In addition to improving chemical attributes of the soil, such as pH, exchangeable Ca and available Si, calcium silicate fertilization in soils with low soluble silicon (Si) can also affect rice yield due to a greater resistance to lodging and increased photosynthetic area. The objective of this study was to evaluate Si availability in soils from the Brazilian savannas (Cerrado). The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse using upland rice. The treatments consisted of 5 Si rates (0, 120, […]

A field experiment was carried out on a clay-sand-loamy Red-Yellow Latosol (Typic Acrustox) in Planaltina, Federal District, Brazil, during the cropping seasons of 1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/98, to compare the effect of three methods of copper application (soil, foliar spray and seed treatment) on soybean (cv. Doko RC) grain yield and to determine the soil and leaf critical levels of that nutrient. There were no significant differences among the treatments in the first crop, probably due to a dry spell […]