Combined application of zinc and silicon alleviates terminal drought stress in wheat by triggering morpho-physiological and antioxidants defense mechanisms

• Main Authors: Sattar, Abdul, Wang, Xiukang, Abbas, Tahira, Sher, Ahmad, Ijaz, Muhammad, Ul-Allah, Sami, Irfan, Muhammad, Butt, Madiha, Wahid, Muhammad Ashfaq, Cheema, Mumtaz, Fiaz, Sajid, Qayyum, Abdul, Ansari, Mohammad Javed, Alharbi, Sulaiman Ali, Wainwright, Milton, Ahmad, Furqan, Xie, Kui, Tan, Ali Kee Zuan
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96438/; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0256984

Wheat is an important global staple food crop; however, its productivity is severely hampered by changing climate. Erratic rain patterns cause terminal drought stress, which affect reproductive development and crop yield. This study investigates the potential and zinc (Zn) and silicon (Si) to amelio...