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exerts a feed-forward stimulation of photosynthetic rates via enhanced mesophyll conductance
and alters primary metabolism in rice. New Phytol 196:752–762
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(2020) Influence of silicon fertilization on nutrient accumulation, yield and fruit quality of
melon grown in Northeastern Brazil. SILICON 12:937–943
Dong Z, Li Y, Xiao X, Chen Y, Shen X (2018) Silicon effect on growth, nutrient uptake, and yield
of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) under aluminum stress. J Plant Nutr 41:2001–2008
dos Santos MS, Sanglard LM, Barbosa ML, Namorato FA, de Melo DC, Franco WC, PérezMolina J, Martins SC, DaMatta FM (2020) Silicon nutrition mitigates the negative impacts of
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El-Beltagi HS, Sofy MR, Aldaej MI, Mohamed HI (2020) Silicon alleviates copper toxicity in flax
plants by up-regulating antioxidant defense and secondary metabolites and decreasing oxidative
damage. Sustainability 12:4732
Elsherbiny EA, Taher MA (2018) Silicon induces resistance to postharvest rot of carrot caused by
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140:11–17
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Etesami H, Jeong BR (2018) Silicon (Si): review and future prospects on the action mechanisms in
alleviating biotic and abiotic stresses in plants. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 147:881–896
Etesami H, Jeong BR (2020) Importance of silicon in fruit nutrition: agronomic and physiological
implications. In: Srivastava AK, Hu C (eds) Fruit crops: diagnosis and management of nutrient
constraints. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 255–277
Exley C (2015) A possible mechanism of biological silicification in plants. Front Plant Sci 6:853
Exley C, Guerriero G, Lopez X (2020) How is silicic acid transported in plants? SILICON. https://
doi.org/10.1007/s12633-019-00360-w
Fahad S, Bajwa AA, Nazir U, Anjum SA, Farooq A, Zohaib A, Sadia S, Wajid N, Adkins S, Shah S,
Ihsan MZ, Alharby H, Wu C, Wang D, Jianliang H (2017) Crop production under drought and
heat stress: plant responses and management options. Front Plant Sci 8:1147
Fang C, Wang Q, Yu Y, Huang L, Wu X, Lin W (2011) Silicon and its uptaking gene Lsi1 in
regulation of rice UV-B tolerance. Acta Agron Sin 37:1005–1011
Fang C, Li L, Zhang Wang D, Yang L, Reza BM, Lin W (2019) Lsi1 modulates the antioxidant
capacity of rice and protects against ultraviolet-B radiation. Plant Sci 278:96–106
Feng J, Yamaji N, Mitani-Ueno N (2011) Transport of silicon from roots to panicles in plants. PJA
Ser B 87:377–385
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S. Mehta et al.
Identification and functional characterization of silicon transporters in soybean using comparative genomics of major intrinsic proteins in Arabidopsis and rice. Plant Mol Biol 83:303–315
Detmann KC, Araújo WL, Martins SC, Sanglard LM, Reis JV, Detmann E, Rodrigues FÁ, NunesNesi A, Fernie AR, DaMatta FM (2012) Silicon nutrition increases grain yield, which, in turn,
exerts a feed-forward stimulation of photosynthetic rates via enhanced mesophyll conductance
and alters primary metabolism in rice. New Phytol 196:752–762
Dhakate P, Sharma P, Mehta S, Akter J, Bhatt V, Chandanshive S, Chakravarty D, Rahman M,
Islam MA (2019) Beneficial role of metalloids in plants: molecular understanding and applicability. In: Wani SH (ed) Recent approaches in Omics for plant resilience to climate change.
Springer, Cham, pp 357–387
Dixit S, Singh UM, Singh AK, Alam S, Venkateshwarlu C, Nachimuthu VV, Yadav S, Abbai R,
Selvaraj R, Devi MN, Ramayya J (2020) Marker assisted forward breeding to combine multiple
biotic-abiotic stress resistance/tolerance in rice. Rice 13:29
do Nascimento CWA, de Souza Nunes GH, Preston HAF, da Silva FBV, Preston W, Loureiro FLC
(2020) Influence of silicon fertilization on nutrient accumulation, yield and fruit quality of
melon grown in Northeastern Brazil. SILICON 12:937–943
Dong Z, Li Y, Xiao X, Chen Y, Shen X (2018) Silicon effect on growth, nutrient uptake, and yield
of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) under aluminum stress. J Plant Nutr 41:2001–2008
dos Santos MS, Sanglard LM, Barbosa ML, Namorato FA, de Melo DC, Franco WC, PérezMolina J, Martins SC, DaMatta FM (2020) Silicon nutrition mitigates the negative impacts of
iron toxicity on rice photosynthesis and grain yield. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 189:110008
Dragišić Maksimović J, Bogdanović J, Maksimović V, Nikolic M (2007) Silicon modulates the
metabolism and utilization of phenolic compounds in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) grown at
excess manganese. J Plant Nutr Soil Sci 170:739–744
Dubey AK, Kumar N, Ranjan R, Gautam A, Pande V, Sanyal I, Mallick S (2018) Application of
glycine reduces arsenic accumulation and toxicity in Oryza sativa L. by reducing the expression
of silicon transporter genes. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 148:410–417
El-Beltagi HS, Sofy MR, Aldaej MI, Mohamed HI (2020) Silicon alleviates copper toxicity in flax
plants by up-regulating antioxidant defense and secondary metabolites and decreasing oxidative
damage. Sustainability 12:4732
Elsherbiny EA, Taher MA (2018) Silicon induces resistance to postharvest rot of carrot caused by
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and the possible of defense mechanisms. Postharvest Biol Tech
140:11–17
Epstein E (1994) The anomaly of silicon in plant biology. PNAS 91:11–17
Epstein E (2009) Silicon: its manifold roles in plants. Ann Appl Biol 155:155–160
Etesami H, Jeong BR (2018) Silicon (Si): review and future prospects on the action mechanisms in
alleviating biotic and abiotic stresses in plants. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 147:881–896
Etesami H, Jeong BR (2020) Importance of silicon in fruit nutrition: agronomic and physiological
implications. In: Srivastava AK, Hu C (eds) Fruit crops: diagnosis and management of nutrient
constraints. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 255–277
Exley C (2015) A possible mechanism of biological silicification in plants. Front Plant Sci 6:853
Exley C, Guerriero G, Lopez X (2020) How is silicic acid transported in plants? SILICON. https://
doi.org/10.1007/s12633-019-00360-w
Fahad S, Bajwa AA, Nazir U, Anjum SA, Farooq A, Zohaib A, Sadia S, Wajid N, Adkins S, Shah S,
Ihsan MZ, Alharby H, Wu C, Wang D, Jianliang H (2017) Crop production under drought and
heat stress: plant responses and management options. Front Plant Sci 8:1147
Fang C, Wang Q, Yu Y, Huang L, Wu X, Lin W (2011) Silicon and its uptaking gene Lsi1 in
regulation of rice UV-B tolerance. Acta Agron Sin 37:1005–1011
Fang C, Li L, Zhang Wang D, Yang L, Reza BM, Lin W (2019) Lsi1 modulates the antioxidant
capacity of rice and protects against ultraviolet-B radiation. Plant Sci 278:96–106
Feng J, Yamaji N, Mitani-Ueno N (2011) Transport of silicon from roots to panicles in plants. PJA
Ser B 87:377–385
38
S. Mehta et al.