The mechanism of silicon on alleviating cadmium toxicity in plants: A review

L Hou, S Ji, Y Zhang, X Wu, L Zhang, P Liu - Frontiers in plant science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cadmium is one of the most toxic heavy metal elements that seriously threaten food safety
and agricultural production worldwide. Because of its high solubility, cadmium can easily …

[HTML][HTML] Silicon as a smart fertilizer for sustainability and crop improvement

R Tayade, A Ghimire, W Khan, L Lay, JQ Attipoe, Y Kim - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Silicon (Si), despite being abundant in nature, is still not considered a necessary element for
plants. Si supplementation in plants has been extensively studied over the last two decades …

[HTML][HTML] Foliar applications of biostimulants promote growth, yield and fruit quality of strawberry plants grown under nutrient limitation

S Soppelsa, M Kelderer, C Casera, M Bassi… - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
Biostimulants have been found effective in enhancing plant resistance toward stressful
conditions. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of selected …

Potential role of silicon in plants against biotic and abiotic stresses

SR Ahmed, Z Anwar, U Shahbaz, M Skalicky, A Ijaz… - Silicon, 2023 - Springer
In climate change scenarios, biotic and abiotic stresses are among the serious
environmental strains that limit agricultural productivity worldwide. Silicon (Si) compounds …

Silicon-induced mitigation of drought stress in peanut genotypes (Arachis hypogaea L.) through ion homeostasis, modulations of antioxidative defense system, and …

M Patel, D Fatnani, AK Parida - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Drought stress considered as a major environmental constraint that frequently limits crop
production globally. In the current investigation, drought stress-induced alterations in growth …

Silicon improves chilling tolerance during early growth of maize by effects on micronutrient homeostasis and hormonal balances

N Moradtalab, M Weinmann, F Walker… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Low soil temperature in spring is a major constraint for the cultivation of tropical and
subtropical crops in temperate climates, associated with inhibition of root growth and activity …

Role of silicon under contrasting biotic and abiotic stress conditions provides benefits for climate smart crop**

V Thakral, JA Bhat, N Kumar, B Myaka… - Environmental and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Silicon (Si) is one of the abundant elements on earth known to have numerous beneficial
effects on plant growth and development. These benefits are more prominent specifically …

Strawberry biostimulation: From mechanisms of action to plant growth and fruit quality

CA Garza-Alonso, E Olivares-Sáenz… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The objective of this review is to present a compilation of the application of various
biostimulants in strawberry plants. Strawberry cultivation is of great importance worldwide …

Nano-silicon protects sugar beet plants against water deficit stress by improving the antioxidant systems and compatible solutes

S Namjoyan, A Sorooshzadeh, A Rajabi… - Acta Physiologiae …, 2020 - Springer
Silicon (Si) can mitigate the deleterious impacts of various types of stresses on field crops.
However, the potential of nano-silicon (nano-Si) in improving water stress and the relevant …

Effects of silicon on growth, yield and fruit quality of cantaloupe under drought stress

A Alam, B Hariyanto, H Ullah, KR Salin, A Datta - Silicon, 2021 - Springer
Silicon (Si) plays an important role in mitigating adverse effects of various biotic and abiotic
stresses including drought. Polyhouse experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of …