Datnoff, L.E. and Seebold, K.W. and Correa-V, F.J. (2001) The use of silicon for integrated disease management: reducing fungicide applications and enhancing host plant resistance. In: Silicon in Agriculture. Elsevier, New York, pp. 171-184. ISBN 978-0-444-50262-9
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Abstract
Silicon can reduce levels of several important diseases of rice, including blast brown spot, sheath blight, leaf scald and grain discoloration. Levels of control are equal to that achieved by fungicides for disease such as blast and brown spot. Hence, the number of fungicide applications and rates can be reduced significantly. Residual activity of silicon was effective for disease control in the second year crop and was comparable to a first year silicon application or a full rate of a fungicide. Silicon enhanced performance of partially-resistant cultivars so that they were comparable to highly resistant cultivars for both blasts and sheath blight. These findings suggest that silicon could be employed in integrated disease management systems for reducing fungicide use and enhancing host plant resistance for the control of important rice diseases worldwide
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Silicon, Fungicide, Rice diseases, Leaf blast |
| Author Affiliation: | University of Florida-IFAS, Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, USA |
| Subjects: | Plant Protection Social Sciences |
| Divisions: | Other Crops |
| Depositing User: | Ms Ishrath Durafsha |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Nov 2014 10:47 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Nov 2014 10:47 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/13542 |
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