Silicon in plant biology: from past to present, and future challenges

Durgesh Kumar Tripathi; Vijay Pratap Singh; Alexander Lux; Marek Vaculik

doi:10.1093/jxb/eraa448

Silicon in plant biology: from past to present, and future challenges

J Exp Bot. 2020 Dec 2;71(21):6699-6702. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa448.

Authors

Durgesh Kumar Tripathi¹, Vijay Pratap Singh², Alexander Lux^{3

4}, Marek Vaculik^{3

5}

Affiliations

¹ Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India.
² Department of Botany, C.M.P. Degree College, A Constituent Post Graduate College of University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India.
³ Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia.
⁴ Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
⁵ Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.

PMID: 33264414
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa448

No abstract available

Keywords: Abiotic stress; Si-transport pathways; apoplasmic barriers; aquaporins; beneficial elements; metals and metalloids; pests and diseases; phytoliths; silicon; stress alleviation.

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biology
Plants*
Silicon*
Stress, Physiological

Substances

Silicon