Silicon, a quasi-essential element: Availability in soil, fertilizer regime, optimum dosage, and uptake in plants

V Thakral, G Raturi, S Sudhakaran, R Mandlik… - Plant Physiology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The essentiality of silicon (Si) has always been a matter of debate as it is not considered
crucial for the lifecycles of most plants. But beneficial effects of endogenous Si and its …

[HTML][HTML] Plant aquaporins: Their roles beyond water transport

Q Sun, X Liu, Y Kitagawa, G Calamita, X Ding - The Crop Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Compared to other organisms, plants have evolved a greater number of aquaporins with
diverse substrates and functions to adapt to ever-changing environmental and internal …

Unveiling silicon-mediated cadmium tolerance mechanisms in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek): Integrative insights from gene expression, antioxidant …

V Thakral, S Sudhakaran, H Jadhav… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd), one of the most phytotoxic heavy metals, is a major contributor to yield
losses in several crops. Silicon (Si) is recognized for its vital role in mitigating Cd toxicity …

Evolutionary analysis of tonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs) unraveling the role of TIP3s in plant seed development

S Sudhakaran, R Mandlik, S Kumawat, G Raturi… - Plant Physiology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs) are crucial in facilitating the transportation of water and
various small solutes across biological membranes. The evolutionary path and functional …

Identification of novel germplasm and genetic loci for enhancing mineral element uptake in soybean

A Dhingra, S Shinde, L D'Agostino, V Devkar… - Environmental and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bioavailability, uptake, and spatial distribution of essential and toxic mineral elements are
pivotal factors that govern crop growth, development, and productivity. Soybean is a major …

Nutritional stress in plants: understanding sensing and resilience

AV Galatro, SM Gallego, C García Mata, HR Lascano… - 2024 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
Since the emergence of the Mineral Nutrition theory during the XIXcentury (van der Ploeg et
al., 1999; Feller et al., 2003), the relevance ofmineral plant elements in the life of plants has …