Fleck AT, Schulze S, Hinrichs M, Specht A, Wassmann F, Schreiber L (2015) Silicon promotes
exodermal Casparian band formation in Si-accumulating and Si-excluding species by forming
phenol complexes. PLoS One 10:e0138555
Frantz JM, Khandekar S, Leisner S (2011) Silicon differentially influences copper toxicity response
in silicon-accumulator and non-accumulator species. J Am Soc Hortic Sci 136:329–338
Fresno T, Moreno-Jiménez E, Zornoza M, Peñalosa JM (2018) Aided phytostabilisation of As-and
Cu-contaminated soils using white lupin and combined iron and organic amendments. J Environ
Manag 205:142–150
Garcia-Plazaola JI, Becerril JM (2000) Effects of drought on photoprotective mechanisms on
photoprotective mechanisms in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) seedlings from different
provenances. Trees 14:485–490
Garg N, Bhandari PJ (2016) Interactive effects of silicon and arbuscular mycorrhiza in modulating
ascorbate-glutathione cycle and antioxidant scavenging capacity in differentially salt-tolerant
Cicer arietinum L. genotypes subjected to long-term salinity. Protoplasma 253:1325–1345
Gatto A, Escoubas L, Roche K, Commandré M (1998) Simulation of the degradation of optical
glass substrates caused by UV irradiation while coating. Opt Commun 148:347–354
Gérard F, François M, Ranger J (2002) Processes controlling silica concentration in leaching and
capillary soil solutions of an acidic brown forest soil (Rhône, France). Geoderma 107:197–226
Gilliham M, Able JA, Roy SJ (2017) Translating knowledge about abiotic stress tolerance to
breeding programmes. Plant J 90:898–917
Gogna M, Bhatla SC (2019) Biochemical mechanisms regulating salt tolerance in sunflower. Plant
Signal Behav 14:1670597
Gogna M, Bhatla SC (2020) Salt-tolerant and -sensitive seedlings exhibit noteworthy differences in
lipolytic events in response to salt stress. Plant Signal Behav 15:1737451
Gogna M, Choudhary A, Mishra G, Kapoor R, Bhatla SC (2020) Changes in lipid composition in
response to salt stress and its possible interaction with intracellular Na+-K+ ratio in sunflower
(Helianthus annuus L.). Environ Exp Bot 178:104147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.
2020.104147
Gong H, Zhu X, Chen K, Wang S, Zhang C (2005) Silicon alleviates oxidative damage of wheat
plants in pods under drought. Plant Sci 169:313–321
Gorbe E, Calatayud A (2012) Applications of chlorophyll fluorescence imaging technique in
horticultural research: a review. Sci Hortic 138:24–35
Goswami K, Mittal D, Gautam B, Sopory SK, Sanan-Mishra N (2020) Mapping the salt stressinduced changes in the root miRNome in pokkali rice. Biomol Ther 10:498
Gou T, Yang L, Hu W, Chen X, Zhu Y, Guo J, Gong H (2020) Silicon improves the growth of
cucumber under excess nitrate stress by enhancing nitrogen assimilation and chlorophyll
synthesis. Plant Physiol Biochem 152:53–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.04.031
Grafton RQ, Williams J, Jiang Q (2015) Food and water gaps to 2050: preliminary results from the
global food and water system (GFWS) platform. J Food Secur 7:209–220
Gu HH, Zhan SS, Wang SZ, Tang YT, Chaney RL, Fang XH, Cai XD, Qiu RL (2012) Siliconmediated amelioration of zinc toxicity in rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings. Plant Soil
350:193–204
Guerriero G, Hausmann JF, Legay S (2016) Silicon and the plant extracellular matrix. Front Plant
Sci 7:463
Guo X, Zhang L, Zhu J, Liu H, Wang A (2017) Cloning and characterization of SiDHN, a novel
dehydrin gene from Saussurea involucrata Kar. Et. Kir. that enhances cold and drought
tolerance in tobacco. Plant Sci 256:160–169
Gupta B, Huang B (2014) Mechanism of salinity tolerance in plants: physiological, biochemical,
and molecular characterization. Int J Genom 2014:701596
Habibi G (2015) Effects of soil- and foliar-applied silicon on the resistance of grapevine plants to
freezing stress. Acta Biol Szeged 59:109–117
