Interactions of silicon with essential and beneficial elements in plants
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 …
demonstrated its beneficial effects in a variety of species and environmental conditions …
Growth, nutrient accumulation, and drought tolerance in crop plants with silicon application: a review
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 …
It increases plant resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses such as drought, salinity, and …
Silica nanoparticles boost growth and productivity of cucumber under water deficit and salinity stresses by balancing nutrients uptake
A Alsaeedi, H El-Ramady, T Alshaal… - Plant Physiology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The role of amorphous silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) in enhancing growth and yield of
cucumber under water deficit and salinity stresses was assessed. A field experiment under …
cucumber under water deficit and salinity stresses was assessed. A field experiment under …
Silicon influences soil availability and accumulation of mineral nutrients in various plant species
M Greger, T Landberg, M Vaculík - Plants, 2018 - mdpi.com
Silicon (Si) effects on mineral nutrient status in plants are not well investigated. It is known
that Si has a beneficial effect on plants under stressed conditions. The aim was to make a …
that Si has a beneficial effect on plants under stressed conditions. The aim was to make a …
Increased yield and CO2 sequestration potential with the C4 cereal Sorghum bicolor cultivated in basaltic rock dust‐amended agricultural soil
ME Kelland, PW Wade, AL Lewis… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Land‐based enhanced rock weathering (ERW) is a biogeochemical carbon dioxide removal
(CDR) strategy aiming to accelerate natural geological processes of carbon sequestration …
(CDR) strategy aiming to accelerate natural geological processes of carbon sequestration …
Nanosilica facilitates silica uptake, growth and stress tolerance in plants
Nanobiotechnology has gained considerable momentum in the field of plant sciences in the
last few years. Nanomaterials of various metal oxides has been utilized for enhancing …
last few years. Nanomaterials of various metal oxides has been utilized for enhancing …
Silicon in the soil–plant continuum: Intricate feedback mechanisms within ecosystems
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 …
reincorporate it into the soil through litter creates an intricate network of feedback …
The combined use of silicon and arbuscular mycorrhizas to mitigate salinity and drought stress in rice
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 …
crop for more than half of the world's population. However, both salinity and drought, two of …
Impacts of exogenous mineral silicon on cadmium migration and transformation in the soil-rice system and on soil health
Exogenous silicon has been shown to enhance plant growth and alleviate heavy metals
toxicity, but the regulation mechanism of silicon on cadmium migration and transformation in …
toxicity, but the regulation mechanism of silicon on cadmium migration and transformation in …
Silicon alleviates copper toxicity in flax plants by up-regulating antioxidant defense and secondary metabolites and decreasing oxidative damage
In recent years, nutrient management has gained much attention as a way to mitigate heavy
metal stress. Silicon (Si) promotes plant defense responses against toxic metal stresses. In …
metal stress. Silicon (Si) promotes plant defense responses against toxic metal stresses. In …