Silicon induces antifungal compounds in powdery mildew-infected wheat

By W. Rémus-Borel, J. Menzies, R. Bélanger. 2005

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Effect of root and foliar applications of soluble silicon on powdery mildew control and growth of wheat plants (2007, unknown): “For this purpose, the wheat – Blumeria graminis f.sp. tritici (Bgt) interaction was selected because of the reported beneficial role of Si in this pathosystem (Bélanger et al. 2003; Rémus-Borel et al. 2005) and plants were submitted to both root and foliar applications.”
Wheat resistance to leaf blast mediated by silicon (2010, methodology): “Application of Si can increase wheat resistance to powdery mildew (Bélanger et al., 2003; Rémus-Borel et al., 2005; Guével et al., 2007), leaf streak (Silva et al.”
Silicon‐mediated resistance of sugarcane to Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): effects of silicon source and cultivar (2006, background): “…is the Si deposits in epidermal tissues that appear to confer resistance to disease (Ishiguro 2001) and insect herbivores (Djamin and Pathak 1967; Goussain et al. 2002), although its role purely as a mechanical barrier against pathogens has recently been challenged (e.g. Rémus-Borel et al. 2005).”
Physiological functions of beneficial elements. (2009, unknown): “The other is that Si may act locally as a signal in triggering natural defence responses in both dicots and monocots, by stimulating the activity of such enzymes as chitinases, peroxidases, polyphenol oxidases, and/or by increasing the production of phenolic compounds, phytoalexins, antimicrobial co”