Evaluation of silicon as a nutritional supplement for greenhouse zinnia production

Kamenidou, Sophia; Cavins, Todd J.; Marek, Stephen M.

doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2008.08.012

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“…In the present study, plant height was suppressed by 2.7 and 8.1% when the nutrient solution was supplemented with 50 and 100 mg･L -1 Si, respectively, compared with the control. Similar result was also reported in ornamental sunflower (Kamenidou et al, 2008), Tagetes patula 'Boy Orange' and 'Yellow Boy' (Sivanesan et al, 2010) and zinnia (Kamenidou et al, 2009). Plant width was also reduced by 6.9 and 13.8% when the plants were treated with 50 and 100 mg･L -1 Si, respectively, compared with the control (Table 1).…”

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“…Silicon has been reported to be beneficial for growth and development of graminaceous plants such as rice, sugarcane and wheat (Liang et al, 2007). However, recent studies have shown that the Si nutrition enhanced growth traits in carnation (Bae et al, 2010), chrysanthemum 'Backwang' (Moon et al, 2008), gerbera (Kamenidou et al, 2010;Savvas et al, 2002), kalanchoe (Bae et al, 2010), sunflower (Kamenidou et al, 2008), rose (Ehret et al, 2005;Hwang et al, 2005), and zinnia (Kamenidou et al, 2009). Furthermore, application of Si has been shown to be able to control diseases (Rodrigues et al, 2003;Voogt and Sonneveld, 2001) and pests (Jeong et al, 2012;Ranganathan et al, 2006), alleviate toxicity of some heavy metals (Shi et al, 2010), and enhance resistance to drought (Chen et al, 2011), salinity (MateosNaranjo et al, 2013), and temperature stresses (Epstein, 1999;Ma and Yamaji, 2006).…”

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Effect of Silicon on Growth and Temperature Stress Tolerance of Nephrolepis exaltata ‘Corditas’

Sivanesan¹,

Son²,

Soundararajan³

et al. 2014

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Effect of silicon (Si) nutrition on growth and temperature stress tolerance of Nephrolepis exaltata 'Corditas' grown in a soilless substrate was examined. In vitro-grown acclimatized plantlets were transplanted into the pots containing a coir-based substrate. A nutrient solution containing 0, 50, or 100 mg･L -1 Si was supplied through a drip-irrigation system. After 5 months of cultivation, Si-treated and -untreated plants were grown at 10, 25, or 40 ± 1°C under a 12 h photoperiod with 530 µmol･m PPFD and 60% RH. After 7 days, chlorophyll content and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters were measured. Silicon nutrition had a negative effect on growth characteristics of N. exaltata 'Corditas'. However, Si-treated plants had more tolerance to temperature stress than the control plants. The Fv/Fm value was not significantly different when the plants were exposed to 25°C. However, significant difference in Fv/Fm was recorded when plants were exposed to 10 or 40°C. Thus, Fv/Fm could be used as an indicator of low and high temperature tolerance in ferns. The present study also suggests that application of Si may be used to enhance temperature tolerance of ferns.

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Effect of Silicon on Growth and Temperature Stress Tolerance of Nephrolepis exaltata ‘Corditas’

Sivanesan¹,

Son²,

Soundararajan³

et al. 2014

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“…This is due to silicon helps in more absorption of calcium, magnesium, zinc, manganese, and copper in to the plant tissue. Similar results were noticed by Lalithya et al, (2014) in sapota, Bhavya (2010) in Bangalore Blue grapes, Stamatakis et al, (2003) in tomato and Prado and Natale (2005) in passion fruit, Mary (2005) in rose, Kamenidou and Toddy (2008) in ornamental sunflower, Kamenidou et al, (2009) in zinnia and Kamenidou et al, (2010) in gerbera.…”

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Response of Soil Application of Diatomaceous Earth as a Source of Silicon on Leaf Nutrient Status of Guava

Swamy¹,

Chnaniya²

2017

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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“…On the other hand both foliar and subirrigational application of Na 2 SiO 3 increased stem diameter of 'Pink Eye' (Table 1). Similarly, the Si treatment increased stem diameter in carnation (Bae et al, 2010), chrysanthemum (Moon et al, 2008), gerbera (Savvas et al, 2002), marigold (Sivanesan et al, 2010), rose (Hwang et al, 2005), and zinnia (Kamenidou et al, 2009). Significant difference in number of branches was found between the two cultivars.…”

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Growth of Chrysanthemum Cultivars as Affected by Silicon Source and Application Method

Sivanesan¹,

Son²,

Soundararajan³

et al. 2013

Korean Journal of Horticultural Science and Technology

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Abstract. The effect of different silicon (Si) sources and methods of application on the growth of two chrysanthemum cultivars grown in a soilless substrate was investigated. Rooted terminal cuttings of Dendranthema grandiflorum 'Lemmon Eye' and 'Pink Eye' were transplanted into pots containing a coir-based substrate. A nutrient solution containing 0 or 50 mg･L -1 Si from calcium silicate (CaSiO 3 ), potassium silicate (K 2 SiO 3 ) or sodium silicate (Na 2 SiO 3 ) was supplied once a day through an ebb-and-flood sub irrigation system. A foliar spray of 0 or 50 mg･L -1 Si was applied twice a week. Cultivar and application method had a significant effect on plant height. Cultivar, application method, and Si source had a significant effect on plant width. Of the three Si sources studied, K 2 SiO 3 was found to be the best for the increasing number of flowers, followed by CaSiO 3 and Na 2 SiO 3 . In both the cultivars, sub irrigational supply of Si developed necrotic lesions in the older leaves at the beginning of the flowering stage as compared to the control and foliar spray of Si. Cultivar, application method, Si source, and their interactions had significant influence on leaf tissue concentrations of calcium (Ca), potassium (K), phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg), sulfur (S), sodium (Na), boron (B), iron (Fe), and zinc (Zn). The addition of Si to the nutrient solution decreased leaf tissue concentrations of Ca, Mg, S, Na, B, Cu, Fe, and Mn in both cultivars. The greatest Si concentration in leaf tissue was found in 'Lemmon Eye' (1420 µg･g ) when K 2 SiO 3 was applied through a sub irrigation system and by foliar spray, respectively.

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Evaluation of silicon as a nutritional supplement for greenhouse zinnia production

Cited by 54 publications

References 17 publications

Effect of Silicon on Growth and Temperature Stress Tolerance of Nephrolepis exaltata ‘Corditas’

Effect of Silicon on Growth and Temperature Stress Tolerance of Nephrolepis exaltata ‘Corditas’

Response of Soil Application of Diatomaceous Earth as a Source of Silicon on Leaf Nutrient Status of Guava

Growth of Chrysanthemum Cultivars as Affected by Silicon Source and Application Method

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