Shen C, Shi Y, Fan K, He JS, Adams JM, Ge Y, Chu H (2019) Soil pH dominates elevational
diversity pattern for bacteria in high elevation alkaline soils on the Tibetan plateau. FEMS
Microbiol Ecol 95:fiz003
Shi Y, Wang Y, Flowers TJ, Gong H (2013) Silicon decreases sodium chloride transport in rice in
saline conditions. J Plant Physiol 170:847–853
Shi Y, Ding Y, Yang S (2018) Molecular recognition of CBF signaling in cold acclimation. Trends
Plant Sci 23:623–637
Shiru MS, Shahid S, Dewan A, Chung ES, Alias N, Ahmed K, Hassan QK (2020) Projection of
meteorological droughts in Nigeria during growing seasons under climate change scenarios. Sci
Rep 10:1–18
Siddiqui H, Yusuf M, Faraz A, Farizan M, Sami F, Hayat S (2018) 24-Epibrassinolide
supplemented with silicon enhances the photosynthetic efficiency of Brassica juncea under
salt stress. S Afr J Bot 118:120–128
Siddiqui H, Ahmed KBM, Sami F, Hayat S (2020) Silicon nanoparticles and plants: current
knowledge and future perspectives. In: Hayat S, Pichtel J, Faizan M, Fariduddin Q (eds)
Sustainable agriculture reviews, vol 41. Springer, Cham, pp 129–142
Singh K, Singh R, Singh J, Singh Y, Singh KK (2006) Effect of level and time of silicon application
on growth, yield and its uptake by rice (Oryza sativa). Indian J Agric Sci 76:410–413
Singh B, Mehta S, Tiwari M, Bhatia S (2018) Legume breeding for fungal resistance: a lesson to
learn. In: Islam MA, Dhakate P (eds) Molecular approaches for plant improvement. Kalpaz
Publications, New Delhi, pp 159–180
Singh B, Mehta S, Aggarwal SK, Tiwari M, Bhuyan SI, Bhatia S, Islam MA (2019) Barley, disease
resistance, and molecular breeding approaches. In: Wani SH (ed) Disease resistance in crop
plants. Springer, Cham, pp 261–299
Singh A, Kumar A, Hartley S, Singh IK (2020) Silicon: its ameliorative effect on plant defense
against herbivory. J Exp Bot:eraa300. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa300
Soundararajan P, Sivanesan L, Jana S, Jeong BR (2014) Influence of silicon supplementation on the
growth and tolerance to high temperature in Salvia splendens. Hortic Environ Biotech
55:271–279
Soundararajan P, Manivannan A, Cho YS, Jeong BR (2017) Exogenous application of silicon
improved the recovery of hyperhydric shoots in Dianthus caryophyllus L. by stabilizing the
physiology and protein expression. Front Plant Sci 8:738
Soundararajan P, Manivannan A, Ko CH, Jeong BR (2018) Silicon enhanced redox homeostasis
and protein expression to mitigate the salinity stress in Rosa hybrid ‘rock fire’. Plant Growth
Regul 37:16–34
Souri Z, Khanna K, Karimi N, Ahmad P (2020) Silicon and plants: current knowledge and future
prospects. J Plant Growth Regul. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-020-10172-7
Steiner F, Zuffo AM, Bush A, Santos DMDS (2018) Silicate fertilization potentiates the nodule
formation and symbiotic nitrogen fixation in soybean. Pesqui Agropecu Trop 48:212–221
Sun H, Guo J, Duan Y, Zhang T, Huo H, Gong H (2017) Isolation and functional characterization of
CsLsi1, a silicon transporter gene in Cucumis sativus. Physiol Plant 159:201–214
Sun H, Duan Y, Qi X, Zhang L, Huo H, Gong H (2018) Isolation and functional characterization of
CsLsi2, a cucumber silicon efflux transporter gene. Ann Bot 122:641–648
Sun X, Zhu Z, Zhang L, Fang L, Zhang J, Wang Q, Li S, Liang Z, Xin H (2019) Overexpression of
ethylene response factors VaERF080 and VAERF087 from Vitis amurensis enhances cold
tolerance in Arabidopsis. Sci Hortic 243:320–326
Sun H, Duan Y, Mitani-Ueno N, Che J, Jia J, Liu J, Guo J, Ma JF, Gong H (2020) Tomato roots
have a functional silicon influx transporter but not a functional silicon efflux transporter. Plant
Cell Environ 43:732–744
Surówka E, Rapacz M, Janowiak F (2020) Climate change influences the interactive effects of
simultaneous impact of abiotic and biotic stresses on plants. In: Hasanuzzaman M (ed) Plant
ecophysiology and adaptation under climate change: mechanisms and perspectives I. Springer,
Singapore, pp 1–50
