and excellent water retention capacity. However, GFCs leach heavy metals easily thus pose certain ecological risks. Sodium silicate can enhance plant resistance metal toxicity by fixing metals. This study investigated impact sodium on cucumber ...

The inventories of carbon residing in organic matter dissolved in the ocean [dissolved organic carbon (DOC)] and in the atmosphere as CO2 are of the same order of magnitude, such that small changes in the DOC pool could have important consequences in atmospheric carbon and thus climate. DOC in the global ocean is largely formed in the sunlit euphotic zone, but identifying predictable controls o...

Supplementing the nutrient requirement of crops through organic manures plays a key role in sustaining soil fertility, and crop productivity and reducing use of fossil fuels. Field experiments were conducted for 2 years at two different locations (i.e. Lucknow and Pantnagar) in Uttar Pradesh, India. The objectives of the study were to assess the herb and essential oil yields of Japanese mint (M...

Background Individual nutrient depletion is widely used to induce lipid accumulation in microalgae, which also causes cell growth inhibition and decreases the total biomass. Thus, improving the lipid accumulation without biomass loss in the nutrient deficiency cells becomes a potential cost-effective treatment for cheaper biofuels. Methods In this study, the effects of different nutritional c...

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.), a member of Lamiaceae family, is an important medicinal plant that has many useful properties. Micronutrients are necessary in low dose for the growth and the development of plants. Present research was conducted to study the effects of micronutrients including manganese (Mn) and copper (Cu) on morpho-physiological traits and essential oil of lemon balm. Fie...

ABSTRACT- The purpose of this study was to elucidate the effects of chemical thinning on seasonal variations of leaf and fruit mineral compositions of ‘Soltani’ apple trees. Treatments, including unthinned control, naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) at 5 and 10 mg L-1, naphthaeneacetamide (NAD) at 25 and 50 mg L-1, benzyladenine (BA) at 50 and 100 mg L-1 and carbaryl at 500 and 1000 mg L-1 were appl...