Silicon‐augmented resistance of plants to herbivorous insects: a review

By O. Reynolds, M. Keeping, J. Meyer. 2009

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Plant defense against herbivores: chemical aspects. (2012, background): “When included in plant cell walls or when present as silica bodies, it affects food intake by accelerating mandibular wear, particularly in the case of small insects, and the digestion of plant tissue (29, 104).”
Insect and pathogen attack and resistance in maize and its wild ancestors, the teosintes (2014, background): “Another physical defense is silica (Reynolds et al., 2009).”
Consistent alleviation of abiotic stress with silicon addition: a meta-analysis. (2016, background): “Including either family or stress type 304 increased the explanatory power for H2O2 and Proline (Table 1), and stress type explained significant 305 heterogeneity for all markers when looking at studies within Poaceae.”
The Chemical Ecology of Sponges on Caribbean Reefs: Natural Products Shape Natural Systems (2011, background): “For terrestrial plants, physical or structural defenses, such as thorns on stems, shells on seeds, and mineralized inclusions, represent important mechanisms for deterring herbivores (Reynolds et al. 2009).”