Silicon (Si) plays a pivotal role in the nutritional status of a wide variety of monocot and dicot
plant species and helps them, whether directly or indirectly, counteract abiotic and/or biotic …

Although silicon (Si) is not recognized as an essential element for general higher plants, it
has beneficial effects on the growth and production of a wide range of plant species. Si is …

Silicon (Si) is the second most abundant element in the earth's crust and plays a number of
important roles in the mineral nutrition of plants. In the past 20 years, the scientific …

Silicon (Si) is one of the most prevalent macroelements, performing an essential function in
healing plants in response to environmental stresses. The purpose of using Si is to induce …

Locations of silicon accumulation in rice leaves and its possible association with resistance
to rice blast were investigated by electron microscopy and X-ray microanalysis. A blast …

Plant diseases and insect pests are one of the major limiting factors that reduce crop
production worldwide. Silicon (Si) is one of the most abundant elements in the lithosphere …

Silicon (Si) is known to be beneficial to plants, namely in alleviating biotic and abiotic
stresses. The magnitude of such positive effects is associated with a plant's natural ability to …

On absorption by plants, silicon (S i) offers protection against many fungal pathogens,
including powdery mildews. The mechanisms by which S i exerts its prophylactic role remain …

Silicon induced resistance (SiIR) in tomato against bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia
solanacearum. The mechanism of SiIR is ambiguous. Therefore we tracked the expression …

Most plants can defend themselves against fungal infections by natural means, which can
be induced by a number of biotic and abiotic elicitors. Recently, soluble silicon (Si) has been …