factors establish the importance of a common agronomic practice worldwide,
i.e. silicon fertilization. Therefore, owing to the above-described points along with
the benefits of silicon in alleviating both non-biological stresses, it is a point to admit
that silicon is a plant nutritional “non-entity” for mitigating plethora of abiotic
stresses.
2.6
Future Prospects
According to the current status of Si-research, it has been deciphered that there are
multiple unaddressed questions related to many avenues which can be explored in a
long way to the future, including
1. Detailed deduction of the complete “omics network” that operates during both
non-biological and biological stresses in presence of silicon,
2. Deducing the effect of silicon amendments on plants exposed to combinatorial
stresses,
3. Deducing the transport mechanisms that work during foliar uptake of Si in
leaves,
4. Determining the effect of silicon fertilizers on the plant “whole microbiome” as
well as plant–microbe interactions,
5. Effect of Si on non-accumulator plant species for enhancing stress resistance,
6. Understanding the detailed effects of Si on root anatomy around the whole plant
kingdom,
7. Evaluating the economic feasibility of various Si sources,
8. Complete chemical analysis of the products made from slag,
9. Developing a prediction model that correlates the Si-mediated recovery with
carbon accumulated and amino acid metabolism during stresses,
10. Evaluating the complete potential of SiNPs for alleviating abiotic stresses in
farmer fields on large scale, and
11. Quantification of the content of monosilicic acid and polysilicic acid as well as
grain size to develop an optimized system that works well for every crop that is
being cultivated by humans.
References
Abbas T, Balal RM, Shahid MA, Pervez MA, Ayyub CM, Aqueel MA (2015) Silicon-induced
alleviation of NaCl toxicity in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is associated with enhanced
photosynthesis, osmoprotectants and antioxidant metabolism. Acta Physiol Plant 37:6
Abdel Latef AA, Tran LS (2016) Impacts of priming with silicon on the growth and tolerance of
maize plants to alkaline stress. Front Plant Sci 7:243
Abrol Y, Adhya TK, Aneja V, Raghuram N, Pathak H, Kulshrestha U, Sharma C, Singh B (2017)
The Indian nitrogen assessment: sources of reactive nitrogen, environmental and climate effects,
management options, and policies, 1st edn. Elsevier, Amsterdam
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i.e. silicon fertilization. Therefore, owing to the above-described points along with
the benefits of silicon in alleviating both non-biological stresses, it is a point to admit
that silicon is a plant nutritional “non-entity” for mitigating plethora of abiotic
stresses.
2.6
Future Prospects
According to the current status of Si-research, it has been deciphered that there are
multiple unaddressed questions related to many avenues which can be explored in a
long way to the future, including
1. Detailed deduction of the complete “omics network” that operates during both
non-biological and biological stresses in presence of silicon,
2. Deducing the effect of silicon amendments on plants exposed to combinatorial
stresses,
3. Deducing the transport mechanisms that work during foliar uptake of Si in
leaves,
4. Determining the effect of silicon fertilizers on the plant “whole microbiome” as
well as plant–microbe interactions,
5. Effect of Si on non-accumulator plant species for enhancing stress resistance,
6. Understanding the detailed effects of Si on root anatomy around the whole plant
kingdom,
7. Evaluating the economic feasibility of various Si sources,
8. Complete chemical analysis of the products made from slag,
9. Developing a prediction model that correlates the Si-mediated recovery with
carbon accumulated and amino acid metabolism during stresses,
10. Evaluating the complete potential of SiNPs for alleviating abiotic stresses in
farmer fields on large scale, and
11. Quantification of the content of monosilicic acid and polysilicic acid as well as
grain size to develop an optimized system that works well for every crop that is
being cultivated by humans.
References
Abbas T, Balal RM, Shahid MA, Pervez MA, Ayyub CM, Aqueel MA (2015) Silicon-induced
alleviation of NaCl toxicity in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is associated with enhanced
photosynthesis, osmoprotectants and antioxidant metabolism. Acta Physiol Plant 37:6
Abdel Latef AA, Tran LS (2016) Impacts of priming with silicon on the growth and tolerance of
maize plants to alkaline stress. Front Plant Sci 7:243
Abrol Y, Adhya TK, Aneja V, Raghuram N, Pathak H, Kulshrestha U, Sharma C, Singh B (2017)
The Indian nitrogen assessment: sources of reactive nitrogen, environmental and climate effects,
management options, and policies, 1st edn. Elsevier, Amsterdam
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35