Abstract
To investigate the effect of exogenous application of silicon and potassium on some physiological responses, yield, and yield components of two wheat cultivars (Pishgam and Alvand) grown under salt-stress conditions, a field experiment was conducted at the Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Centre in East Azerbaijan, Iran, during 2012 and 2013 growing seasons. The experiment was arranged in factorial design based on randomized complete blocks design with three replications in each year. Wheat seeds were sown in saline soil (10 dS m−1) and irrigated with saline water (4 dS m−1). The plants were sprayed with silicon and potassium solutions at 0, 2, and 4 mM and 0, 100, 200, and 300 mM concentrations, respectively. The results demonstrated that silicon and potassium application improved antioxidant enzyme activity, chlorophyll content, photosynthesis rate, potassium uptake, yield, and yield components in both wheat cultivars. Although silicon and potassium had significant effects on all studied traits, there was a great interactive effect between them. When these two elements were applied on plants, the positive effect was more pronounced. Among all treatments, the most effective treatment was 4 mM silicon and 300 mM potassium. The greatest enzyme activity, chlorophyll content, photosynthesis rate, potassium uptake, yield, and yield components and the lowest proline, malondialdehyde, and sodium accumulations were observed in this treatment.
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Claim · model-written summary
Silicon and potassium application improved antioxidant enzyme activity, chlorophyll content and photosynthesis rate in wheat.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume0 - Treatment
- silicon and potassium applicatione0
- Outcome
- antioxidant enzyme activity, chlorophyll content, photosynthesis ratee0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Setting
- East Azerbaijan, Irane5
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e0“silicon and potassium application improved antioxidant enzyme activity, chlorophyll content, photosynthesis rate, potassium uptake, yield, and yield components in both wheat cultivars”
e5“a field experiment was conducted at the Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Centre in East Azerbaijan, Iran, during 2012 and 2013 growing seasons”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon and potassium application improved potassium uptake, yield and yield components in wheat.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Treatment
- silicon and potassium applicatione0
- Outcome
- potassium uptake, yield, and yield componentse0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Setting
- East Azerbaijan, Irane5
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“silicon and potassium application improved antioxidant enzyme activity, chlorophyll content, photosynthesis rate, potassium uptake, yield, and yield components in both wheat cultivars”
e5“a field experiment was conducted at the Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Centre in East Azerbaijan, Iran, during 2012 and 2013 growing seasons”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon and potassium had significant effects on all studied traits of wheat.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- silicon and potassiume1
- Outcome
- all studied traitse1
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
t0“Salt-Stressed Wheat”
e1“Although silicon and potassium had significant effects on all studied traits, there was a great interactive effect between them”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon and potassium showed a strong interactive effect in wheat.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- silicon and potassiume1
- Outcome
- interactive effecte1
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
t0“Salt-Stressed Wheat”
e1“Although silicon and potassium had significant effects on all studied traits, there was a great interactive effect between them”
Claim · model-written summary
The positive effect of silicon and potassium was more pronounced when both elements were applied together.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Treatment
- these two elementse2
- Outcome
- positive effecte2
- Direction
- more pronouncede2
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“silicon and potassium application improved antioxidant enzyme activity, chlorophyll content, photosynthesis rate, potassium uptake, yield, and yield components in both wheat cultivars”
e2“When these two elements were applied on plants, the positive effect was more pronounced”
Claim · model-written summary
The 4 mM silicon and 300 mM potassium treatment was the most effective treatment in wheat.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- 4 mM silicon and 300 mM potassiume3
- Outcome
- most effective treatmente3
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Verbatim
t0“Salt-Stressed Wheat”
e3“Among all treatments, the most effective treatment was 4 mM silicon and 300 mM potassium”
Claim · model-written summary
The 4 mM silicon and 300 mM potassium treatment gave the greatest enzyme activity, chlorophyll content and photosynthesis rate of wheat.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- 4 mM silicon and 300 mM potassiume3
- Outcome
- enzyme activity, chlorophyll content, photosynthesis ratee4
- Direction
- greateste4
- Comparator
- all treatmentse3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Salt-Stressed Wheat”
e3“Among all treatments, the most effective treatment was 4 mM silicon and 300 mM potassium”
e4“The greatest enzyme activity, chlorophyll content, photosynthesis rate, potassium uptake, yield, and yield components and the lowest proline, malondialdehyde, and sodium accumulations were observed in this treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
The 4 mM silicon and 300 mM potassium treatment gave the greatest potassium uptake, yield and yield components of wheat.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- 4 mM silicon and 300 mM potassiume3
- Outcome
- potassium uptake, yield, and yield componentse4
- Direction
- greateste4
- Comparator
- all treatmentse3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Salt-Stressed Wheat”
e3“Among all treatments, the most effective treatment was 4 mM silicon and 300 mM potassium”
e4“The greatest enzyme activity, chlorophyll content, photosynthesis rate, potassium uptake, yield, and yield components and the lowest proline, malondialdehyde, and sodium accumulations were observed in this treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
The 4 mM silicon and 300 mM potassium treatment gave the lowest proline, malondialdehyde and sodium accumulation in wheat.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- 4 mM silicon and 300 mM potassiume3
- Outcome
- proline, malondialdehyde, and sodium accumulationse4
- Direction
- loweste4
- Comparator
- all treatmentse3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Salt-Stressed Wheat”
e3“Among all treatments, the most effective treatment was 4 mM silicon and 300 mM potassium”
e4“The greatest enzyme activity, chlorophyll content, photosynthesis rate, potassium uptake, yield, and yield components and the lowest proline, malondialdehyde, and sodium accumulations were observed in this treatment”
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