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Role of Silicon and Salicylic Acid in the Mitigation of Nitrogen Deficiency Stress in Rice Plants

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Application of silicon (Si) and salicylic acid (SA) mitigates plant stress; however, this effect is not known under nitrogen (N) deficiency conditions in rice plants. The objective of the present study was to determine whether foliar application with a soluble form of Si and SA, individually or in combination, could mitigate N deficiency stress in rice plants. The treatments consisted of application of 3.45 g L−1 Si only (sprayed on the leaves), 4.5 mM SA only, a combination of both, and no application as control. Net CO2 assimilation rate, transpiration, lignin and carbon contents, C:N:P:Si stoichiometric ratio and grain yield were evaluated. Foliar application of Si combined with SA or isolated application of SA did not mitigate N deficiency stress in rice plants. However, silicon application increased rice yield by 18.6% in N-deficient conditions. Our results show that the beneficial effects of Si under nitrogen deficient conditions are related to the stoichiometry change in C with Si and increases of lignin synthesis.

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  1. Department of Soil and Environmental Resources, College of Agronomic Sciences, São Paulo State University, José Barbosa de Barros Street, 1780. Zip-Code: 18610-307, Botucatu, SP, Brazil

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    Renato de Mello Prado, Raimundo Leonardo Lima de Oliveira & Guilherme Felisberto

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Deus, A.C.F., de Mello Prado, R., de Cássia Félix Alvarez, R. et al. Role of Silicon and Salicylic Acid in the Mitigation of Nitrogen Deficiency Stress in Rice Plants. Silicon 12, 997–1005 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-019-00195-5

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