Interactions of silicon with essential and beneficial elements in plants

J Pavlovic, L Kostic, P Bosnic, EA Kirkby… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Silicon (Si) is not classified as an essential element for plants, but numerous studies have
demonstrated its beneficial effects in a variety of species and environmental conditions …

Recent trends in nano-fertilizers for sustainable agriculture under climate change for global food security

KK Verma, XP Song, A Joshi, DD Tian, VD Rajput… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nano-fertilizers (NFs) significantly improve soil quality and plant growth performance and
enhance crop production with quality fruits/grains. The management of macro-micronutrients …

The controversies of silicon's role in plant biology

D Coskun, R Deshmukh, H Sonah, JG Menzies… - New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 67 I. Introduction 68 II. Silicon transport in plants: to absorb or not to
absorb 69 III. The role of silicon in plants: not just a matter of semantics 71 IV. Silicon and …

Nanofertilizer for precision and sustainable agriculture: current state and future perspectives

R Raliya, V Saharan, C Dimkpa… - Journal of agricultural …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The increasing food demand as a result of the rising global population has prompted the
large-scale use of fertilizers. As a result of resource constraints and low use efficiency of …

Silica nanoparticles as pesticide against insects of different feeding types and their non-target attraction of predators

AF Thabet, HA Boraei, OA Galal, MFM El-Samahy… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The agricultural use of silica (SiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) has the potential to control insect
pests while the safety and tritrophic effects on plants and beneficial natural enemies remains …

Plant defense against herbivorous pests: exploiting resistance and tolerance traits for sustainable crop protection

C Mitchell, RM Brennan, J Graham… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Interactions between plants and insect herbivores are important determinants of plant
productivity in managed and natural vegetation. In response to attack, plants have evolved a …

The role of silicon in plant biology: a paradigm shift in research approach

A Frew, LA Weston, OL Reynolds, GM Gurr - Annals of botany, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Silicon (Si) is known to have numerous beneficial effects on plants,
alleviating diverse forms of abiotic and biotic stress. Research on this topic has accelerated …

Plant defense against herbivores: chemical aspects

A Mithöfer, W Boland - Annual review of plant biology, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Plants have evolved a plethora of different chemical defenses covering nearly all classes of
(secondary) metabolites that represent a major barrier to herbivory: Some are constitutive; …

Silicon: an essential element for plant nutrition and phytohormones signaling mechanism under stressful conditions

I Khan, SA Awan, M Rizwan, M Brestic, W Xie - Plant Growth Regulation, 2023 - Springer
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 …

Silicon: potential to promote direct and indirect effects on plant defense against arthropod pests in agriculture

OL Reynolds, MP Padula, R Zeng… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Silicon has generally not been considered essential for plant growth, although it is well
recognized that many plants, particularly Poaceae, have substantial plant tissue …