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1-Silicon biogeochemistry in terrestrial ecosystems
Jrg Schaller, Daniel Puppe
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Silicon chemistry in soils
1.3 Silicon cycling in natural and agricultural plant-soil systems
1.3.1. Si bioavailability
1.3.2. Si cycling in natural plant-soil systems
1.3.3 Si cycling in agricultural plant-soil systems
1.4 Silicon mitigating drought
1.5 Si controlling nutrient availability and carbon turnover
1.6 Concluding remarks
Reference
2- Silicon: transcellular and apoplastic absorption and transport in the xylem
Rafael Ferreira Barreto, Lcia Baro
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Active uptake of Si
2.3 Passive uptake of Si
2.4 Rejection uptake of Si
2.5 Si transport in the xylem
Reference
3- Root silicification and plant resistance to stress
Zuzana Lukacova, Boris Bokor, Marek Vaculk, Jana Kohanov, Alexander Lux
Introduction
Sites of Si deposition in roots
Silicon transport in plants from chemistry to cell biology and anatomy
Silicification in the root cell walls
Cellulose and Polysaccharides
Lignin
Callose
Proteins
Phytoliths
Stegmata
The function of silica deposits in roots
Reference
4- Dynamics of silicon in soil and plant to establish silicate fertilization
Brenda S Tubana
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Silicon in soils
4.3 Components of silicon cycle in soil
4.4 Bases of silicon fertilization
4.5 Conclusion
4.6 Reference
5- Innovative sources and ways of applying silicon to plants
Rilner Alves Flores, Maxuel Fellipe Nunes Xavier
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Sources and ways of supplying Si to tropical crops
5.2.1 Silicon sources for soil application or fertigation in tropical regions
5.2.2 Silicon sources for foliar application in tropical regions
5.3 Final considerations
Reference
6- Silicon mitigates the effects of nitrogen deficiency in plants
Cid Naudi Silva Campos, Bianca Cavalcante da Silva 6.1 Introduction
6.2 Biochemical and physiological effects of N deficiency in plants
6.3 Beneficial effect of Si on plants under nutrient deficiency stress
6.4 Beneficial action of Si in tropical plants under N deficiency: how can Si mitigate the effects of N deficiency?
6.5 Concluding remarks
Reference
7-Silicon mitigates the effects of phosphorus and potassium deficiency in plants
Gustavo Caione
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Silicon in the plant
7.3 The role of silicon in potassium-deficient plants
7.4 The role of silicon in phosphorus-deficient plants
Reference
8- Silicon mitigates the effects of calcium, magnesium and sulfur in plants
Dalila Lopes da Silva, Renato de Mello Prado 8.1 The relationship calcium and silicon
8.1.1 General aspects
8.1.2 Sources of calcium and silicon
8.1.3 Physiological and biochemical benefits of silicon in mitigating nutritional calcium deficiency
8.2 The relationship between magnesium and silicon
8.3 The relationship between sulfur and silicon
8.4 Conclusions and future perspectives
Reference
9- Silicon mitigates the effects of zinc and manganese deficiency in plants
Kamilla Silva Oliveira, Guilherme Felisberto, Renato de Mello Prado
9.1 Zinc deficiency in tropical plants
9.2 Silicon mitigates the effects of zinc deficiency in tropical plants
9.2.1 Silicon influences zinc uptake and accumulation
9.2.2 Silicon acts on oxidative metabolism and reduces zinc deficiency symptoms
9.2.3 Silicon improves physiological responses and increases production in Zn-deficient plants
9.3 Manganese deficiency in tropical plants
9.4 Silicon mitigates the effects of manganese deficiency in tropical plants
9.4.1 Silicon influences manganese uptake and accumulation
9.4.2 Silicon acts on oxidative metabolism and reduces manganese deficiency symptoms
Reference
10-Silicon mitigates the effects of boron deficiency and toxicity in plants
Davie Kadyampakeni, Jonas Pereira de Souza Jnior
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Boron and silicon interaction in the development of tropical crops
10.2.1 Effect on soil solution and root system development
