Open AccessEffects of silicon in plants with particular reference to horticultural crops - Review article
Author(s) -
O. Bat-Erdene,
Anita Szegő,
Márta Gyöngyik,
Iman Mirmazloum,
I. Papp
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of horticultural science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2676-931X
pISSN - 1585-0404
DOI - 10.31421/ijhs/27/2021/9096
Subject(s) - abiotic component , silicon , biotic stress , abiotic stress , plant growth , biochemical engineering , scale (ratio) , biotic component , biology , botany , ecology , environmental science , chemistry , engineering , biochemistry , organic chemistry , geography , cartography , gene
Silicon (Si) has long been considered as non-essential element for plant’s growth and production. Numerous efforts are being made for the discovery of its beneficial effects with large scale studies laying foundation for new findings and hypotheses. Therefore, Si has been suggested to be a quasi-essential element due to its positive effects against biotic and abiotic stresses alike. Though Si is the second most abundant element in the soil profile, its availability to plants is limited to the form of monosilicic acid only. Besides, plants’ ability to take-up Si and use it in their physiological processes also depends on the available transporters associated with it. Thus, the present review covers uptake and transport of silicon in plants as well as Si mediated physiological processes, including mechanisms underlying induced tolerance against biotic and abiotic stresses with a particular emphasis on horticultural species.