ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Silicon in the Soil-Plant Continuum: Intricate Feedback Mechanisms within Ecosystems.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 118 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Silicon isotopic fractionation under water stress inPlant and soil · 2025Article
- Silica Accumulation in Potato (Biology · 2024Article
- The effect of amorphous silica on soil-plant-water relations in soils with contrasting textures.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Increased absorption and use of nutrients induced by Si is an indicator for tolerance to water deficit in a common bean cultivar cultivated in the field with and without application of K.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- A Biostimulant Based on Silicon Chelates Enhances Growth and Modulates Physiological Responses of In-Vitro-Derived Strawberry Plants to In Vivo Conditions.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Silicon supply promotes differences in growth and C:N:P stoichiometry between bamboo and tree saplings.BMC plant biology · 2023Article
- Silicon in Plants: Alleviation of Metal(loid) Toxicity and Consequential Perspectives for Phytoremediation.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Comprehensive Study of Si-Based Compounds in Selected Plants (Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Enhancing crop resilience by harnessing the synergistic effects of biostimulants against abiotic stress.Frontiers in plant science · 2023Review
- Editorial: Emerging contaminants and their effect on agricultural crops.Frontiers in plant science · 2023Article
- Action of silicon on the activity of antioxidant enzymes and on physiological mechanisms mitigates water deficit in sugarcane and energy cane plants.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Understanding the Relationship between Water Availability and Biosilica Accumulation in SelectedPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- Silicon Cycling in Soils Revisited.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Interactions of Silicon With Essential and Beneficial Elements in Plants.Frontiers in plant science · 2021Review
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
Plants' ability to take up silicon from the soil, accumulate it within their tissues and then reincorporate it into the soil through litter creates an intricate network of feedback mechanisms in ecosystems. Here, we provide a concise review of silicon's roles in soil chemistry and physics and in plant physiology and ecology, focusing on the processes that form these feedback mechanisms. Through this review and analysis, we demonstrate how this feedback network drives ecosystem processes and affects ecosystem functioning. Consequently, we show that Si uptake and accumulation by plants is involved in several ecosystem services like soil appropriation, biomass supply, and carbon sequestration. Considering the demand for food of an increasing global population and the challenges of climate change, a detailed understanding of the underlying processes of these ecosystem services is of prime importance. Silicon and its role in ecosystem functioning and services thus should be the main focus of future research.
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