ArticleBMC plant biology2025
Silicon-mediated modulation of maize growth, metabolic responses, and antioxidant mechanisms under saline conditions.
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- Physiological and biochemical responses of Italian basil to lead stress following salicylic acid and silicon-based treatments.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Silicon and methionine enhance cowpea water stress tolerance.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
- Correlative Transcriptome and Metabolome Analysis of the Maize Shoot Response to Salt Stress.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Bioinformatics analysis and expression of the transcription factor MYC2 in Brassica napus in response to salt stress.Functional & integrative genomics · 2025Article
- Silicon-induced mitigation of salt stress in GF677 and GN15 rootstocks: insights into physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms.BMC plant biology · 2025Article
- Biomass Sorghum (Insects · 2025Article
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purposeThis study explored how exogenous silicon (Si) affects growth and salt resistance in maize.
methodsThe maize was cultivated in sand-filled pots, incorporating varied silicon and salt stress (NaCl) treatments. Silicon was applied at 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 mM, and salt stress was induced using 0, 60 and120 mM concentrations. Soil salinity triggers a range of physiochemical abnormalities, often leading to growth arrest and, eventually, the demise of susceptible plants.
resultsThe salt stress significantly reduced the total chlorophyll content (12.58-33.14%), antioxidant enzymes, notably SOD (32-46%), POD (10.33-18.48%), and CAT (10.05-13.19%). In contrast, salt stress increased secondary metabolites, including total phenols (49.11-66.35%.), flavonoids (220.99-280.36%), and anthocyanin (50.04-58.6%). Adding silicon under salt stress reduced the absorption of Na
conclusionSilicon application positively impacted nearly all growth and physiological features, indicating it helps mitigate against salinity. This was achieved by regulating various salinity indicators, where secondary metabolites, including anthocyanin, ascorbic acid, total phenols, and flavonoids, increased.
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