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Foliar Application of Silicon, Sulfur, and Flowering Fruit Set Biostimulant on Canola

Blattapplikation von Silizium, Schwefel und Blüten-Fruchtansatz-Biostimulanz bei Raps

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This experiment was conducted to study the effects of foliar application of silicon, sulfur, and flowering fruit set biostimulant on canola in the farmer’s condition in Darzian, 12 km from Marivan city in the northwest of Iran. The experimental layout was designed as a split-split plot in a randomized complete-block design, with three replications during two consecutive growing seasons, 2017–18 and 2018–19. The main factor included silicon application at two levels: control (0: non-application) and silicon application at 2 kg ha−1. Sub-factor was sulfur spraying at three levels (0, 1, and 2 L ha−1) and sub-sub-factor was Tecamin flower (Agri Tecno Fertilizantes, Valencia, Spain) spraying as a flowering fruit set biostimulant at three levels (0, 1, and 2 L ha−1). The results of the combined analysis showed that the number of grains per pod and biomass were increased significantly at the 1% level by silicon application. Sulfur application improved 1000-grain weight, grain yield, and biomass. This increase was 7.42% for grain yield. Tecamin also significantly increased all traits, including fertile and infertile pod numbers, grain number per pod, 1000-grain weight, grain yield, and biomass. As the most important economic traits, Tecamin increased grain yield by 14.12% compared to controls. Among the treatments, the effect of Tecamin on increasing grain yield was superior. In this experiment, some traits were significantly affected by interaction effects of treatments.

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Dieses Experiment wurde durchgeführt, um die Auswirkungen der Blattapplikation von Silizium, Schwefel und Blüten-Fruchtansatz-Biostimulanz auf Raps unter landwirtschaftlichen Bedingungen in Darzian, 12 km von der Stadt Marivan im Nordwesten des Iran, zu untersuchen. Das Versuchslayout wurde als Split-Split-Plot in einem randomisierten vollständigen Blockdesign mit 3 Wiederholungen während 2 aufeinanderfolgenden Vegetationsperioden, 2017–18 und 2018–19, angelegt. Der Hauptfaktor umfasste die Siliziumapplikation auf 2 Ebenen: Kontrolle (0: keine Applikation) und Siliziumapplikation bei 2 kg ha−1. Subfaktor war das Sprühen von Schwefel auf 3 Stufen (0, 1 und 2 l ha−1) und Sub-Subfaktor war das Sprühen von Tecamin Flower (Fa. AgriTecno Fertilizantes, Valencia, Spanien) als Biostimulanz für die Blüte und den Fruchtansatz in 3 Stufen (0, 1 und 2 l ha−1). Die Ergebnisse der kombinierten Analyse zeigten, dass die Anzahl der Körner pro Hülse und die Biomasse durch die Siliziumanwendung signifikant auf das 1 %-Niveau erhöht wurden. Die Schwefelanwendung verbesserte das 1000-Korn-Gewicht, den Kornertrag und die Biomasse. Beim Kornertrag betrug die Steigerung 7,42 %. Tecamin steigerte ebenfalls signifikant alle Merkmale, wie die Anzahl der fruchtbaren und unfruchtbaren Hülsen, die Anzahl der Körner pro Hülse, das 1000-Korn-Gewicht, den Kornertrag und die Biomasse. Als wichtigstes wirtschaftliches Merkmal steigerte Tecamin den Getreideertrag um 14,12 % im Vergleich zur Kontrolle. Unter den Behandlungen war die Wirkung von Tecamin zur Steigerung des Kornertrags am stärksten. In diesem Versuch wurden einige Merkmale durch Interaktionseffekte der Behandlungen signifikant beeinflusst.

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Yari, P., Pasari, B., Rokhzadi, A. et al. Foliar Application of Silicon, Sulfur, and Flowering Fruit Set Biostimulant on Canola. Gesunde Pflanzen 74, 193–203 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10343-021-00602-1

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