Feasibility of Using Trichloroacetic Acid Soluble Silicon as a Diagnostic Index of Silicon Deficiency in RiceEnglish Full Text

LIANG YONGCHAO; ZHANG YONGCHUN; YIN SHIXUE and YANG MAOCHENG (College of Resources and Environmental Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095(China))(Department of Agronomy, AgTicultural College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009 (China

Abstract: Pot experiments and field trials were conducted to investigate the changes in trichloroacetic acid （TCA） soluble silicon （Si） in the leaves of rice （Oryza sativa L.） and to examine the feasibility of using TCA-soluble Si content as an index for diagnosing Si deficiency. The TCA-soluble Si content was significantly higher in the leaves of both Si-treated and -untreated rice at the elongation stage compared with that at tillering stage. It was also higher in the Si-treated plants than in the controls throughout the whole growth period.However, whether dressed at elongation or booting stage, silicon fertilizer resulted in a significant increase in TCA-soluble Si one week to ten days after application. The same was true for the total Si accumulation in the plants. A close positive correlation was found between TCA-soluble Si and total it in plants grown on pot soils （r=0.669, P＜0.01, n=26）. The results obtained in the field trials revealed that the available Si extracted by sodium acetate （pH 4.0） could not predict the response of rice to added Si in the calcareous soils satisfactorily. No significant correlation was found between soil available Si content and rice yield, but TCA-soluble Si in the leaf blades of rice was significantly correlated both with rice yield （r=0.57, P＜0.01,n=30） and with total plant Si （r=0.89, P＜0.01, n=30）. It is recommended that, with 95 per cent confidence,the critical value of TCA-soluble Si in the leaves of rice should be 52-57 mg Si kg-1, above which no positive response of rice to added Si would be expected.

Keywords：

available silica; rice; silicon deficiency;

Series：
(D) Agriculture
Subject：
Fundamental Science of Agriculture; Agronomy
Classification Code：
S153

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Feasibility of Using Trichloroacetic Acid Soluble Silicon as a Diagnostic Index of Silicon Deficiency in RiceEnglish Full Text

LIANG YONGCHAO; ZHANG YONGCHUN; YIN SHIXUE and YANG MAOCHENG (College of Resources and Environmental Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095(China))(Department of Agronomy, AgTicultural College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009 (China

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