Is silicon a panacea for alleviating drought and salt stress in crops?
Salinity affects around 20% of all arable land while an even larger area suffers from
recurrent drought. Together these stresses suppress global crop production by as much as …
recurrent drought. Together these stresses suppress global crop production by as much as …
Silicon and salinity: crosstalk in crop-mediated stress tolerance mechanisms
Salinity stress hinders the growth potential and productivity of crop plants by influencing
photosynthesis, disturbing the osmotic and ionic concentrations, producing excessive …
photosynthesis, disturbing the osmotic and ionic concentrations, producing excessive …
[HTML][HTML] Nano-selenium, silicon and H2O2 boost growth and productivity of cucumber under combined salinity and heat stress
The production of cucumber under combined salinity and heat stress is a crucial challenge
facing many countries particularly in arid environments. This challenge could be controlled …
facing many countries particularly in arid environments. This challenge could be controlled …
Silicon mediated improvement in the growth and ion homeostasis by decreasing Na+ uptake in maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars exposed to salinity stress
Silicon (Si), a major contributing constituent for plant resistance against abiotic stresses. In
spite of this, the detailed mechanisms underlying the potential of Si in mitigating salt toxicity …
spite of this, the detailed mechanisms underlying the potential of Si in mitigating salt toxicity …
Silicon nutrition in plants under water-deficit conditions: overview and prospects
Drought is one of the major constraints for sustainable crop production worldwide, especially
in arid and semiarid regions. The global warming and climate change scenario has …
in arid and semiarid regions. The global warming and climate change scenario has …
Soil salinity, a serious environmental issue and plant responses: A metabolomics perspective
The effects of global warming have increasingly led to devastating environmental stresses,
such as heat, salinity, and drought. Soil salinization is a serious environmental issue and …
such as heat, salinity, and drought. Soil salinization is a serious environmental issue and …
Exogenous silicon application improves fruit yield and quality of drip-irrigated greenhouse tomato by regulating physiological characteristics and growth under …
Improving crop productivity in drought-stressed and salt-affected regions is the key to
promoting sustainable agriculture. Silicon is considered to improve the stress tolerance of …
promoting sustainable agriculture. Silicon is considered to improve the stress tolerance of …
Silicon improves ion homeostasis and growth of liquorice under salt stress by reducing plant Na+ uptake
Z Shen, X Pu, S Wang, X Dong, X Cheng, M Cheng - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Silicon (Si) effectively alleviates the effects of salt stress in plants and can enhance salt
tolerance in liquorice. However, the mechanisms by which Si improved salt tolerance in …
tolerance in liquorice. However, the mechanisms by which Si improved salt tolerance in …
Regulatory role of silicon on growth, potassium uptake, ionic homeostasis, proline accumulation, and antioxidant capacity of soybean plants under salt stress
In this study, we investigated the regulatory roles of different vias of silicon (Si) applications
on soybean biochemical, physiological, and growth responses and their effectiveness in salt …
on soybean biochemical, physiological, and growth responses and their effectiveness in salt …
Different methods of silicon application attenuate salt stress in sorghum and sunflower by modifying the antioxidative defense mechanism
Soil salinization is the most common abiotic stress limiting agricultural productivity
worldwide. Recent research has suggested that the application of silicon (Si) has beneficial …
worldwide. Recent research has suggested that the application of silicon (Si) has beneficial …