10.2.2 Effect on shoot growth and biomass production
10.2.3 Effect on the development of reproductive organs
10.3 Final considerations
Reference
11- Silicon mitigates the effects of iron deficiency
Luis Felipe Lata-Tenesaca, Diego Ricardo Villaseor Ortiz
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Iron uptake and the benefits of Si
11.3 Iron redistribution and the benefits of Si
11.4 Effect of Si on oxidative stress in Fe-deficient plants
11.5 Final considerations and future perspectives
Reference
12-Silicon mitigates the effects of aluminium toxicity
Martin J. Hodson
12.1 Introduction
12.2 A historical perspective
12.3 A Brief Consideration of silicon and aluminium in Soils
12.4 Silicon and aluminium uptake and accumulation by plants
12.4.1 Silicon uptake and accumulation
12.4.2 Aluminium uptake and accumulation
12.4.3 The interaction between silicon and aluminium uptake and accumulation
12.5 The amelioration of aluminium toxicity by silicon in experiments carried out in hydroponic cultures
12.5.1 Plant growth
12.5.2 Effects on mineral nutrition
12.5.3 Effects on oxidative damage
12.6 Co-deposition of silicon and aluminium
12.6.1 Co-deposition in roots
12.6.2 Co-deposition in conifer needles
12.6.3 Co-deposition in the leaves of dicot trees
12.6.4 Co-deposition in other systems
12.7. Possible mechanisms for the mitigation effect
12.7.1 Solution effects
12.7.2 Mitigation in root systems
12.7.3 Mitigation in shoot systems
12.7.4 Mitigation in tissue culture systems
12.8 Mitigation in plants grown in soil
12.9. Conclusion
Reference
13- Structural role of silicon-mediated cell wall stability for ammonium toxicity alleviation
Mikel Rivero-Marcos, Gabriel Barbosa Silva Jnior, Idoia Ariz 13.1 Introduction
13.2 Metabolic targets and structural vulnerability in root cell membranes and cell walls in response to ammonium toxicity
13.2.1 High ammonium uptake increases AMT-dependent apoplastic acidification
13.2.2 Translocation of ammonium from the root increases ammonium assimilation and acidification in the shoot
13.2.3 Ammonium nutrition decreases protein N-glycosylation-dependent ammonium efflux and arrests root elongation
13.2.4 Internal ammonium accumulation initiates ROS-dependent cell wall lignification and limits cell growth
13.3 Repairing role of Si in plant cell structural components resulting from ammonium nutrition.
13.3.1 Silicon decreases oxidative stress caused by excess ammonium
13.3.2 Structural role of Si in cell wall stability aiming at ammonium toxicity alleviation
13.3.3 Silicon supply mitigates ammonium toxicity symptoms related to plant growth and development
13.4 Conclusions and future perspective
Reference
14- Silicon mitigates the effects of potentially toxic metals
Lilian Aparecida de Oliveira, Flvio Jos Rodrigues Cruz, Dalila Lopes da Silva, Cassio Hamilton Abreu Junior, Renato de Mello Prado 14.1 Introduction
14.2 Hm stress mitigation mechanisms
14.3 Effects of silicon on absorption, transport and accumulation of Hm
14.4 Antioxidant defense mechanisms
14.5 Morphological alterations
14.6 Altering gene expression
14.7 Conclusions
Reference
15- Beneficial role of silicon in plant nutrition under salinity conditions
Alexander Calero Hurtado; Dilier Olivera Viciedo; Renato de Mello Prado
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Silicon and salt stress remediation
15.3 Role of Si in decreasing Na+ uptake, transport, and accumulation
15.4 Increasing mineral uptake by Si under salt stress
15.5 Especial role of Si in increasing plant growth, biomass, and yield under salt stress
15.6 Conclusions
Reference
16-Silicon mitigates the effects of water deficit in plants
Gelza Carliane Marques Teixeira; Renato de Mello Prado
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Damage to tropical plants caused by water deficit
16.3 Plant defense system against damage caused by water deficit
16.4 Silicon for mitigating damage to tropical plants caused by water deficit
16.5 Fertigation and leaf spraying with silicon
16.6 Conclusion
Reference
17- Association of silicon and soil microorganisms induces stress mitigation, increasing plant productivity
Krishan K.
