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The role of silicon (Si) in increasing plant resistance against fungal diseases

Hellenic Plant Protection Journal
Volume 9 (2016): Issue 1 (January 2016)
By: N. Sakr  
Open Access
|Jan 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/hppj-2016-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2732-656X | Journal ISSN: 1791-3691
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Published on: Jan 19, 2016
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Keywords:
pathogenic fungi,
severity of fungal disease,
silicon treatment
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