Silicon: its manifold roles in plants

By E. Epstein. 2009

619 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Geochemistry and Petrology, Plant Science

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In Geochemistry and Petrology

1. Sandeep Singh
2. J. Ma
3. Rupesh Deshmukh
4. R. Bélanger
5. N. Garg
6. J. Cooke
7. M. Leishman
8. S. Hartley

In Plant Science

1. O. Reynolds
2. Rupesh Deshmukh
3. R. Bélanger
4. D. Gupta
5. S. Chatterjee
6. R. Moogouei
7. A. Mitra
8. Sandeep Singh

Citations in the corpus

• Cannabis sativa: The Plant of the Thousand and One Molecules (2016, background): “Despite being a non-essential element for plant growth, Si is known to increase plant vigor and to alleviate the effects of exogenous stresses (Epstein, 2009).”
• Arsenic Accumulation in Rice and Probable Mitigation Approaches: A Review (2017, background): “Among different soluble Si forms present in soil, plants can use only mono silicic acid, [150].”
• The controversies of silicon's role in plant biology. (2018, background): “The essentiality of Si for plants has been the subject of much debate and many reviews (Epstein, 1994, 1999, 2009; Datnoff et al., 2001; Liang Y et al., 2015), and will not be revisited in detail here.”
• Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Rhizophagus irregularis and Silicon Modulate Growth, Proline Biosynthesis and Yield in Cajanus cajan L. Millsp. (pigeonpea) Genotypes Under Cadmium and Zinc Stress (2018, background): “Silicon (Si), the second most abundant element in soils (approximately 28%), has gained importance as a quasiessential nutrient for imparting positive effects on growth and productivity in crop plants especially under abiotic stresses (Epstein 2009; Tripathi and others 2014; Liang and others 2015).”
• Comprehending crystalline β-carotene accumulation by comparing engineered cell models and the natural carotenoid-rich system of citrus (2011, neutral): “One of the most abundant elements on earth, silicon is well known to protect plants against a suite of pathogens with different lifestyles and modes of infection (Currie and Perry, 2007; Epstein, 2009; Fauteux et al., 2005; Guntzer et al., 2012; Ma et al., 2006).”