Silicon nanoparticles in higher plants: Uptake, action, stress tolerance, and crosstalk with phytohormones, antioxidants, and other signalling molecules

M Mukarram, P Petrik, Z Mushtaq, MMA Khan… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Silicon is absorbed as uncharged mono-silicic acid by plant roots through passive
absorption of Lsi1, an influx transporter belonging to the aquaporin protein family. Lsi2 then …

Arsenic transport and interaction with plant metabolism: Clues for improving agricultural productivity and food safety

J Zhang, A Hamza, Z Xie, S Hussain, M Brestic… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) is a ubiquitous metalloid that is highly toxic to all living organisms. When grown
in As-contaminated soils, plants may accumulate significant amounts of As in the grains or …

Salicylic acid-induced nitric oxide enhances arsenic toxicity tolerance in maize plants by upregulating the ascorbate-glutathione cycle and glyoxalase system

C Kaya, M Ashraf, MN Alyemeni, FJ Corpas… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
The role of nitric oxide (NO) in salicylic acid (SA)-induced tolerance to arsenic (As) stress in
maize plants is not reported in the literature. Before starting As stress (AsS) treatments, SA …

Synergistic effects of nitric oxide and silicon on promoting plant growth, oxidative stress tolerance and reduction of arsenic uptake in Brassica juncea

A Ahmad, WU Khan, AA Shah, NA Yasin, S Naz, A Ali… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) polluted food chain has become a serious issue for the growth and
development of humans, animals and plants. Nitric oxide (NO) or silicon (Si) may mitigate As …

Effect of biosorptive removal of cadmium ions from hydroponic solution containing indigenous garlic peel and mercerized garlic peel on lettuce productivity

MS Abu-Shahba, MM Mansour, HI Mohamed… - Scientia …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the most harmful trace elements is cadmium (Cd) because of its persistence and high
mobility. As Cd-contamination of soils increases worldwide, techniques to reduce the lettuce …

Silicon-induced antioxidant defense and methylglyoxal detoxification works coordinately in alleviating nickel toxicity in Oryza sativa L.

M Hasanuzzaman, MM Alam, K Nahar, SM Mohsin… - Ecotoxicology, 2019 - Springer
Nickel (Ni), an essential nutrient of plant but very toxic to plant at supra-optimal
concentration that causes inhibition of seed germination emergence and growth of plants as …

Abiotic stress tolerance in plants: a fascinating action of defense mechanisms

A Praveen, S Dubey, S Singh, VK Sharma - 3 Biotech, 2023 - Springer
Climate fluctuation mediated abiotic stress consequences loss in crop yields. These stresses
have a negative impact on plant growth and development by causing physiological and …

Modulation of cadmium tolerance in rice: Insight into vanillic acid-induced upregulation of antioxidant defense and glyoxalase systems

MHMB Bhuyan, K Parvin, SM Mohsin, JA Mahmud… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal that enters the human food chain from the soil via
plants. Increased Cd uptake and translocation in plants alters metabolism andreduces crop …

Alleviative mechanisms of silicon solubilizing Bacillus amyloliquefaciens mediated diminution of arsenic toxicity in rice

V Bist, V Anand, S Srivastava, J Kaur, M Naseem… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Silicon (Si) has gained considerable attention for its utility in improved plant health under
biotic and abiotic stresses through alteration of physiological and metabolic processes. Its …

An insight into the act of iron to impede arsenic toxicity in paddy agro-system

M Panthri, M Gupta - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Surplus research on the widespread arsenic (As) revealed its disturbing role in obstructing
the metabolic function of plants. Also, the predilection of As towards rice has been an …