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Effectiveness of K2 siO3 on growth and physiobiochemical changes of banana seedlings grown under tropical climate as influenced by application frequency


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Zakaria, Md Aiman Takrim and Sakimin, Siti Zaharah and Ismail, M. R. and Kasim, Susilawati and Ahmad, Khairulmazmi (2021) Effectiveness of K2 siO3 on growth and physiobiochemical changes of banana seedlings grown under tropical climate as influenced by application frequency. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 948. art. no. 012011. pp. 1-10. ISSN 1755-1307; ESSN: 1755-1315

Abstract

Slow growth rate of tissue-cultured banana seedling's performance and high post-transplanting mortality rate are commonly due to low rate mineral content in the soil, climate change and soil-borne disease. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of potassium silicate (K2SiO3) on growth, physio-biochemical changes on Berangan banana seedlings grown under tropical climate conditions. The experiment was conducted under a rain shelter and all treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block (RCBD) design. The plants were soil drenched with K2SiO3 at constant 0.0901 M by 25 mL/plant after two weeks of transplanting with different frequencies application: 0-day interval (DI) served as control, 7 DI (12×), 15 DI (6×) and 30 DI (3×) throughout three months experimental period. Results showed that K2SiO3 (13% SiO2, 20% K2O) applied on healthy banana seedlings at 15 days interval significantly improved morphological growth trait (plant height, pseudo-stem diameter size, total leaf area, root length, and dry matter biomass) and physiological traits characters, but reduced proline and MDA content in plant tissues of banana. Hence, the results confirmed that each banana seedlings that received K2SiO3 at optimum frequency rate (15DI) had successfully enhanced the growth performance with better quality of Berangan banana seedlings at commercial-scale production.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture
Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/948/1/012011
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Keywords: Banana; Silicon; Potassium; Silicate; Growth; Disease
Depositing User: Ms. Nuraida Ibrahim
Date Deposited: 01 Dec 2022 01:54
Last Modified: 01 Dec 2022 01:54
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96843
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