# Silicon Effects in Agriculture

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/silicon-effects-in-agriculture/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 359,164 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the role of silicon in plant biology and ecology, focusing on its uptake, transport, and effects on plant stress resistance, including drought and salt tolerance, as well as its impact on phytolith formation and the biogeochemical cycle. The papers also investigate silicon's influence on alleviating heavy metal toxicity and its interactions with pathogens. |
| Domain | Life Sciences |
| Field | Agricultural and Biological Sciences |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T12344 |
| Works | 28,100 |

## Topic papers all

- [Silicon Application Increases Drought Tolerance of Kentucky Bluegrass by Improving Plant Water Relations and Morphophysiological Functions](https://scholariq.org/papers/silicon-application-increases-drought-tolerance-of-kentucky-bluegrass-by/)
- [Exogenous Silicon Protects Brassica napus Plants from Salinity-Induced Oxidative Stress Through the Modulation of AsA-GSH Pathway, Thiol-Dependent Antioxidant Enzymes and Glyoxalase Systems](https://scholariq.org/papers/exogenous-silicon-protects-brassica-napus-plants-from-salinity-induced-oxidative/)
- [Silicon is dependent on hydrogen sulphide to improve boron toxicity tolerance in pepper plants by regulating the AsA-GSH cycle and glyoxalase system](https://scholariq.org/papers/silicon-is-dependent-on-hydrogen-sulphide-to-improve-boron-toxicity-tolerance-in/)
- [Effects of a foliar spray of selenite or selenate at different growth stages on selenium distribution and quality of blueberries](https://scholariq.org/papers/effects-of-a-foliar-spray-of-selenite-or-selenate-at-different-growth-stages-on/)
- [Application of silicon and biochar alleviates the adversities of arsenic stress in maize by triggering the morpho-physiological and antioxidant defense mechanisms](https://scholariq.org/papers/application-of-silicon-and-biochar-alleviates-the-adversities-of-arsenic-stress/)

## Topic researchers

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- [Jian‐Kang Zhu](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jian-kang-zhu/)
- [Tasawar Hayat](https://scholariq.org/researchers/tasawar-hayat/)
- [L. Adrienne Cupples](https://scholariq.org/researchers/l-adrienne-cupples/)
- [Carlos D. Bustamante](https://scholariq.org/researchers/carlos-d-bustamante/)
- [Alisdair R. Fernie](https://scholariq.org/researchers/alisdair-r-fernie/)
- [Yong‐Guan Zhu](https://scholariq.org/researchers/yong-guan-zhu/)
- [Xiangke Wang](https://scholariq.org/researchers/xiangke-wang/)
- [Meinrat O. Andreae](https://scholariq.org/researchers/meinrat-o-andreae/)
- [Yakov Kuzyakov](https://scholariq.org/researchers/yakov-kuzyakov/)
- [Muhammad Ashraf](https://scholariq.org/researchers/muhammad-ashraf/)
- [Baoshan Xing](https://scholariq.org/researchers/baoshan-xing/)
- [Edward S. Buckler](https://scholariq.org/researchers/edward-s-buckler/)

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