Silicon and manganese on rice resistance to blast

Blast, caused by the fungus Pyricularia oryzae, is the most important fungal disease of rice. The effect of silicon (Si) and manganese (Mn), and their interaction, on rice resistance to blast was investigated. Rice plants (cultivar "Metica 1") were grown in hydroponic solution with 0 or 2...

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Main Authors: Isaías Severino Cacique, Gisele Pereira Domiciano, Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues, Francisco Xavier Ribeiro do Vale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Agronômico de Campinas 2012-01-01
Series:Bragantia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0006-87052012000200013&lng=en&tlng=en