Although silicon (Si) is not recognized as an essential element for general higher plants, it
has beneficial effects on the growth and production of a wide range of plant species. Si is …

In the era of climate change, due to increased incidences of a wide range of various
environmental stresses, especially biotic and abiotic stresses around the globe, the …

Silicon (Si) is one of the abundant elements on earth known to have numerous beneficial
effects on plant growth and development. These benefits are more prominent specifically …

Fusarium species were reported to produce biofilms. Biofilms are superficial societies of
microbes bounded and endangered by being situated or taking place outside a cell or cells …

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 …

Banana (Musa spp.) is seriously threatened by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f.
sp. cubense (Foc), also known as Panama disease. Attempts to control Fusarium wilt with …

Silicon (Si) is not considered an essential element, however, its tissue concentration can
exceed that of many essential elements in several evolutionary distant plant species. Roots …

Abstract Background and aims Silicon (Si) is largely recognized to improve plant growth
subjected to various biotic and abiotic stresses. As plants accumulate Si in the form of …

Silicon amendments to soil have resulted in a decrease of diseases caused by several
soilborne pathogens affecting a wide number of crops. This study evaluated the …

Various crop plants have been domesticated, after careful selection from innumerable wild
plant species over several millennia, because of their potential for higher yield and better …