Silicon alleviates salt stress and increases antioxidant enzymes activity in leaves of salt-stressed cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

By Zhujun Zhu, Guoqiang Wei, Juan Li, Q. Qian, Jingquan Yu. 2004

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Effect of salinity and silicon on root characteristics, growth, water status, proline content and ion accumulation of purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) (2011, background): “However, the role of Si in plant biology is still poorly understood (Epstein 1999; Liang et al. 2003; Zhu et al. 2004).”
Mechanisms of Enhanced Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants by Silicon： A Review (2013, background): “The beneficial roles of Si under abiotic stresses are attributed to enhancement of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, which have been demonstrated under salinity (Zhu et al., 2004), freezing (Liang et al.”
Beneficial effects of silicon nutrition in alleviating salinity stress in hydroponically grown canola, Brassica napus L., plants (2010, background): “…ROS scavenging enzymes, such as superoxide 2010 Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition dismutase (SOD), peroxidases, glutathione reductase (GR) and dehydro-ascorbate reductase (DHAR), have been reported by Zhu et al. (2004) in salt-stressed cucumber plants following Si application.”
Nitric oxide modulates antioxidant defense and the methylglyoxal detoxification system and reduces salinity-induced damage of wheat seedlings (2011, result): “Similar trends were also observed by Zhu et al. (2004) and Mittova et al. (2004).”
Effect of drought stress and subsequent recovery on protein, carbohydrate contents, catalase and peroxidase activities in three chickpea ('Cicer arietinum') cultivars (2011, background): “Meanwhile, plants possess efficient antioxidant defense systems for scavenging ROS (Zhu et al., 2004).”
Effects of silicon and drought stress on tuber yield and leaf biochemical characteristics in potato. (2009, background): “Zhu et al. (2004) and Gong et al. (2005) observed higher protein concentrations in cucumber and wheat plants that received Si than in plants that did not receive Si when exposed to saline and water stress, respectively.”
The effect of salt stress on growth, chlorophyll content, lipid peroxidation and antioxidative enzymes of pumpkin seedling (2011, background): “Hydrogen peroxide which is also toxic to cells is detoxified by CAT peroxidases to water and oxygen (Zhu et al., 2004).”