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ReviewFrontiers in plant science2026

Silicon enhancement of nitrogen use efficiency in plants: insights from soil nitrogen transformation, plant nitrogen uptake, assimilation, and remobilization.

Zina Li, Tianyu Wang, Jianli Jimu, Yuan Liu, Wenbing Li, Huachun Sheng

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Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Zina LiCollege of Pharmacy and Food, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Tianyu WangCollege of Pharmacy and Food, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Jianli JimuCollege of Pharmacy and Food, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yuan LiuTibetan Plateau Ethnic Medicinal Resources Protection and Utilization Key Laboratory of National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People's Republic of China, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Wenbing LiCollege of Pharmacy and Food, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Huachun ShengCollege of Pharmacy and Food, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe nitrogen (N) deficiency inhibits crop growth and yield, while low use efficiency of N fertilizer causes resource waste and environmental harm. Enhancing crop N use efficiency (NUE) is thus a critical scientific challenge. Ecofriendly and cost-effective silicon (Si) fertilizer can enhance NUE across the entire soil-plant continuum. Si-mediated improvements in soil physicochemical properties and microbial community structure underlie enhanced mineralization and suppressed denitrification. Si-cell wall interactions support symbiont recognition, nodule initiation, and formation of functional nodules for sustained N

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nitrogen remobilizationnitrogen transformationnitrogen use efficiencysiliconsoil microbial community

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PMID42666618
PMCPMC13523565

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