Influence of silicon in papaya plant growth

Autores

  • Francisco Vanies da Silva Sá UFCG
  • Josinaldo Lopes Araujo UFCG
  • Fernando Sarmento de Oliveira UFCG
  • Luderlândio de Andrade Silva UFCG
  • Romulo Carantino Lucena Moreira UFCG
  • Alfredo Nogueira da Silva Neto UFCG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15361/1984-5529.2015v43n1p77-83

Resumo

Study on the effect of foliar fertilization with silicon on the growth and dry matter accumulation of papaya plants. The experiment was conducted under greenhouse conditions from December 2012 to March 2013. The treatments consisted of five concentrations of silicon (0 (control); 1; 2; 3 and 4 mL L-1) applied to papaya leaves in a completely randomized design and four replications, totaling 20 experimental units. The genotype of papaya Tainung-1 (Formosa group) was used, which was grown for 90 days after sowing and received three foliar fertilization with silicon at 45, 60 and 75 days after sowing. Foliar fertilization with potassium silicate concentrations resulted in papaya plants more vigorous, with less stress to biotic and abiotic factors in this experiment. The concentration of 2.2 mL L-1 silicon on average promoted better growth and dry matter accumulation in roots of papaya plants.

Biografia do Autor

Francisco Vanies da Silva Sá, UFCG

Unidade acadêmica de Ciências Agrária- UFCG

Josinaldo Lopes Araujo, UFCG

D. Sc. Professor da Unidade acadêmica de Ciências Agrária- UFCG

Fernando Sarmento de Oliveira, UFCG

Graduando em agronomia da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Luderlândio de Andrade Silva, UFCG

Graduando em agronomia da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Romulo Carantino Lucena Moreira, UFCG

Graduando em agronomia da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Alfredo Nogueira da Silva Neto, UFCG

Graduando em agronomia da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Publicado

20/02/2015

Como Citar

SÁ, F. V. da S.; ARAUJO, J. L.; OLIVEIRA, F. S. de; SILVA, L. de A.; MOREIRA, R. C. L.; SILVA NETO, A. N. da. Influence of silicon in papaya plant growth. Científica, Dracena, SP, v. 43, n. 1, p. 77–83, 2015. DOI: 10.15361/1984-5529.2015v43n1p77-83. Disponível em: http://cientifica.org.br/index.php/cientifica/article/view/621. Acesso em: 28 mar. 2024.

Edição

Seção

Solos e Nutrição de Plantas - Soils and Plant Nutrition

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