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Silicon nutrition benefit to Sugarcane

Silicon nutrition provides benefit for Sugarcane.

In a research journal "Advances in the interpretation of foliar analysis of sugarcane special reference to silicon" by Meyer JH, it is observed in sugarcane leaf analysis (DRIS method), Nitrogen to Silicon Ratio plays an important role on plant succeptibility to stalk borrer (E. Saccharina)

N/Si ratio:

Highest yield: N/Si =< 1.7 (Meyer & Keeping, 2005)

Succeptible to Stalk Borrer: N/Si >= 2.1 (Meyer & Keeping, 2005)

 

DRIS = Diagnosis Recommendation Intergrated System


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