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technological perspectives. Front Plant Sci 8:411
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in Brassica napus cultivated under field conditions with two nitrogen fertilizer inputs. Plan
Theory 8:137
Lal SK, Kumar S, Sheri V, Mehta S, Varakumar Ram B, Borphukan B, James D, Fartyal D, Reddy
MK (2018) Seed priming: an emerging technology to impart abiotic stress tolerance in crop
plants. In: Rakshit A, Singh HB (eds) Advances in seed priming. Springer, Singapore, pp 41–50
Li H, Zhu Y, Hu Y, Han W, Gong H (2015) Beneficial effects of silicon in alleviating salinity stress
of tomato seedlings grown under sand culture. Acta Physiol Plant 37:71
Li P, Zhao CZ, Zhand YQ, Wang XM, Wang JF, Wang F, Bi YR (2017) Silicon enhances the
tolerance of Poa annua to cadmium by inhibiting its absorption and oxidative stress. Biol Plant
61:741–750
Liang Y, Chen Q, Liu Q, Zhang W, Ding R (2003) Exogenous silicon (Si) increases antioxidant
enzyme activity and reduces lipid peroxidation in roots of salt-stressed barley (Hordeum vulgare
L.). J Plant Physiol 160:1157–1164
Liang Y, Nikolic M, Bélanger R, Gong H, Song A (2015) Silicon in agriculture. Springer,
Dordrecht
Liao M, Fang Z, Liang YQ, Huang XH, Yang X, Chen SS, Xie XM, Xu CX, Guo JW (2020) Effects
of supplying silicon nutrient on utilization rate of nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients by rice and
its soil ecological mechanism in a hybrid rice double-cropping system. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B
21:474–484
Liebersbach H, Steingrobe B, Claassen N (2004) Roots regulate ion transport in the rhizosphere to
counteract reduced mobility in dry soil. Plant Soil 260:79–88
Liu Y, Zhou J (2018) MAPping kinase regulation of ICE1 in freezing tolerance. Trends Plant Sci
23:91–93
Liu J, Ma J, He C, Li X, Zhang W, Xu F, Lin Y, Wang L (2013) Inhibition of cadmium ion uptake in
rice (Oryza sativa) cells by a wall-bound form of silicon. New Phytol 200:691–699
Liu YL, Deng X, Wang S, Tanaka K, Zhang S (2014) Aquaporin-mediated increase in root
hydraulic conductance is involved in silicon-induced improved root water uptake under osmotic
stress in Sorghum bicolor L. J Exp Bot 65:4747–4756
Liu YL, Wang S, Zhang M, Deng X, Zhang S, Tanaka E (2015) Enhanced root hydraulic
conductance by aquaporin regulation accounts for silicon alleviated salt-induced osmotic stress
in Sorghum bicolor L. Environ Exp Bot 111:42–51
Liu C, Lu W, Ma Q, Ma C (2017) Effect of silicon on the alleviation of boron toxicity in wheat
growth, boron accumulation, photosynthesis activities, and oxidative responses. J Plant Nutr
40:2458–2467
Liu D, Liu M, Liu XL, Cheng XG, Liang ZW (2018) Silicon priming created an enhanced tolerance
in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seedlings in response to high alkaline stress. Front Plant Sci
9:716
Liu B, Soundararaja P, Manivannan A (2019) Mechanisms of silicon-mediated amelioration of salt
stress in plants. Plants 8:307
Lu H, Wu Y, Liang Song Q, Zhang H, Wu J, Wu W, Liu X, Dong C (2020) Alkaline amendments
improve the health of soils degraded by metal contamination and acidification: crop performance and soil bacterial community responses. Chemosphere 257:127309
Lux A, Luxova M, Abe J, Morita S, Inanaga S (2003) Silification of bamboo (Phyllostachys
heterocycla Mitf.) root and leaf. Plant Soil 255:85–91
Luyckx M, Hausman JF, Lutts S, Guerriero G (2017) Silicon and plants: current knowledge and
technological perspectives. Front Plant Sci 8:411
Ma JF (2004) Role of silicon in enhancing the resistance of plants to biotic and abiotic stresses. Soil
Sci Plant Nutr 50:11–18
Ma JF, Yamaji N (2006) Silicon uptake and accumulation in higher plants. Trends Plant Sci
11:392–339
Ma JF, Yamaji N (2008) Functions and transport of silicon in plants. Cell Mol Life Sci
65:3049–3057
42
S. Mehta et al.