作者: Mukhtar Ahmed , Umara Qadeer , Zammurad Iqbal Ahmed , Fayyaz-ul Hassan
DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2015.1048235
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摘要: Silicon has the potential to improve drought tolerance in crops. Seeds primed with silicon were used in the present study to explore its potential benefit to withstand water stress. Seeds of two wheat varieties, NARC-2009 and Chakwal-50, were sown in pots after priming with distilled water and different concentrations (0.5%, 1.0% and 1.5%) of silicon sources (silicic acid, sodium silicate and silica gel) at PMAS, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi. Maximum silicon uptake at three-leaf stage (0.028 µg g− 1 dry weight (DW)), anthesis (0.072 …