Verma, Xiu-Peng Song, Munna Singh, Dan-Dan Tian, Vishnu D. Rajput, Tatiana Minkina, Yang-Rui Li
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Impact of Si and plant microbiome on plants
17.3 Role of plant rhizobacteria and Si on plants during environmental stress
17.4 Role of plant hormones with the application of plant microbes and silicon
17.5 Crop rotation and fertilizer use
17.6 Limitations and concluding remarks of the study
Reference
18- Heat stress mitigation by silicon nutrition in plants: a comprehensive overview
Jayabalan Shilpha, Abinaya Manivannan, Prabhakaran Soundararajan, Byoung Ryong Jeong
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Impact of heat stress on plants
18.3 Versatile functions of silicon in mitigating stress
18.4 Silicon in ROS homeostasis
18.5 Si-mediated regulation of heat stress tolerance in plants
18.5.1 Rice
18.5.2 Wheat
18.5.3 Barely
18.5.4 Date Palm
18.5.5 Tomato
18.5.6 Strawberry
18.5.7 Cucumber
18.5.8 Poinsettia
18.5.9 Salvia
18.6 Conclusions
Reference
19-Silicon in plants mitigates damage against pathogens and insect pests
Waqar Islam, Arfa Tauqeer, Abdul Waheed, Habib Ali, Fanjiang Zeng
Introduction
19.2 Mechanisms of silicon against insect pests and pathogens
19.2.1 Formation of physical barrier
19.2.2 Biochemical mechanisms
19.2.3 Biochemical mechanism and physically barrier: a joint action
19.3 In-vivo and in-vitro application of silicon for disease and insect pest m.
1-Silicon biogeochemistry in terrestrial ecosystems
Jrg Schaller, Daniel Puppe
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Silicon chemistry in soils
1.3 Silicon cycling in natural and agricultural plant-soil systems
1.3.1. Si bioavailability
1.3.2. Si cycling in natural plant-soil systems
1.3.3 Si cycling in agricultural plant-soil systems
1.4 Silicon mitigating drought
1.5 Si controlling nutrient availability and carbon turnover
1.6 Concluding remarks
Reference
2- Silicon: transcellular and apoplastic absorption and transport in the xylem
Rafael Ferreira Barreto, Lcia Baro
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Active uptake of Si
2.3 Passive uptake of Si
2.4 Rejection uptake of Si
2.5 Si transport in the xylem
Reference
3- Root silicification and plant resistance to stress
Zuzana Lukacova, Boris Bokor, Marek Vaculk, Jana Kohanov, Alexander Lux
Introduction
Sites of Si deposition in roots
Silicon transport in plants from chemistry to cell biology and anatomy
Silicification in the root cell walls
Cellulose and Polysaccharides
Lignin
Callose
Proteins
Phytoliths
Stegmata
The function of silica deposits in roots
Reference
4- Dynamics of silicon in soil and plant to establish silicate fertilization
Brenda S Tubana
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Silicon in soils
4.3 Components of silicon cycle in soil
4.4 Bases of silicon fertilization
4.5 Conclusion
4.6 Reference
5- Innovative sources and ways of applying silicon to plants
Rilner Alves Flores, Maxuel Fellipe Nunes Xavier
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Sources and ways of supplying Si to tropical crops
