Functions of silicon in plant drought stress responses

• Published in: Horticulture research Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 254
• Main Authors: Wang, Min, Wang, Ruirui, Mur, Luis Alejandro Jose, Ruan, Jianyun, Shen, Qirong, Guo, Shiwei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.12.2021; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: 631/449/1736; 631/449/2661/2146; Accumulation; Agriculture; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Drought; Earth crust; Ecology; Environmental conditions; Flowers & plants; Genotypes; Life Sciences; Osmoregulation; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant Sciences; Plant species; Review; Review Article; Silicon; Solutes; Species; Stomata; Stress response; Transpiration; Water balance; Water loss; Water uptake

Silicon (Si), the second most abundant element in Earth’s crust, exerts beneficial effects on the growth and productivity of a variety of plant species under various environmental conditions. However, the benefits of Si and its importance to plants are controversial due to differences among the spec...