{"id":26482,"date":"2023-06-30T11:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/articles\/silicio-suolo-colza-patogeni\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T11:22:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T09:22:48","slug":"silicon-soil-canola-pathogens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/agricultural-industry\/silicon-soil-canola-pathogens\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding silicon to the soil protects canola from its pathogens"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>According to a Canadian research, silicon, a widespread and cheap element, helps plants fight clubroot. But it also helps them withstand drought and extreme heat<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Adding silicon to the soil could help fight clubroot, a disease caused by a parasite called Plasmodiophora brassicae, that affects <strong>canola<\/strong> crops. This is supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/ppl.13900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a research<\/a> from the <strong>University of Alberta in Edmonton<\/strong>, Canada. The results of the study, the first to explore the effects of the element on plant pathology, seem to be definitely encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>Greenhouse experiments, observes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ualberta.ca\/folio\/2023\/06\/adding-silicon-to-soil-could-help-protect-canola-from-clubroot.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> from the Canadian university, revealed that <strong>infection was slowed<\/strong> by reducing mold formation. In addition, the silicon salt used was absorbed by the soil, promoting the growth and fortification of the plants themselves.<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LAAJNyC6JI\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/lobster-soil-potatoes-microbes\/\">US potatoes survive pests thanks to lobster shell<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;US potatoes survive pests thanks to lobster shell&#8221; &#8212; Re Soil Foundation\" src=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/lobster-soil-potatoes-microbes\/embed\/#?secret=e6p46gRRgG#?secret=LAAJNyC6JI\" data-secret=\"LAAJNyC6JI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h5>Disease incidence halved<\/h5>\n<p>The researchers mixed the element with soil, adding <strong>sodium silicate<\/strong>, a compound used among other things as a fungicide. Different concentrations were applied throughout the experiment, ranging from 0.1 to 1 gram of silicate for each gram of potting soil.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Depending on the different applications, the authors observed <strong>up to 46 percent reduction in overall<\/strong> <strong>clubtroot symptoms<\/strong> in plants susceptible to the disease.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Among the different concentrations, the highest amount of Si amendment, resulted in <strong>partial resistance<\/strong> to clubroot with an average disease index of 54%, while the moderate amounts, caused mild susceptibility with an index of 83\u201380%,&#8221; the study states. Finally, &#8220;The plants grown in lower Si concentrations, were completely susceptible to clubroot disease with an index of 95\u2013100%.&#8221; And there&#8217;s more.<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6XPP2COOGn\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/rice-residue-sustainable-solution-contaminated-soil\/\">Rice husk residue provides a sustainable solution to contaminated plants and soils<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Rice husk residue provides a sustainable solution to contaminated plants and soils&#8221; &#8212; Re Soil Foundation\" src=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/rice-residue-sustainable-solution-contaminated-soil\/embed\/#?secret=WbtlFiFT1w#?secret=6XPP2COOGn\" data-secret=\"6XPP2COOGn\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h5>Plants become stronger with silicon<\/h5>\n<p>The uptake of water-soluble silicon salt by the soil brought <strong>additional benefits<\/strong>. In addition to slowing infection and reducing mold growth, the element would in fact result in increased plant height and root length and increased drought tolerance , even in the presence of the crucifer hernia pathogen.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<strong>The overall plant health<\/strong> was evaluated by measuring the shoot height and root length at the end of the experiment, that is, <strong>50 days post<\/strong> <strong>inoculation<\/strong>,&#8221; the study reports.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Si treatment improved shoot height for all treatments and was statistically significant for Si0.1 grams, Si0.75, and Si1.0 treatments, while <strong>the root lengths<\/strong> were significantly greater for all Si treatments.&#8221; Finally, &#8220;The <strong>average pH<\/strong> of the soil mix ranged from 6.50 to 8.14; this demonstrated a trend of increasing pH with the increase in Si concentration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26413\" style=\"width: 2138px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26413\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26413\" src=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/esperimento-silicio.jpg\" alt=\"Valutazione dei parametri vegetali a seguito del trattamento con silicio in presenza di Plasmodiophora brassicae, il fungo che causa l'ernia delle crucifere. (A) indice di malattia (Iincidenza in %), (B) altezza dei germogli, (C) lunghezza delle radici, (D) pH delle miscele di terreno e (E) immagini rappresentative delle radici per tutte le piante trattate con silicio e misurate 50 giorni dopo l'infezione con P. brassicae. Fonte: Ananya Sarkar et al., \u201cSilicon ameliorates clubroot responses in canola (Brassica napus): A \u2018multi-omics\u2019-based investigation into possible mechanisms\u201d https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/ppl.13900, Physiologia Plantarum, Volume 175, Issue 2, March\/April 2023 Open Access Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)\" width=\"2128\" height=\"2355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/esperimento-silicio.jpg 2128w, https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/esperimento-silicio-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/esperimento-silicio-931x1030.jpg 931w, https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/esperimento-silicio-768x850.jpg 768w, https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/esperimento-silicio-1388x1536.jpg 1388w, https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/esperimento-silicio-1851x2048.jpg 1851w, https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/esperimento-silicio-1355x1500.jpg 1355w, https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/esperimento-silicio-637x705.jpg 637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2128px) 100vw, 2128px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evaluation of plant parameters due to Si treatment in presence of Plasmodiophora brassicae, the fungi which causes clubroot.. The (A) disease index (ID)%, (B) shoot height, (C) root length, (D) pH of the soil mixes, and (E) representative root images for all Si-treated plants measured 50\u2009days post infection (dpi) with P. brassicae. Source: Ananya Sarkar et al., <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/ppl.13900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cSilicon ameliorates clubroot responses in canola (Brassica napus): A \u2018multi-omics\u2019-based investigation into possible mechanisms\u201d<\/a>, Physiologia Plantarum, Volume 175, Issue 2, March\/April 2023 Open Access Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)<\/p><\/div>\n<h5>The benefits for producers<\/h5>\n<p>According to <strong>Ananya Sarkar<\/strong>, study leader and a doctoral student in plant science at the University of Alberta&#8217;s Faculty of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Sciences, the experiment &#8220;shows the potential benefits of silicon as an effective, economical tool for canola producers.&#8221; This crop, the study recalls, generates a global production of <strong>more than 70 million tons<\/strong>. But the spread of clubtroot, detected today in more than 60 countries, can reduce crop yields by 15 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Silicon &#8220;is <strong>the second most abundant element on earth<\/strong> after oxygen, accounting for 28.8% of the mass of the earth&#8217;s crust,&#8221; the authors recall. Silicon has also been shown to improve plant response to environmental stresses such as <a href=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/central-asia-agricultural-drought\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drought<\/a> and extreme heat. One aspect that makes the discovery even more significant in the context of climate change and its impact on food security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a Canadian research, silicon, a widespread and cheap element, helps plants fight clubroot. 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