Author:
Dutra Alexson Filgueiras,Leite Marcos Renan Lima,Melo Cíntia Carmen de Faria,Amaral Danilo Silva,da Silva José Lucas Farias,Prado Renato de Mello,Piccolo Marisa de Cássia,Miranda Rafael de Souza,da Silva Júnior Gabriel Barbosa,Sousa Thâmara Kelly dos Santos Apollo,Mendes Lucas William,Araújo Ademir Sergio Ferreira,Zuffo Alan Mario,de Alcântara Neto Francisco
Abstract
AbstractSilicon (Si) fertilization is widely recognized to improve the development of crops, especially in tropical soils and cultivation under dryland management. Herein, our working hypothesis was that Si stoichiometry favors the efficient use of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) in sugarcane plants. Therefore, a field experiment was carried out using a 3 × 3 factorial scheme consisting of three cultivars (RB92579, RB021754 and RB036066) and three forms of Si application (control without Si; sodium silicate spray at 40 mmol L−1 in soil during planting; sodium silicate spray at 40 mmol L−1 on leaves at 75 days after emergence). All Si fertilizations altered the elemental C and P stoichiometry and sugarcane yield, but silicon-induced responses varied depending on sugarcane cultivar and application method. The most prominent impacts were found in the leaf Si-sprayed RB92579 cultivar, with a significant increase of 7.0% (11 Mg ha−1) in stalk yield, 9.0% (12 Mg ha−1) in total recoverable sugar, and 20% (4 Mg ha−1) in sugar yield compared to the Si-without control. In conclusion, our findings clearly show that silicon soil and foliar fertilization alter C:N:P stoichiometry by enhancing the efficiency of carbon and phosphorus utilization, leading to improved sugarcane production and industrial quality.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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