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ArticleScientific reports2026

Silicon-mediated drought tolerance in Vigna mungo through coordinated regulation of aquaporin genes, plant water relations and photosynthetic processes.

Zeba Ali, Syed Riaz Ahmed, Iram Ijaz, Abdul Haleem, Muhammad Uzair Siddique, Jahangir Khan, Milan Skalicky, Yongming Liu, Ijaz Rasul, Daniel K Y Tan

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Zeba AliDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan. zeba_ali2@yahoo.com.
Syed Riaz AhmedPakistan Agricultural Research Council, Balochistan Agricultural Research and Development Centre (BARDC), Quetta, Pakistan. syedriaz7120@parc.gov.pk.
Iram IjazUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
Abdul HaleemDirectorate of Agriculture Research, Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Muhammad Uzair SiddiqueDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Jahangir KhanPakistan Agricultural Research Council, Balochistan Agricultural Research and Development Centre (BARDC), Quetta, Pakistan.
Milan SkalickyDepartment of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prauge, 165 00, Prague, Czech Republic.
Yongming LiuNational Nanfan Research Institute (Sanya), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sanya, China.
Ijaz RasulDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Daniel K Y TanFaculty of Science, Plant Breeding Institute, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Sydney Institute of Agriculture, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia. daniel.tan@sydney.edu.au.

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Abstract

Drought stress restricts growth and productivity in grain legumes, yet the integrative mechanisms underlying silicon-mediated drought tolerance in Vigna mungo (mash bean) remain poorly understood. The present study aimed to investigate the role of silicon in mitigating drought-induced damage in two mash bean cultivars. To evaluate this effect, plants were subjected to different drought regimes with and without silicon. Data on growth traits, biomass accumulation, reproductive attributes, photosynthetic gas exchange parameters, water relations, antioxidant enzyme activities, phenolic compounds, nutrient dynamics, and expression of drought-responsive genes were collected and statistically analyzed. Multivariate analyses, including PCA and structural equation modeling (SEM), were used to elucidate relationships among measured variables. Drought significantly reduced plant growth, biomass production, and reproductive traits, accompanied by marked declines in net assimilation rate (up to 35-40%), stomatal conductance, and transpiration under 25% field capacity (FC). In contrast, drought increased WUE (49.7-56.2 µmol CO₂ mmol⁻

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AquaporinsPhotosynthesisSiliconVignaWaterAntioxidantsDrought ResistanceDroughtsGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlant ProteinsStress, PhysiologicalAntioxidantsAquaporinsPlant ProteinsSiliconWaterAquaporin genesDrought stressGas exchangeMash beanOsmotic potentialSilicon

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PMID42426174
PMCPMC13578461

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