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diversity pattern for bacteria in high elevation alkaline soils on the Tibetan plateau. FEMS
Microbiol Ecol 95:fiz003
Shi Y, Wang Y, Flowers TJ, Gong H (2013) Silicon decreases sodium chloride transport in rice in
saline conditions. J Plant Physiol 170:847–853
Shi Y, Ding Y, Yang S (2018) Molecular recognition of CBF signaling in cold acclimation. Trends
Plant Sci 23:623–637
Shiru MS, Shahid S, Dewan A, Chung ES, Alias N, Ahmed K, Hassan QK (2020) Projection of
meteorological droughts in Nigeria during growing seasons under climate change scenarios. Sci
Rep 10:1–18
Siddiqui H, Yusuf M, Faraz A, Farizan M, Sami F, Hayat S (2018) 24-Epibrassinolide
supplemented with silicon enhances the photosynthetic efficiency of Brassica juncea under
salt stress. S Afr J Bot 118:120–128
Siddiqui H, Ahmed KBM, Sami F, Hayat S (2020) Silicon nanoparticles and plants: current
knowledge and future perspectives. In: Hayat S, Pichtel J, Faizan M, Fariduddin Q (eds)
Sustainable agriculture reviews, vol 41. Springer, Cham, pp 129–142
Singh K, Singh R, Singh J, Singh Y, Singh KK (2006) Effect of level and time of silicon application
on growth, yield and its uptake by rice (Oryza sativa). Indian J Agric Sci 76:410–413
Singh B, Mehta S, Tiwari M, Bhatia S (2018) Legume breeding for fungal resistance: a lesson to
learn. In: Islam MA, Dhakate P (eds) Molecular approaches for plant improvement. Kalpaz
Publications, New Delhi, pp 159–180
Singh B, Mehta S, Aggarwal SK, Tiwari M, Bhuyan SI, Bhatia S, Islam MA (2019) Barley, disease
resistance, and molecular breeding approaches. In: Wani SH (ed) Disease resistance in crop
plants. Springer, Cham, pp 261–299
Singh A, Kumar A, Hartley S, Singh IK (2020) Silicon: its ameliorative effect on plant defense
against herbivory. J Exp Bot:eraa300. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa300
Soundararajan P, Sivanesan L, Jana S, Jeong BR (2014) Influence of silicon supplementation on the
growth and tolerance to high temperature in Salvia splendens. Hortic Environ Biotech
55:271–279
Soundararajan P, Manivannan A, Cho YS, Jeong BR (2017) Exogenous application of silicon
improved the recovery of hyperhydric shoots in Dianthus caryophyllus L. by stabilizing the
physiology and protein expression. Front Plant Sci 8:738
Soundararajan P, Manivannan A, Ko CH, Jeong BR (2018) Silicon enhanced redox homeostasis
and protein expression to mitigate the salinity stress in Rosa hybrid ‘rock fire’. Plant Growth
Regul 37:16–34
Souri Z, Khanna K, Karimi N, Ahmad P (2020) Silicon and plants: current knowledge and future
prospects. J Plant Growth Regul. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-020-10172-7
Steiner F, Zuffo AM, Bush A, Santos DMDS (2018) Silicate fertilization potentiates the nodule
formation and symbiotic nitrogen fixation in soybean. Pesqui Agropecu Trop 48:212–221
Sun H, Guo J, Duan Y, Zhang T, Huo H, Gong H (2017) Isolation and functional characterization of
CsLsi1, a silicon transporter gene in Cucumis sativus. Physiol Plant 159:201–214
Sun H, Duan Y, Qi X, Zhang L, Huo H, Gong H (2018) Isolation and functional characterization of
CsLsi2, a cucumber silicon efflux transporter gene. Ann Bot 122:641–648
Sun X, Zhu Z, Zhang L, Fang L, Zhang J, Wang Q, Li S, Liang Z, Xin H (2019) Overexpression of
ethylene response factors VaERF080 and VAERF087 from Vitis amurensis enhances cold
tolerance in Arabidopsis. Sci Hortic 243:320–326
Sun H, Duan Y, Mitani-Ueno N, Che J, Jia J, Liu J, Guo J, Ma JF, Gong H (2020) Tomato roots
have a functional silicon influx transporter but not a functional silicon efflux transporter. Plant
Cell Environ 43:732–744
Surówka E, Rapacz M, Janowiak F (2020) Climate change influences the interactive effects of
simultaneous impact of abiotic and biotic stresses on plants. In: Hasanuzzaman M (ed) Plant
ecophysiology and adaptation under climate change: mechanisms and perspectives I. Springer,
Singapore, pp 1–50
2 Silicon: A Plant Nutritional “Non-Entity” for Mitigating Abiotic
47