boron toxicity in field pea cultivars by intensifying antioxidant defense systems. Ecotoxicol
Environ Saf 201:110778
Oukarroum A, Bussotti F, Goltsev V, Kalkaji HM (2015) Correlation between reactive oxygen
species production and photochemistry of photosystems I and II in Lemna gibba L. plants under
salt stress. Environ Exp Bot 109:80–88
Owino-Gerroh C, Gascho GJ (2005) Effect of silicon on low pH soil phosphorus sorption and on
uptake and growth of maize. Commun Soil Sci Plant Anal 35:2369–2378
Pandey V, Patel A, Patra DD (2015) Amelioration of mineral nutrition, productivity, antioxidant
activity and aroma profile in marigold (Tagetes minuta L.) with organic and chemical fertilization. Ind Crop Prod 76:378–385
Parveen N, Ashraf M (2010) Role of silicon in mitigating the adverse effects of salt stress on growth
and photosynthetic attributes of two maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars grown hydroponically. Pak J
Bot 42:1675–1684
Parveen A, Liu W, Hussain S, Asghar J, Perveen S, Xiong Y (2019) Silicon priming regulates
morpho-physiological growth and oxidative metabolism in Maize under drought stress. Plan
Theory 8:431
Pascual MB, Echevarria V, Gonzalo MJ, Hernández-Apaolaza L (2016) Silicon addition to soybean
(Glycine max L.) plants alleviate zinc deficiency. Plant Physiol Biochem 108:132–138
Pati S, Pal B, Badole S, Hazra GC, Mandal B (2016) Effect of silicon fertilization on growth, yield,
and nutrient uptake of rice. Commun Soil Sci Plant Anal 47:284–290
Patil AA, Durgude AG, Pharande AL (2018) Effect of silicon application along with chemical
fertilizers on nutrient uptake and nutrient availability for rice plants. IJCS 6:260–266
Pavlovic J, Samardzic J, Maksimović V, Timotijevic G, Stevic N, Laursen KH, Hansen TH,
Husted S, Schjoerring JK, Liang Y, Nikolic M (2013) Silicon alleviates iron deficiency in
cucumber by promoting mobilization of iron in the root apoplast. New Phytol 198:1096–1107
Pecinka A, Mittelsten Scheid O (2012) Stress-induced chromatin changes: a critical view on their
heritability. Plant Cell Physiol 53:801–808
Pei ZF, Ming DF, Liu D, Wan GL, Geng XX, Gong HJ, Zhou WJ (2010) Silicon improves the
tolerance to water-deficit stress induced by polyethylene glycol in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
seedlings. J Plant Growth Regul 29:106–115
Pereira de Souza Junior J, de Mello Prado R, Machado dos Santos Sarah M, Felisberto G (2019)
Silicon mitigates boron deficiency and toxicity in cotton cultivated in nutrient solution. J Plant
Nutr Soil Sci 182:805–814
Pontigo S, Godoy K, Jimenez H, Gutierrez-Moraga A, Mora MDLL, Cartes P (2017) Siliconmediated alleviation of aluminium toxicity by modulation of Al/Si uptake and antioxidant
performance in ryegrass plants. Front Plant Sci 8:642
Puhakainen T (2004) Short-day potential of low temperature-induced gene expression of a C-repeat
binding factor-controlled gene during cold acclimation in silver birch. Plant Physiol
136:4299–4307
Rafique S, Abdin MZ, Alam W (2020) Response of combined abiotic stresses on maize (Zea mays
L.) inbred lines and interaction among various stresses. Maydica 64:8
Rahman M, Sultana S, Nath D, Kalita S, Chakravarty D, Mehta S, Wani SH, Islam MA (2019)
Molecular breeding approaches for disease resistance in sugarcane. In: Wani SH (ed) Disease
resistance in crop plants. Springer, Cham, pp 131–155
Raj GB, Rajamani K, Kumara BH (2020) Influence of silicon fertilization on nitrogen fractions and
nutrient status of Rice grown soils in Telangana state. Curr J Appl Sci Technol 39:26–34
Ramegowda V, Da Costa MVJ, Harihar S, Karaba NN, Sreeman SM (2020) Abiotic and biotic
stress interactions in plants: a cross-tolerance perspective. In: Hossain MA, Liu F, Burritt DJ,
Fujita M, Huang B (eds) Priming-mediated stress and cross-stress tolerance in crop plants.
