Claim · model-written summary
Silicon spray enhanced photochemical efficiency, including Y(I) and Y(II).
- Taxon
- tomatoes
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- silicon foliar spraye0
- Outcome
- photochemical efficiency of the photosystems, particularly the quantum yields Y(I) and Y(II)e0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Setting
- hydroponically growne0
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Verbatim
e0“silicon foliar spray in hydroponically grown tomatoes significantly improved photosynthetic pigment concentration and enhanced the photochemical efficiency of the photosystems, particularly the quantum yields Y(I) and Y(II)”
Title
Raoudha Baioui; Rabaa Hidri; Slim Zouari; et al. Agronomy 2025. doi:10.3390/agronomy15071553
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Intervention effect Silicon spray significantly improved photosynthetic pigment concentration.
- Intervention effect Silicon reduced energy dissipation indicated by Y(NPQ), Y(NO) and Y(ND).
- Intervention effect Silicon enhanced PSI oxidation.
- Association Silicon-associated physiological improvements were linked to increased stem width and length.
- Association Silicon-associated physiological improvements were linked to more plant dry weight versus controls.
- Intervention effect Silicon spray significantly increased raceme, flower and fruit numbers.
- Intervention effect Silicon increased fruit biomass yield by 69%.