Interactions of silicon with essential and beneficial elements in plants

J Pavlovic, L Kostic, P Bosnic, EA Kirkby… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Silicon (Si): Review and future prospects on the action mechanisms in alleviating biotic and abiotic stresses in plants

H Etesami, BR Jeong - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2018 - Elsevier
In the era present, due to increasing incidences of a large number of different biotic and
abiotic stresses all over the world, the growth of plants (principal crops) may be restrained by …

Mechanisms of silicon-mediated alleviation of heavy metal toxicity in plants: a review

M Adrees, S Ali, M Rizwan, M Zia-ur-Rehman… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
In present era, heavy metal pollution is rapidly increasing which present many
environmental problems. These heavy metals are mainly accumulated in soil and are …

Silicon and plants: current knowledge and future prospects

Z Souri, K Khanna, N Karimi, P Ahmad - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2021 - Springer
Silicon (Si) is the most copious element of existence in the lithosphere but still it has not
been added into the essential element list. The imperative role of Si in triggering growth and …

Influence of high and low levels of plant-beneficial heavy metal ions on plant growth and development

N Arif, V Yadav, S Singh, S Singh, P Ahmad… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Heavy metals (HMs) exists in the environment in both forms as essential and non-essential.
These HM ions enter in soil biota from various sources like natural and anthropogenic …

Silicon mitigates heavy metal stress by regulating P-type heavy metal ATPases, Oryza sativalow silicon genes, and endogenous phytohormones

YH Kim, AL Khan, DH Kim, SY Lee, KM Kim, M Waqas… - BMC plant biology, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background Silicon (Si) application has been known to enhance the tolerance of
plants against abiotic stresses. However, the protective mechanism of Si under heavy metals …

Silicon occurrence, uptake, transport and mechanisms of heavy metals, minerals and salinity enhanced tolerance in plants with future prospects: a review

M Imtiaz, MS Rizwan, MA Mushtaq, M Ashraf… - Journal of environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Recently, heavy metals pollution due to industrialization and urbanization, use of untreated
wastewater and unreasonable use of pesticides and fertilizers is increasing rapidly, resulting …

Alleviation of cadmium toxicity by silicon is related to elevated photosynthesis, antioxidant enzymes; suppressed cadmium uptake and oxidative stress in cotton

MA Farooq, S Ali, A Hameed, W Ishaque… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Biotic systems face immense environmental hazards such as accumulation of heavy metals,
particularly in agricultural ecosystems that might cause deterioration of yield and quality of …

The Effect of Silicon on Photosynthesis and Expression of Its Relevant Genes in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) under High-Zinc Stress

A Song, P Li, F Fan, Z Li, Y Liang - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The main objectives of this study were to elucidate the roles of silicon (Si) in alleviating the
effects of 2 mM zinc (high Zn) stress on photosynthesis and its related gene expression …

Silicon in soils and plants

BS Tubaña, JR Heckman - Silicon and plant diseases, 2015 - Springer
The crust of the earth is largely composed of silicon that is found primarily as silicate
minerals, secondary alumino silicates and various forms of silicon dioxide. However, the …