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Rapid microdetermination of silicon in rice plant

Nayar, P.K.

Rapid microdetermination of silicon in rice plant - Dordrecht (Netherlands) : Springer, 1975.

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A direct method of estimation of silica in rice plant tissues is reported. This involves the digestion of finely ground plant samples with concentrated nitric acid in corning-glass conical flasks followed by dissolution in Na2CO3 in stainless-steel beakers; the plant silica is thereby converted into molybdenum reactive form which is estimated colorimetrically. This method represents an improvement over the time consuming fusion procedure followed ordinarily and also dispenses with use of platinumware.


Text in English

0032-079X 1573-5036 (Online)

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00010025


Silicon
Plant physiology
Molybdenum
Nitric acid
Plant tissues

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