Effect of the Application of Silicon Hydroxide on Yield and Quality of Cherry Tomato

Effect of choline-stabilized orthosilic acid application on tomato grown under increasing Mn stress

“…Manganese present in Si-treated plants is therefore less available and for this reason less toxic than in plants not treated with Si (roGalla, röMheld 2002). Also, other authors observed a similar tendency for improved tomato yielding after Si nutrition (StaMataKiS et al 2003, toreSano-Sanchez et al 2012, JaroSz 2014. A similar positive effect of Si nutrition on growth of horticultural plants under Mn stress was found for cucumber (roGalla, röMheld 2002).…”

Silicate fertilization potentiates the nodule formation and symbiotic nitrogen fixation in soybean1

“…The application of Si shows beneficial effects on the growth and yield of several crops, especially those considered as Si-accumulating plants, such as rice, sugarcane, maize, sorghum and wheat (Hattori et al 2005, Kaya et al 2006, Zanão-Júnior et al 2010, Sarto et al 2015, Camargo et al 2017. However, dicotyledonous species, considered as non-Si accumulating plants, such as tomato, cucumber, cowpea, cotton, potato and soybean, have also responded positively to the soil-applied Si (Nelwamondo & Dakora 1999, Toresano-Sánchez et al 2012, Ferraz et al 2014, Pilon et al 2014, Wang et al 2015, Pascual et al 2016.…”

Effects of silicon on absorbed light allocation, antioxidant enzymes and ultrastructure of chloroplasts in tomato leaves under simulated drought stress

“…Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is grown worldwide and is regarded as a non-accumulator of Si, having displayed passive absorption of Si (Mitani and Ma, 2005). Whereas Si was shown to contribute to the yield of cherry tomato (Toresano-Sánchez et al, 2012). Our previous study addressed that Si can promote the growth and photosynthesis of tomato (Cao et al, 2013).…”