Influence of Nanosilica Powder on the Growth of Maize Crop (Zea MaysL.)

Yuvakkumar, R.; Elango, Viswanathan; Rajendran, V.; Kannan, N.; Periasamy, Prabu

doi:10.1080/19430892.2011.628581

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Influence of Nanosilica Powder on the Growth of Maize Crop (Zea MaysL.)

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Authors:

R. Yuvakkumar

Viswanathan Elango

V. Rajendran

Abstract

ABSTRACT A novel approach to study the effect of nanosilica on maize crop improvement was proposed. Nanosilica powders were mixed with soil at different concentrations along with control and conventional silica under in vitro and in vivo conditions. In in vitro, the nanosilica increases seed germina...