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JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION
Volume 32, Issue 3, Pages 433-442Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/01904160802660743
Keywords
plant physiology; photosynthesis; drought
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
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Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] was grown hydroponically with or without 50 ppm silicon (Si), and exposed to water stress from 10 days after sowing (DAS). At 15 and 23 DAS, we measured dry weight and diurnal variations in photosynthetic rate (PN), stomatal conductance (gs), transpiration rate (T), leaf water potential (L), and water uptake rate (23 DAS only). The reduction in dry weight at 23 DAS caused by water stress was ameliorated by silicon. Under water stress, silicon-treated seedlings showed higher gs, PN, and T than untreated ones. L remained almost constant within treatments throughout the daytime. Water uptake rate was reduced by water stress, but the reduction was ameliorated by silicon. We conclude that silicon enhanced water uptake and gs, improving water supply to the leaves. These effects of silicon occurred soon after exposure to water stress.
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