Silicon and plant responses under adverse environmental conditions

PS Mundada, SV Jadhav, SS Salunkhe… - … and Sustainable Plant …, 2021 - Springer
Silicon is the second most abundant element and accounts for 27–28% of the earth's crust.
Biological systems also contain significant amounts of silicon, as amorphous silica (SiO 2 …

Silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) mediate GABA, SOD and ASA-GSH cycle to improve Cd stress tolerance in Solanum lycopersicum

R Rahmatizadeh, R Jamei, MJ Arvin - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Contamination of agricultural products with Cadmium (Cd) is a global problem that should
be considered for minimizing the risks to human health. Considering the potential effects of …

Physiological Changes and Antioxidative Mechanisms of Alternanthera philoxeroides in Phytoremediation of Cadmium

D Yan, S Xue, Z Zhang, G Xu, Y Zhang, Y Shi… - Environment & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study evaluated the physiological characteristics (eg, growth parameters, chlorophyll
content, metabolites and antioxidative enzymes activity) of Alternanthera philoxeroides (A …