Soil, Fertilizer, and Plant Silicon Research in Japan

296 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Silicon (Si) plays a significant role in the resistance of plants to multiple stresses including biotic and abiotic stresses. Silicon is also the only element that does not damage plants when accumulated in excess. However, the contribution of Si to plant growth has been largely ignored due to its universal existence in the earth's crust. From numerous intensive studies on Si, initiated in Japan about 80 years ago, Japanese scientists realized that Si was important for the healthy growth of rice and for stability of rice production. In a worldwide first, silicon was recognized as a valuable fertilizer in Japan. The beneficial effects of Si on rice growth in particular, are largely attributable to the characteristics of a silica gel that is accumulated on the epidermal tissues in rice. These effects are expressed most clearly under high-density cultivation systems with heavy applications of nitrogen. Si is therefore recognized now as an ''agronomically essential element'' in Japan.>

• Reihe: Elsevier BV
• ISBN: 9780444511669
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2002
• Größe: 250 x 169 mm
• Verlag: Elsevier BV
• Herausgegeben von: Jian Ma, Eiichi Takahashi