US EPA

8180709 

Journal Article 

Response of flax (Linum usitatissimun L.) nutrients content to foliar application by two different sources of silicon fertilizers 

Shedeed, SI; Bakry, BA; Nofal, OA 

2016 

0 

Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences
ISSN: 0975-8585 

7 

6 

393-398 

English 

Two sources of silicon i.e., potassium silicate and magnesium silicate were used as foliar application with rates 0, 4 and 8 cm3/L on two flax varieties i.e., Sakha-2 and Amon during 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 growing seasons at the Experimental Station of National Research Centre, Al-Nubaria District, El-Behira Governorate, Egypt. The experiments were handled to investigate the effect of tested fertilizers on the nutrients content of the two studied flax varieties. Obtained results revealed that the two silicon sources showed significant differences with the majority of investigated nutrients of flax varieties. Potassium silicate recorded higher effect than magnesium silicate. On the other hand, Sakha-2 variety had favorable values of nutrients content with the two silicon fertilizers especially with the rate 8 cm3/L. Also, the obtained data showed that the interaction between the nutrients and flax varieties treated by two silicon fertilizers had significant effect. Silicon foliar applications with the two sources in general, improved the nutrient status of flax varieties than the untreated plants. 

Flax varieties; Foliar application; Nutrients content; Silicon fertilizers