Silicon and potassium synergistically alleviate salt stress and enhance soil fertility, nutrition, and physiology of passion fruit seedlings
Silicon and potassium acted synergistically to reduce soil and leaf salinity, improve nutrient availability, and enhance plant biochemical and physiological performance, leading to greater growth and biomass accumulation. The results support the combined application of silicon and potassium as an effective strategy to mitigate salt stress and promote the nutrition, physiology, and growth of yellow passion fruit seedlings under saline irrigation.
Authors
- José Félix de Brito Neto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1547-5557)
- Samuel Saldanha Rodrigues
- Rennan Fernandes Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2994-3737)
- Evandro Franklin de Mesquita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5722-2235)
- Alberto Soares de Melo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4586-5388)
- Roseano Medeiros da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7282-1594)
- Raquel da Silva Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0969-1392)
- Samuel Barbosa Alves
- Ana Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2890-0353)
- Franklin Suassuna de Sousa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9403-7634)
Institutions
- Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1685221
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Silicon Effects in Agriculture
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.50
Funders
- Universidade Estadual da Paraíba
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Estado da Paraíba