Cited by 178Silicon Effects in AgriculturePlant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Multidimensional role of silicon to activate resilient plant growth and to mitigate abiotic stress

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Mir, Rakeeb Ahmad, Bhat, Basharat Ahmad, Yousuf, Henan, Islam, Sheikh Tajamul, Raza, Ali, Rizvi, Masood Ahmad, Charagh, Sidra, Albaqami, Mohammed +2 more·2022·Frontiers in Plant Science

Abstract

Sustainable agricultural production is critically antagonistic by fluctuating unfavorable environmental conditions. The introduction of mineral elements emerged as the most exciting and magical aspect, apart from the novel intervention of traditional and applied strategies to defend the abiotic stress conditions. The silicon (Si) has ameliorating impacts by regulating diverse functionalities on enhancing the growth and development of crop plants. Si is categorized as a non-essential element since crop plants accumulate less during normal environmental conditions. Studies on the application of Si in plants highlight the beneficial role of Si during extreme stressful conditions through modulation of several metabolites during abiotic stress conditions. Phytohormones are primary plant metabolites positively regulated by Si during abiotic stress conditions. Phytohormones play a pivotal role in crop plants' broad-spectrum biochemical and physiological aspects during normal and extreme environmental conditions. Frontline phytohormones include auxin, cytokinin, ethylene, gibberellin, salicylic acid, abscisic acid, brassinosteroids, and jasmonic acid. These phytohormones are internally correlated with Si in regulating abiotic stress tolerance mechanisms. This review explores insights into the role of Si in enhancing the phytohormone metabolism and its role in maintaining the physiological and biochemical well-being of crop plants during diverse abiotic stresses. Moreover, in-depth information about Si's pivotal role in inducing abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants through metabolic and molecular modulations is elaborated. Furthermore, the potential of various high throughput technologies has also been discussed in improving Si-induced multiple stress tolerance. In addition, a special emphasis is engrossed in the role of Si in achieving sustainable agricultural growth and global food security.

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  • Hyperaccumulation of metal ions is a potential defense against attacks by pathogens or herbivores.

    “The hyperaccumulation of metal ions is a potential defense against attacks by pathogens or herbivores (Dueli et al., 2021; Mushtaq et al., 2021a; Mir et al., 2022).”

    From Plant hyperaccumulators: a state-of-the-art review on mechanism of heavy metal transport and sequestration (2025) · cites this paper as Mir et al., 2022

    The ‘Heavy Metals Stress Tolerance Mediated by Silicon’ section describes metal accumulation as toxic to crop plants, not as a defense against pathogens or herbivores. The ‘Wound Stress Tolerance Mediated by Silicon’ section discusses protection from pathogens and grasshoppers, but attributes it to silicon deposition rather than metal-ion hyperaccumulation. Searches for metal accumulation alongside pathogen and herbivore defense found no passage supporting the attributed claim. (LLM, conf=0.74)

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  1. Zia A. Hegazy H. S. Hassan N. S. Naguib D. M. Abdel-Haliem M. E. (2021). Biochemical responses of wheat to silicon application under salinity. J. Plant Nutrit. Soil Sci. 184 255– 262. 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.02.023 33667964 · DOI

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Mir, R. A., Bhat, B. A., Yousuf, H., Islam, S. T., Raza, A., Rizvi, M. A., Charagh, S., Albaqami, M., Sofi, P. A., & Zargar, S. M.
Affiliations
  • Central University of Kashmir (IN)
  • University of Kashmir (IN)
  • Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (IN)
  • Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (CN)
  • China National Rice Research Institute (CN)
  • Umm al-Qura University (SA)
  • Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (IN)
Corresponding author
  • Mir, Rakeeb Ahmad
  • Raza, Ali
  • Zargar, Sajad Majeed
Venue
Frontiers in Plant Science
Published
2022-03-23
Volume
13
Pages
819658-819658
ISSN
1664-462X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4220710366
Cited by
178
References
364
Citations by year
2026: 35 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 52 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 23
FWCI
3.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Frontiers in Plant Science (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Ministry of Environment
  • Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Silicon Effects in Agriculture
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
Keywords
silicon, abiotic stress tolerance, phytohormone metabolism, plant growth, cultivated plants, auxin, cytokinins, ethylene, gibberellin, abscisic acid, brassinosteroids, jasmonic acid, salicylic acid, stress tolerance mechanisms, high-throughput screening, sustainable agriculture, food security

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