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Defective active silicon uptake affects some components of rice resistance to brown spot.
Phytopathology - 1 Jan 2009
Dallagnol Leandro J, Rodrigues Fabrício A, Mielli Mateus V B, Ma Jian F, Datnoff Lawrence E
Abstract excerpt
Rice is known to accumulate high amounts of silicon (Si) in plant tissue, which helps to decrease the intensity of many economically important rice diseases. Among these diseases, brown spot, caused by the fungus Bipolaris oryzae, is one of the most devastating because it negatively affects yield and grain quality. This study aimed to evaluate the importance of active root Si uptake in rice for controlling brown...
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