Role of Silicon in Plants

• Päätekijä: Richard R. Belanger (auth)
• Muut tekijät: Rupesh K. Deshmukh (auth), Jian Feng Ma (auth)
• Aineistotyyppi: Elektroninen Kirjan osa
• Kieli: englanti
• Julkaistu: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Sarja: Frontiers Research Topics
• Aiheet: Botany & plant sciences; protein structure; silicon uptake mechanism; transcriptome; biotic and abiotic stress; transporter proteins; silicon fertilization; plant resilience; Omics approaches
• Linkit: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Silicon (Si) is gaining increased attention in the farming sector because of its beneficial effects observed in several crop species, particularly under stress conditions. The magnitude of benefits is predominantly observed in plant species that can accumulate Si above a certain threshold. Therefore...