5.2.1 Silicon sources for soil application or fertigation in tropical regions
5.2.2 Silicon sources for foliar application in tropical regions
5.3 Final considerations
Reference
6- Silicon mitigates the effects of nitrogen deficiency in plants
Cid Naudi Silva Campos, Bianca Cavalcante da Silva 6.1 Introduction
6.2 Biochemical and physiological effects of N deficiency in plants
6.3 Beneficial effect of Si on plants under nutrient deficiency stress
6.4 Beneficial action of Si in tropical plants under N deficiency: how can Si mitigate the effects of N deficiency?
6.5 Concluding remarks
Reference
7-Silicon mitigates the effects of phosphorus and potassium deficiency in plants
Gustavo Caione
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Silicon in the plant
7.3 The role of silicon in potassium-deficient plants
7.4 The role of silicon in phosphorus-deficient plants
Reference
8- Silicon mitigates the effects of calcium, magnesium and sulfur in plants
Dalila Lopes da Silva, Renato de Mello Prado 8.1 The relationship calcium and silicon
8.1.1 General aspects
8.1.2 Sources of calcium and silicon
8.1.3 Physiological and biochemical benefits of silicon in mitigating nutritional calcium deficiency
8.2 The relationship between magnesium and silicon
8.3 The relationship between sulfur and silicon
8.4 Conclusions and future perspectives
Reference
9- Silicon mitigates the effects of zinc and manganese deficiency in plants
Kamilla Silva Oliveira, Guilherme Felisberto, Renato de Mello Prado
9.1 Zinc deficiency in tropical plants
9.2 Silicon mitigates the effects of zinc deficiency in tropical plants
9.2.1 Silicon influences zinc uptake and accumulation
9.2.2 Silicon acts on oxidative metabolism and reduces zinc deficiency symptoms
9.2.3 Silicon improves physiological responses and increases production in Zn-deficient plants
9.3 Manganese deficiency in tropical plants
9.4 Silicon mitigates the effects of manganese deficiency in tropical plants
9.4.1 Silicon influences manganese uptake and accumulation
9.4.2 Silicon acts on oxidative metabolism and reduces manganese deficiency symptoms
Reference
10-Silicon mitigates the effects of boron deficiency and toxicity in plants
Davie Kadyampakeni, Jonas Pereira de Souza Jnior
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Boron and silicon interaction in the development of tropical crops
10.2.1 Effect on soil solution and root system development
10.2.2 Effect on shoot growth and biomass production
10.2.3 Effect on the development of reproductive organs
10.3 Final considerations
Reference
11- Silicon mitigates the effects of iron deficiency
Luis Felipe Lata-Tenesaca, Diego Ricardo Villaseor Ortiz
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Iron uptake and the benefits of Si
11.3 Iron redistribution and the benefits of Si
11.4 Effect of Si on oxidative stress in Fe-deficient plants
11.5 Final considerations and future perspectives
Reference
12-Silicon mitigates the effects of aluminium toxicity
Martin J. Hodson
12.1 Introduction
12.2 A historical perspective
12.3 A Brief Consideration of silicon and aluminium in Soils
12.4 Silicon and aluminium uptake and accumulation by plants
12.4.1 Silicon uptake and accumulation
12.4.2 Aluminium uptake and accumulation
12.4.3 The interaction between silicon and aluminium uptake and accumulation
12.5 The amelioration of aluminium toxicity by silicon in experiments carried out in hydroponic cultures
12.5.1 Plant growth
12.5.2 Effects on mineral nutrition
12.5.3 Effects on oxidative damage
12.6 Co-deposition of silicon and aluminium
12.6.1 Co-deposition in roots
12.6.2 Co-deposition in conifer needles
12.6.3 Co-deposition in the leaves of dicot trees
12.6.4 Co-deposition in other systems
12.7. Possible mechanisms for the mitigation effect
12.7.1 Solution effects
12.7.2 Mitigation in root systems
12.7.3 Mitigation in shoot systems
12.7.4 Mitigation in tissue culture systems
12.8 Mitigation in plants grown in soil
12.9. Conclusion
Reference
13- Structural role of silicon-mediated cell wall stability for ammonium toxicity alleviation
Mikel Rivero-Marcos, Gabriel Barbosa Silva Jnior, Idoia Ariz 13.1 Introduction
13.2 Metabolic targets and structural vulnerability in root cell membranes and cell walls in response to ammonium toxicity
