Volatile organic compounds emitted by plants (pVOCs) protect themselves from abiotic and
biotic stresses. Plants are under constant threats from biotic stress especially herbivores …

We reviewed the potential of silicon (Si)-rich biochars (sichars) as crop amendments for pest
and pathogen control. The main pathosystems that emerged from our systematic literature …

Sitobion avenae F. is a highly prevalent and devastating pest in wheat crops, leading to
significant yield losses. Silicon (Si) has been widely recognized as an effective inducer of …

Silicon (Si), an essential nutrient in the plant health system, are gaining momentum in
facilitating defense mechanisms against biotic and abiotic stresses. Recently, Si has …

Some plant species tolerate and accumulate high levels of metals or metalloids in their
tissues. The elemental defence hypothesis posits that metal (loid) hyperaccumulation by …

The application of Silicon modulates the plant defense mechanism by signaling secondary
defense metabolites activating signal transduction pathways further triggering the HIPVs …

Silicon (Si) accumulation in plants is widely recognised as an effective physical defence
against chewing herbivores. However, its effects on some feeding guilds such as cell …

Silicon (Si) uptake is generally beneficial for plants that need protection from insect
herbivores. In pursue of mechanisms involved in Si-mediated defense, we comprehensively …

Silicon (Si) is a non-essential element for plant growth and development that can increase
plant resistance to insect pests in both susceptible and constitutively resistant cultivars …

Supplementing plants with silicon (Si) often improves plant productivity and resilience to
biotic and abiotic stresses, but this is mostly reported in highly controlled experimental …