Academic Press, Cambridge, pp 267–302
Rao GB, Susmitha P (2017) Silicon uptake, transportation and accumulation in Rice. J Pharmacogn
Phytochem 6:290–293
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Environ Saf 201:110778
Oukarroum A, Bussotti F, Goltsev V, Kalkaji HM (2015) Correlation between reactive oxygen
species production and photochemistry of photosystems I and II in Lemna gibba L. plants under
salt stress. Environ Exp Bot 109:80–88
Owino-Gerroh C, Gascho GJ (2005) Effect of silicon on low pH soil phosphorus sorption and on
uptake and growth of maize. Commun Soil Sci Plant Anal 35:2369–2378
Pandey V, Patel A, Patra DD (2015) Amelioration of mineral nutrition, productivity, antioxidant
activity and aroma profile in marigold (Tagetes minuta L.) with organic and chemical fertilization. Ind Crop Prod 76:378–385
Parveen N, Ashraf M (2010) Role of silicon in mitigating the adverse effects of salt stress on growth
and photosynthetic attributes of two maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars grown hydroponically. Pak J
Bot 42:1675–1684
Parveen A, Liu W, Hussain S, Asghar J, Perveen S, Xiong Y (2019) Silicon priming regulates
morpho-physiological growth and oxidative metabolism in Maize under drought stress. Plan
Theory 8:431
Pascual MB, Echevarria V, Gonzalo MJ, Hernández-Apaolaza L (2016) Silicon addition to soybean
(Glycine max L.) plants alleviate zinc deficiency. Plant Physiol Biochem 108:132–138
Pati S, Pal B, Badole S, Hazra GC, Mandal B (2016) Effect of silicon fertilization on growth, yield,
and nutrient uptake of rice. Commun Soil Sci Plant Anal 47:284–290
Patil AA, Durgude AG, Pharande AL (2018) Effect of silicon application along with chemical
fertilizers on nutrient uptake and nutrient availability for rice plants. IJCS 6:260–266
Pavlovic J, Samardzic J, Maksimović V, Timotijevic G, Stevic N, Laursen KH, Hansen TH,
Husted S, Schjoerring JK, Liang Y, Nikolic M (2013) Silicon alleviates iron deficiency in
cucumber by promoting mobilization of iron in the root apoplast. New Phytol 198:1096–1107
Pecinka A, Mittelsten Scheid O (2012) Stress-induced chromatin changes: a critical view on their
heritability. Plant Cell Physiol 53:801–808
Pei ZF, Ming DF, Liu D, Wan GL, Geng XX, Gong HJ, Zhou WJ (2010) Silicon improves the
tolerance to water-deficit stress induced by polyethylene glycol in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
seedlings. J Plant Growth Regul 29:106–115
Pereira de Souza Junior J, de Mello Prado R, Machado dos Santos Sarah M, Felisberto G (2019)
Silicon mitigates boron deficiency and toxicity in cotton cultivated in nutrient solution. J Plant
Nutr Soil Sci 182:805–814
Pontigo S, Godoy K, Jimenez H, Gutierrez-Moraga A, Mora MDLL, Cartes P (2017) Siliconmediated alleviation of aluminium toxicity by modulation of Al/Si uptake and antioxidant
performance in ryegrass plants. Front Plant Sci 8:642
Puhakainen T (2004) Short-day potential of low temperature-induced gene expression of a C-repeat
binding factor-controlled gene during cold acclimation in silver birch. Plant Physiol
136:4299–4307
Rafique S, Abdin MZ, Alam W (2020) Response of combined abiotic stresses on maize (Zea mays
L.) inbred lines and interaction among various stresses. Maydica 64:8
Rahman M, Sultana S, Nath D, Kalita S, Chakravarty D, Mehta S, Wani SH, Islam MA (2019)
Molecular breeding approaches for disease resistance in sugarcane. In: Wani SH (ed) Disease
resistance in crop plants. Springer, Cham, pp 131–155
Raj GB, Rajamani K, Kumara BH (2020) Influence of silicon fertilization on nitrogen fractions and
nutrient status of Rice grown soils in Telangana state. Curr J Appl Sci Technol 39:26–34
Ramegowda V, Da Costa MVJ, Harihar S, Karaba NN, Sreeman SM (2020) Abiotic and biotic
stress interactions in plants: a cross-tolerance perspective. In: Hossain MA, Liu F, Burritt DJ,
Fujita M, Huang B (eds) Priming-mediated stress and cross-stress tolerance in crop plants.
Academic Press, Cambridge, pp 267–302
Rao GB, Susmitha P (2017) Silicon uptake, transportation and accumulation in Rice. J Pharmacogn
Phytochem 6:290–293
2 Silicon: A Plant Nutritional “Non-Entity” for Mitigating Abiotic
45