Effect
Increased yield
ZumSil treated spring wheat, cv. Arabella, grown in an organic farming system had no difference in height at BBCH 21 (beginning of tillering), a 16.7 % significant higher height at BBCH 39 (flag leaf), significant taller plants at BBCH 75, 24.2 % significant more spikes at BBCH 75, no significant difference in the length and weight of the spike except for the foliar application (+8.2%; +9.4%), had no significant difference in weight of the grain per plot and moisture of grain, had a 26.4 % significant higher yield (except for the soil application) compared to the untreated control grown under the same conditions also without additions of mineral fertilizers.
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, soil-grow, normal growing conditions in organic farming system (no mineral fertilizers)
Poland
Crop
Wheat, Triticum aestivum L.
Trial application
Method
Mixed in soil + foliar spray
Timing
3 application types tested: (1) only one applcation before sowing directly to the soil; (2) 3 foliar applications: at BBCH 23-25, at stem elongation phase and at BBCH 61 (start of blooming); (3) combined soil and foliar applications
Rate
0.3 L/ha
2020
Effect of different forms of silicon on growth of spring wheat cultivated in organic farming system
Silicon
13
211-217
Crop group
