Silicon impedes stalk penetration by the borer Eldana saccharina in sugarcane

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The ecology of herbivore‐induced silicon defences in grasses (2016, background): “However, to date, many studies with invertebrates have been in crop species (e.g. Goussain, Prado & Moraes 2005; Kvedaras & Keeping 2007; Kvedaras et al. 2007, 2009; Griffin, Hogan & Schmidt 2015) and some have involved measuring effects when silicon has been sprayed on the plant surface, rather…”
Transgenics are imperative for biofuel crops (2008, background): “Silicon is a known deterrent to rabbit feeding [94], to a sugar cane moth [95], and to various pathogens [96], but these pests can be controlled by other means.”