Silicon (Si) is the second most abundant element in the lithosphere. Soils commonly contain
as much as 30% Si, the majority of which is found in minerals and rocks. In plants, the …

Plants protect themselves against pest attack utilizing both direct and indirect modes of
defense. The direct mode of defense includes morphological, biochemical, and molecular …

Plants may also be resistant to arthropods via the tolerance category of resistance, as
defined in Chapter 1, by possessing the ability to withstand or recover from damage caused …

Silicon (Si) is the second-most abundant element of the Earth's surface. Beginning in 1840,
numerous laboratory, greenhouse, and field experiments have shown benefits of application …

Silicon is a beneficial plant nutrient, and yield responses to its application on Si-deficient
soils have been frequently demonstrated in Si-accumulator crops such as rice, sugarcane …

Silicon (Si), an essential nutrient in the plant health system, are gaining momentum in
facilitating defense mechanisms against biotic and abiotic stresses. Recently, Si has …

The effects of nitrogen and silica application to maize plants on various aspects of the
bionomics of the maize stem borer, Sesamia calamistis Hampson, were studied in the …

Silicon (Si) deficiency in crops has been recognised since the 1970s, and a substantial body
of research, particularly on rice and sugarcane, now shows that silicon is a 'functional'plant …

The effect of soil application of rice husk ash (RHA), a cheap renewable source of silicon,
and imidazole (a silicon solubilizer and carrier) on yellow stem borer (YSB), Scirpophaga …

The sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F.), is a pest of graminaceous crops in the
southern USA, including sugarcane, maize, and rice. This study was conducted to …