Sustainable agricultural production is critically antagonistic by fluctuating unfavorable
environmental conditions. The introduction of mineral elements emerged as the most …

Plant requires seventeen essential mineral elements for proper growth and functioning
classified as macro and micro-nutrients. Apart from these, cerium (Ce), cobalt (Co), iodine (I) …

Abstract Rice (Oryza sativa L.), being a high silicon (Si)-accumulator, is a major global food
crop for more than half of the world's population. However, both salinity and drought, two of …

Recent advancements in nanotechnology have opened new advances in agriculture.
Among other nanoparticles, silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs), due to their unique physiological …

Silicon (Si) is one of the essential and important elements that plays a vital role in the growth
and productivity of crop plants by improving their nutritional status. The exogenous …

Plants take up silicon (Si) from the soil which impacts their growth and nutrient accumulation.
It increases plant resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses such as drought, salinity, and …

Fresh vegetables and fruits have always been the mainstays of good nutrition as providers
of fiber, beneficial phytochemicals (such as vitamins and phenolic compounds), and …

Due to climate change, plants are being more adversely affected by heatwaves, floods,
droughts, and increased temperatures and UV radiation. This review focuses on enhanced …

Living systems are built from a small subset of the atomic elements, including the bulk
macronutrients (C, H, N, O, P, S) and ions (Mg, K, Na, Ca) together with a small but variable …

Purpose Among the myriad of abiotic stresses, drought is a prominent stress that harms
plant growth, development, crop yield, and quality. Nowadays, the ideas of sustainable …