SynthesisFrontiers in plant science2020
Is Silicon a Panacea for Alleviating Drought and Salt Stress in Crops?
Synthesis in Frontiers in plant science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 167 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Meta-Analysis Reveals That the Protective Role of Silicon in Grasses Against Fungal Pathogens Depends on Infection Mechanism.Plant, cell & environment · 2026Pooled it
- Co-Application of Silicon with Selenium, Sulphur, Zinc, and Iron in Plants: Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance, Nutrient Homeostasis and Secondary Metabolism.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Nano-silica optimizes C: N: P: K stoichiometry and nutrient accumulation in Dendrocalamus brandisii seedlings.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Salicylic acid and silicon cross talk influence physiological and biochemical attributes of sorghum under salinity stress.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Emerging roles of silicon in plant signaling networks and microbiome dynamics under salt stress.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Recent Advances on the Individual Roles and Emerging Synergistic Effects of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria and Silicon Nanoparticles in Mitigating Salinity Stress.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Shading net and foliar applications of Si and K alleviates heat stress and improves pomegranate fruit quality.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Silicon vs. selenium: A comparative study in mitigating osmotic and drought stress in durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.).BMC plant biology · 2025Article
- Cell-type-specific response to silicon treatment in soybean leaves revealed by single-nucleus RNA sequencing and targeted gene editing.The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2025Article
- Differential Impact of SiOPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Biomass Sorghum (Insects · 2025Article
- New Insights into the Synergistic Interaction Between PseudomonasMicroorganisms · 2025Article
- Silicon-Mediated Interactions Between Plant Antagonists.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Convergent evidence for the temperature-dependent emergence of silicification in terrestrial plants.Nature communications · 2025Article
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- Precision nitrogen and water management in double zero -till wheat: effects on photosynthetic parameters, productivity, nutrient-use efficiency and NFrontiers in plant science · 2025Article
- The beneficial impact of silicon on wheat drought resilience is dependent on cultivar and stress intensity.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Article
- Beyond essentiality: silicon as a systems regulator of photosynthesis under stress scenarios.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Review
- Foliar Application of Silicon Influences the Physiological and Epigenetic Responses of Wheat Grown Under Salt Stress.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Plant Growth Regulators: An Overview of WOX Gene Family.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
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 50% and their impacts are predicted to be exacerbated by climate change. Infrastructure and management practices can mitigate these detrimental impacts, but are costly. Crop breeding for improved tolerance has had some success but is progressing slowly and is not keeping pace with climate change. In contrast, Silicon (Si) is known to improve plant tolerance to a range of stresses and could provide a sustainable, rapid and cost-effective mitigation method. The exact mechanisms are still under debate but it appears Si can relieve salt stress
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