13.2.1 High ammonium uptake increases AMT-dependent apoplastic acidification
13.2.2 Translocation of ammonium from the root increases ammonium assimilation and acidification in the shoot
13.2.3 Ammonium nutrition decreases protein N-glycosylation-dependent ammonium efflux and arrests root elongation
13.2.4 Internal ammonium accumulation initiates ROS-dependent cell wall lignification and limits cell growth
13.3 Repairing role of Si in plant cell structural components resulting from ammonium nutrition.
13.3.1 Silicon decreases oxidative stress caused by excess ammonium
13.3.2 Structural role of Si in cell wall stability aiming at ammonium toxicity alleviation
13.3.3 Silicon supply mitigates ammonium toxicity symptoms related to plant growth and development
13.4 Conclusions and future perspective
Reference
14- Silicon mitigates the effects of potentially toxic metals
Lilian Aparecida de Oliveira, Flvio Jos Rodrigues Cruz, Dalila Lopes da Silva, Cassio Hamilton Abreu Junior, Renato de Mello Prado 14.1 Introduction
14.2 Hm stress mitigation mechanisms
14.3 Effects of silicon on absorption, transport and accumulation of Hm
14.4 Antioxidant defense mechanisms
14.5 Morphological alterations
14.6 Altering gene expression
14.7 Conclusions
Reference
15- Beneficial role of silicon in plant nutrition under salinity conditions
Alexander Calero Hurtado; Dilier Olivera Viciedo; Renato de Mello Prado
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Silicon and salt stress remediation
15.3 Role of Si in decreasing Na+ uptake, transport, and accumulation
15.4 Increasing mineral uptake by Si under salt stress
15.5 Especial role of Si in increasing plant growth, biomass, and yield under salt stress
15.6 Conclusions
Reference
16-Silicon mitigates the effects of water deficit in plants
Gelza Carliane Marques Teixeira; Renato de Mello Prado
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Damage to tropical plants caused by water deficit
16.3 Plant defense system against damage caused by water deficit
16.4 Silicon for mitigating damage to tropical plants caused by water deficit
16.5 Fertigation and leaf spraying with silicon
16.6 Conclusion
Reference
17- Association of silicon and soil microorganisms induces stress mitigation, increasing plant productivity
Krishan K.
Verma, Xiu-Peng Song, Munna Singh, Dan-Dan Tian, Vishnu D. Rajput, Tatiana Minkina, Yang-Rui Li
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Impact of Si and plant microbiome on plants
17.3 Role of plant rhizobacteria and Si on plants during environmental stress
17.4 Role of plant hormones with the application of plant microbes and silicon
17.5 Crop rotation and fertilizer use
17.6 Limitations and concluding remarks of the study
Reference
18- Heat stress mitigation by silicon nutrition in plants: a comprehensive overview
Jayabalan Shilpha, Abinaya Manivannan, Prabhakaran Soundararajan, Byoung Ryong Jeong
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Impact of heat stress on plants
18.3 Versatile functions of silicon in mitigating stress
18.4 Silicon in ROS homeostasis
18.5 Si-mediated regulation of heat stress tolerance in plants
18.5.1 Rice
18.5.2 Wheat
18.5.3 Barely
18.5.4 Date Palm
18.5.5 Tomato
18.5.6 Strawberry
18.5.7 Cucumber
18.5.8 Poinsettia
18.5.9 Salvia
18.6 Conclusions
Reference
19-Silicon in plants mitigates damage against pathogens and insect pests
Waqar Islam, Arfa Tauqeer, Abdul Waheed, Habib Ali, Fanjiang Zeng
Introduction
19.2 Mechanisms of silicon against insect pests and pathogens
19.2.1 Formation of physical barrier
19.2.2 Biochemical mechanisms
19.2.3 Biochemical mechanism and physically barrier: a joint action
19.3 In-vivo and in-vitro application of silicon for disease and insect pest m.