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exodermal Casparian band formation in Si-accumulating and Si-excluding species by forming
phenol complexes. PLoS One 10:e0138555
Frantz JM, Khandekar S, Leisner S (2011) Silicon differentially influences copper toxicity response
in silicon-accumulator and non-accumulator species. J Am Soc Hortic Sci 136:329–338
Fresno T, Moreno-Jiménez E, Zornoza M, Peñalosa JM (2018) Aided phytostabilisation of As-and
Cu-contaminated soils using white lupin and combined iron and organic amendments. J Environ
Manag 205:142–150
Garcia-Plazaola JI, Becerril JM (2000) Effects of drought on photoprotective mechanisms on
photoprotective mechanisms in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) seedlings from different
provenances. Trees 14:485–490
Garg N, Bhandari PJ (2016) Interactive effects of silicon and arbuscular mycorrhiza in modulating
ascorbate-glutathione cycle and antioxidant scavenging capacity in differentially salt-tolerant
Cicer arietinum L. genotypes subjected to long-term salinity. Protoplasma 253:1325–1345
Gatto A, Escoubas L, Roche K, Commandré M (1998) Simulation of the degradation of optical
glass substrates caused by UV irradiation while coating. Opt Commun 148:347–354
Gérard F, François M, Ranger J (2002) Processes controlling silica concentration in leaching and
capillary soil solutions of an acidic brown forest soil (Rhône, France). Geoderma 107:197–226
Gilliham M, Able JA, Roy SJ (2017) Translating knowledge about abiotic stress tolerance to
breeding programmes. Plant J 90:898–917
Gogna M, Bhatla SC (2019) Biochemical mechanisms regulating salt tolerance in sunflower. Plant
Signal Behav 14:1670597
Gogna M, Bhatla SC (2020) Salt-tolerant and -sensitive seedlings exhibit noteworthy differences in
lipolytic events in response to salt stress. Plant Signal Behav 15:1737451
Gogna M, Choudhary A, Mishra G, Kapoor R, Bhatla SC (2020) Changes in lipid composition in
response to salt stress and its possible interaction with intracellular Na+-K+ ratio in sunflower
(Helianthus annuus L.). Environ Exp Bot 178:104147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.
2020.104147
Gong H, Zhu X, Chen K, Wang S, Zhang C (2005) Silicon alleviates oxidative damage of wheat
plants in pods under drought. Plant Sci 169:313–321
Gorbe E, Calatayud A (2012) Applications of chlorophyll fluorescence imaging technique in
horticultural research: a review. Sci Hortic 138:24–35
Goswami K, Mittal D, Gautam B, Sopory SK, Sanan-Mishra N (2020) Mapping the salt stressinduced changes in the root miRNome in pokkali rice. Biomol Ther 10:498
Gou T, Yang L, Hu W, Chen X, Zhu Y, Guo J, Gong H (2020) Silicon improves the growth of
cucumber under excess nitrate stress by enhancing nitrogen assimilation and chlorophyll
synthesis. Plant Physiol Biochem 152:53–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.04.031
Grafton RQ, Williams J, Jiang Q (2015) Food and water gaps to 2050: preliminary results from the
global food and water system (GFWS) platform. J Food Secur 7:209–220
Gu HH, Zhan SS, Wang SZ, Tang YT, Chaney RL, Fang XH, Cai XD, Qiu RL (2012) Siliconmediated amelioration of zinc toxicity in rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings. Plant Soil
350:193–204
Guerriero G, Hausmann JF, Legay S (2016) Silicon and the plant extracellular matrix. Front Plant
Sci 7:463
Guo X, Zhang L, Zhu J, Liu H, Wang A (2017) Cloning and characterization of SiDHN, a novel
dehydrin gene from Saussurea involucrata Kar. Et. Kir. that enhances cold and drought
tolerance in tobacco. Plant Sci 256:160–169
Gupta B, Huang B (2014) Mechanism of salinity tolerance in plants: physiological, biochemical,
and molecular characterization. Int J Genom 2014:701596
Habibi G (2015) Effects of soil- and foliar-applied silicon on the resistance of grapevine plants to
freezing stress. Acta Biol Szeged 59:109–117
2 Silicon: A Plant Nutritional “Non-Entity” for Mitigating Abiotic
39