Silicon (Si) is the second most abundant element in the earth’s crust and plays a number of
important roles in the mineral nutrition of plants. In the past 20 years, the scientific …

The crust of the earth is largely composed of silicon that is found primarily as silicate minerals,
secondary alumino silicates and various forms of silicon dioxide. However, the abundance …

Upland rice (Oryza sativa L.), commonly considered to be low yielding, can be high yielding
if the genotype is improved for harvest index (HI) and the crop is grown relatively free from …

Long‐term experiments play a vital role in revealing dynamic soil and weather processes that
directly influence sustainable crop production and ecosystem health. The objective of this …

… As shown in Table 7, when grain yield was regressed by the REIPs coefficients, b 2 and b 3
, were not significant. This indicates that there was no effect of variety or interaction of variety …

A series of pot experiments were conducted to: (1) evaluate the effects of different Si sources
(soil- and foliar-applied) on grain yield and Si accumulation of rice supplied with varying P …

This study was conducted to formulate an in-season nitrogen (N) fertilization optimization
algorithm (NFOA) to estimate midseason N rates that maximize corn (Zea mays L.) growth and …

Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) measurements have the potential to improve
mid‐season N crop management decisions in rice (Oryza sativa L.). The objectives of this …

Numerous reviews and hundreds of refereed articles have been published on silicon’s effects
on abiotic and biotic stress as well as overall plant growth and development. The science …

Drastic increases in the cost of N fertilizer and increased public scrutiny have encouraged
development and implementation of improved N management practices. This study evaluated …