Plants' ability to take up silicon from the soil, accumulate it within their tissues and then
reincorporate it into the soil through litter creates an intricate network of feedback …

The biogeochemical silicon cycle influences global primary productivity and carbon cycling,
yet changes in silicon sources and cycling during long-term development of terrestrial …

This review describes the role of silicon (Si) in plants. Methods of silicon determination and
speciation are also reported. The mechanisms of Si uptake by plants, silicon fractions in the …

Aims Increasing the leaf silicification of cereal crops to ameliorate defenses against stresses
and improve yields constitutes a major challenge in (sub-) tropical regions with highly …

Methods We examined leaf litter Si and soil water extractable Si from topsoil and subsoil
along soil fertility and climate gradients in two tropical montane forest area, Fortuna (multiple …

The accurate quantification of silicon (Si) contents in plant materials represents a
fundamental prerequisite for agricultural plant-soil system or terrestrial ecosystem studies. Si …

Abstract Aims Silicon (Si) has beneficial effects in a variety of plant species and
environments. Soil and climate affect silica accumulation in given plant species, but their …

The combination of chemical fertilizer and biochar is regarded as a useful soil supplement
for improving the properties of soil and crop yields, and this study describes how the biochar …

When nanoparticles (NPs) enter a physiological environment, they tend to adsorb proteins to
form a so-called corona. A comprehensive understanding of the effect of protein corona on …

Aims This study explored a possibility that leaf silicious trichomes slow down leaf mass loss
by soil meso-and macrofauna. Methods We focused on closely related Moraceae tree …