Farmers are facing serious plant protection issues and phytosanitary risks, in particular in
the tropics. Such issues are food insecurity, lower income in traditional low-input …

Silicon (Si) is one of the most abundant elements in the earth's crust, although its essentiality
in plant growth is not clearly established. However, the importance of Si as an element that …

Silicon (Si) and potassium are known to impart tolerance against numerous biotic stresses in
crop plants. A study was conducted to determine the effect of diatomaceous earth (DE), a …

We reviewed the potential of silicon (Si)-rich biochars (sichars) as crop amendments for pest
and pathogen control. The main pathosystems that emerged from our systematic literature …

The aim of this study was to model the energy flows for the production of different paddy rice
cultivars in Golestan province of Iran using Cobb-Douglas (CD) model and artificial neural …

Global climate change and the urgency to transform food crops require substantial breeding
efforts to meet the food security challenges. Barley, an important cereal, has remained a …

The effect of soil application of rice husk ash (RHA), a cheap renewable source of silicon,
and imidazole (a silicon solubilizer and carrier) on yellow stem borer (YSB), Scirpophaga …

Rice is one of the most important staple foods for the world population, but it is attacked by a
number of destructive pests. While evidence from greenhouse and laboratory tests has …

Soluble salts, which can move with gravity-induced movement of water, and salts retained in
soils (especially sodium) can adversely influence onsite and offsite natural resources and …

Silicon (Si) has been implicated to reduce damage by rice pests. In this study we validate the
field efficacy of rice husk ash (RHA) and imidazole, alone and in combination, against …