Effects of Silicon Levels and Application Methods on Growth and Quality Characteristics of Narcissus tazetta L. | ||||
| Alexandria Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||||
| Article 1, Volume 64, Issue 4, August 2019, Page 231-243 PDF (953.75 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/alexja.2019.70635 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Gaber El-Kinany Ramy1; MK Nassar Atef2 | ||||
| 1Department of Horticulture Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour University, Damanhour, El-Beheira, PO Box 59, Egypt | ||||
| 2Plant Protection Department Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour University, Damanhour, El-Beheira, PO Box 59, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Two pot experiments were carried out during the two successive Winter seasons of 2015/2016 and 2016/2017. The experiments were executed in a private commercial nursery located at Damanhour City, El-Beheira Governorate, Egypt under greenhouse conditions. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of silicon (Potassium silicate; Si) as a spray, or a soil drench at concentrations of 0, 5 and 7.5 mmol in enhancing Narcissus tazetta L. growth, flower production, and quality. The experiment was conducted as a split-plot in a randomized complete block design (RCBD). The obtained results of the two seasons, generally, showed that application of silicon as soil drench at 7.5 mmol recorded the highest mean values of the most data recorded and might be considered as optimal treatment for the production of high yield and quality of narcissus plants under the environmental conditions of Beheira Governorate and other similar regions. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| potassium silicate; silicon; Narcissus | ||||
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