ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2019
Role of Silicon in Mitigation of Heavy Metal Stresses in Crop Plants.
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- Emerging roles of silicon in plant signaling networks and microbiome dynamics under salt stress.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
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- Comprehensive review of multiomics applications and remediation of plant heavy metal toxicity.Stress biology · 2025Review
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- Evaluation of the role of silicon in alleviating cadmium stress in sorghum.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Article
- Silicon-Mitigated Effect on Zinc-Induced Stress Conditions: Epigenetic, Morphological, and Physiological Screening of Barley Plants.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
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- An Overview of the Mechanisms through Which Plants Regulate ROS Homeostasis under Cadmium Stress.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Silicon-Mediated Improvement in Drought and Salinity Stress Tolerance of Black Gram (ACS omega · 2024Article
- Silicon efficacy for the remediation of metal contaminated soil.3 Biotech · 2024Review
- Silicon supplementation stabilizes the effect of copper stress, the use of copper chaperones and genes involved: a review.Molecular biology reports · 2024Review
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- Supplemental Silicon and Boron Alleviates Aluminum-Induced Oxidative Damage in Soybean Roots.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Over the past few decades, heavy metal contamination in soil and water has increased due to anthropogenic activities. The higher exposure of crop plants to heavy metal stress reduces growth and yield, and affect the sustainability of agricultural production. In this regard, the use of silicon (Si) supplementation offers a promising prospect since numerous studies have reported the beneficial role of Si in mitigating stresses imposed by biotic as well as abiotic factors including heavy metal stress. The fundamental mechanisms involved in the Si-mediated heavy metal stress tolerance include reduction of metal ions in soil substrate, co-precipitation of toxic metals, metal-transport related gene regulation, chelation, stimulation of antioxidants, compartmentation of metal ions, and structural alterations in plants. Exogenous application of Si has been well documented to increase heavy metal tolerance in numerous plant species. The beneficial effects of Si are particularly evident in plants able to accumulate high levels of Si. Consequently, to enhance metal tolerance in plants, the inherent genetic potential for Si uptake should be improved. In the present review, we have discussed the potential role and mechanisms involved in the Si-mediated alleviation of metal toxicity as well as different approaches for enhancing Si-derived benefits in crop plants.
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