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The Effect of Foliar–Applied Silicon Compounds on Reducing Seed Shattering and Improve Seed and Oil Yield of Canola (Brassica napus L.)

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The seeds shattering is one of the main factors reducing yield in canola. To reduce seed shattering and improve canola yield by silicon-containing and spodnam compound, an experiment was conducted in the Karimeh Zaer Institute as a randomized complete block design with three replications in 2020-2021. The experimental treatments consisted of water-spraying, spodnam compound, calcium silicate, potassium silicate, sodium silicate, and nano-silica. The results showed that seed total weight of canola shattered was decreased significantly by spraying spodnam and calcium silicate, potassium silicate, sodium silicate, and nano-silica. Moreover, canola plants treated with silicon compounds had increased content of chlorophyll a and carotenoid. Additionally, calcium silicate and potassium silicate treatments increased the silica content of silique by 15.3% and 18.7% compared to the control, respectively. Foliar spray with calcium silicate and potassium silicate also increased the seed yield by 9.3% and 20.6% compared with the control, respectively. The highest oil yield was obtained under foliar treatment with potassium silicate (1183.30 kg/ha) and calcium silicate (1144.79 kg/ha). Overall, foliar treatment of potassium and calcium silicate had positive effects on the studied traits. Therefore, it is recommended to use these compounds to improve canola yield.

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Data Availability

The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. However, regarding the composition of spodnam (known as canola glue) produced by the plant company, the company did not disclose to us the nature of the compounds used in the production of spodnam due to the confidentiality of the information.

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The authors would like to thank Karimeh Zaer Institute, Qom, Iran, and Research Department, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch for supporting the current research.

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All authors contributed to the study’s conception and design. Material preparation and data collection [Hossein Farahani and Mohammad Ali Nikoogoftar Sedghi], analysis of data [Nour Ali Sajedi], writing the first draft of the manuscript [Nour Ali Sajedi]. All authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript, read and approved the final manuscript.

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Sajedi, N.A., Farahani, H. & Nikoogoftar, M.A. The Effect of Foliar–Applied Silicon Compounds on Reducing Seed Shattering and Improve Seed and Oil Yield of Canola (Brassica napus L.). Silicon 15, 197–204 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-022-01733-4

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