Arsenic (As), a toxic metalloid, is finding its route to human through intake of As-
contaminated water and consumption of food grown on contaminated soil. Rice is the most …

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an important vegetable crop in Iraq. This horticultural
crop is attacked by several insect pest species. Among them, the whitefly Bemisia tabaci …

Despite the important role of silicon (Si) for the better utilization of plant nutrients, it is not
well understood how the combinations of Si and P (phosphorus) will behave as a co …

Field experiment on the effect of organic and inorganic silicon amendments against yellow
stem borer and leaf folder in rice revealed the superiority of CaSiO3 (Calcium silicate) …

Field experiments were conducted to study the effect of orthosilicic acid formulations on leaf
folder incidence in lowland rice at Experimental Farm, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu …

Enhancing agricultural sustainability demands optimizing fertilizer usage for increased yield.
Application of key nutrients like nitrogen, essential for plant vigour, sulphur aiding metabolic …

The rice plant accumulates silicon (Si) in greater quantity, which varies among the rice
genotypes. This study was conducted to determine the optimum fertilization rate and its …

Silicon (Si) is the second most abundant element in the earth crust constituting 27.7 per cent.
The beneficial effects of Si includes mitigation of various forms of abiotic and biotic stresses …

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) is an important vegetable crop in Iraq. This horticultural
crop is attacked by several insect pest species. Among them, the white y Bemisia tabaci …

Field experiments were conducted at Sakha, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt; to investigate the effect
silica combined with mineral nitrogen on rice yield, and stem borer Chilo agamemnon Bles …