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Table 3 Effect of silicon as well as potassium, sodium and calcium silicates on weight of strawberry plants under field conditions

From: Effectiveness of silicon and silicate salts for controlling black root rot and induced pathogenesis-related protein of strawberry plants

Treatment

Application

Weight (g)/plant

Fresh

Increase %

Dry

Increase %

Silicon

Soil

160.0 c*

45.5

17.0 d

41.7

Soil+ foliar

180.1 b

63.7

22.0 b

83.3

Potassium silicate

Soil

182.0 b

65.5

22.1 b

84.2

Soil+ foliar

200.4 a

82.2

32.0 a

166.7

Sodium silicate

Soil

157.0 c

42.7

19.2 c

60.0

Soil+ foliar

180.0 b

63.6

22.0 b

83.3

Calcium silicate

Soil

177.0 b

60.9

19.5 c

62.5

Soil+ foliar

200.0 a

81.8

31.0 a

158.3

Actamyl 3 g / L (Fungicide)

Soil

150.0 c

36.4

18.2 d

51.7

Soil+ foliar

150.0 c

36.4

18.2 d

51.7

Control

 

110.0 d

0.0

12.0 e

0.0

  1. *Figures with the same letter in a column are not significantly (P ≤ 0.05) different