Comparative evaluation on calcium silicate and rice husk ash amendment for silicon-based fertilization of Malaysian rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties

• Main Authors: Mahmad-Toher, Ainu-Shahirah, Govender, Nisha, Dorairaj, Deivaseeno, Mui, Yun Wong
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor and Francis 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100739/; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01904167.2021.2014878

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the most important staple food in the South-east Asian region as a dominant portion of global rice supply is produced and consumed here. Rice plant is a high silicon (Si) accumulator. Constitutive deposition of Si in the form of “phytoliths” offers the plant resistance agai...