Recycling of ferrous slag in agriculture: Potentials and challenges

S Das, SJ Galgo, MA Alam, JG Lee… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
A large volume of slag is generated as a by-product during steel manufacturing. In order to
ensure environmental and economic sustainability, it is imperative to find innovative …

Silicon's role in plant stress reduction and why this element is not used routinely for managing plant health

W Zellner, B Tubaña, FA Rodrigues… - Plant disease, 2021 - Am Phytopath Society
Numerous reviews and hundreds of refereed articles have been published on silicon's
effects on abiotic and biotic stress as well as overall plant growth and development. The …

Influence of silicon fertilization on nutrient accumulation, yield and fruit quality of melon grown in northeastern Brazil

CWA do Nascimento, GH de Souza Nunes… - Silicon, 2020 - Springer
The northeast region is the main producer of melons in Brazil. Soils under melon cultivation
in this region are mainly pH-neutral and sandy, and hence prone to respond to Si …

Influence of yellow gypsum on nutrient uptake and yield of groundnut in different acid soils of Southern India

P Dhumgond, Shruthi, JB CR, S Sarkar… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Yellow gypsum (YG), a synthetic product from Linz-Donawitz slag containing high iron
(Fe)(5.41%), zinc (Zn)(0.37%) and silicon (Si)(3.41%) can be used as a source of these …

Slag-based gypsum as a source of sulphur, calcium and silicon and its effect on soil fertility and yield and quality of groundnut in Southern India

M Laxmanarayanan, NB Prakash… - Journal of Soil …, 2020 - search.proquest.com
Slag-based gypsum (SBG) is a unique synthetic gypsum which is alkaline in nature, besides
calcium (Ca) and sulphur (S); it contains appreciable amounts of iron (Fe), silicon (Si) …

Impact of Nano-Fertilizers and Modified Indigenous Minerals on Biomass Accumulation, Root Growth, and Soil Parameters in Wheat

AS Jayara, R Kumar, A Shukla, AV Singh… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2024 - Springer
Preparation and utilization of modified indigenous mineral product (MIMP) in tandem with
nano fertilizers as an alternative to the recommended practices. The study involved three …

Effect of silicate fertilizers on wheat and soil properties in Southeastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina. A preliminary study

C Frayssinet, LM Osterrieth, LN Borrelli… - Soil and Tillage …, 2019 - Elsevier
Silicon is a major component in soils and is essential for the development of certain crops
that produce silicophytoliths. Although there are studies about the effect of silicate fertilizers …

Assessment of yield and quality management with the exogenous application of silicon in contrasting wheat varieties under salinity stress

P Singh, V Kumar, A Sharma - Cereal Research Communications, 2024 - Springer
Silicon (Si) application is one of the potential methods to alleviate the different
environmental stresses, salinity is one of them. The current research was performed to study …

Slag-based gypsum as a source of sulphur, calcium and silicon and its effect on soil fertility and yield and quality of groundnut in Southern India

NB Prakash, P Dhumgond, Shruthi, S Ashrit - Journal of Soil Science and …, 2020 - Springer
Slag-based gypsum (SBG) is a unique synthetic gypsum which is alkaline in nature, besides
calcium (Ca) and sulphur (S); it contains appreciable amounts of iron (Fe), silicon (Si) …