Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Foliar silicon fertilization increased silicon content in cucumber.

A claim from Foliar fertilization with a soluble silicon source can alter pigment production in leaves and increase fruit production in cucumbers ( Cucumis sativus L.) · 2025

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Foliar silicon fertilization increased silicon content in cucumber.

Taxon
cucumbersCucumis sativust0
Treatment
Foliar fertilization with silicone0
Outcome
content in the plante0
Direction
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Cucumis sativus
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“Foliar fertilization with silicon increases its content in the plant”

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“cucumbers ( Cucumis sativus L.)”

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Title

Foliar fertilization with a soluble silicon source can alter pigment production in leaves and increase fruit production in cucumbers ( Cucumis sativus L.)

Maxuel Fellipe Nunes Xavier; Rilner Alves Flores; Dennis Ricardo Cabral Cruz; et al. Journal of Plant Nutrition 2025. doi:10.1080/01904167.2025.2477268

Other claims from this paper (6)

Record rev-e0f537f17c88f80630be51c4fbca596094325f1a64120a9e8c3c5b6934c053a5 · schema claims-v0.9 · position 5 in the model’s answer

silicon atom · molecular: metabolites · Cucumis sativus (cucumber)Results agree

16 papers: 16 positive, 0 negative or no effect

15 papers in the same direction as this claim

  1. positive
    Silicon application significantly decreased Na(+) concentration in cucumber leaves.

    Silicon enhanced salt tolerance by improving the root water uptake and decreasing the ion toxicity in cucumber · 2015

    Same direction

  2. positive
    Silicon significantly decreased free apoplastic manganese in high manganese plants.

    Silicon ameliorates manganese toxicity in cucumber by decreasing hydroxyl radical accumulation in the leaf apoplast · 2012

    Same direction

  3. positive
    Silicon reduced shoot chloride concentration under salt stress.

    Silicon application and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria consisting of six pure Bacillus species alleviate salinity stress in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L) · 2021

    Same direction

  4. positive
    Si supply raised the NA:Cu and His:Cu molar ratios above control values in cucumber leaves.

    Silicon and Iron Differently Alleviate Copper Toxicity in Cucumber Leaves · 2019 · compared with control values

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Silicon increased AsA/DHA and GSH/GSSG ratios in leaves and roots under CA stress.

    Exogenous silicon enhances the systemic defense of cucumber leaves and roots against CA-induced autotoxicity stress by regulating the ascorbate-glutathione cycle and photosystem II · 2021

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Silicon plus salicylic acid significantly increased non-enzymatic antioxidants in cucumber seedlings.

    Response of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seedlings to exogenous silicon and salicylic acid under osmotic stress · 2015

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Additional Si treatment increased AsA and GSH contents in chloroplasts of salt-stressed cucumber

    [Effects of exogenous silicon on active oxygen scavenging systems in chloroplasts of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seedlings under salt stress]. · 2006

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Under cinnamic acid stress, silicon increased activities of five carbon fixation enzymes.

    Exogenous Si Mitigates the Effects of Cinnamic-Acid-Induced Stress by Regulating Carbon Metabolism and Photosynthetic Pigments in Cucumber Seedlings · 2022

    Same direction

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application · molecular: metabolites · Cucumis sativus (cucumber)Positive and negative results

15 papers: 13 positive, 2 negative or no effect

12 papers in the same direction as this claim · 2 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
    Repeated spraying accumulated fluopyram and trifloxystrobin in cucumbers and cowpeas.

    Dissipation, Metabolism, Accumulation, Processing and Risk Assessment of Fluopyram and Trifloxystrobin in Cucumbers and Cowpeas from Cultivation to Consumption · 2023

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    Pac prevented cold induced endogenous SA accumulation.

    Role of Endogenous Salicylic Acid in Responding of Cucumber Leaf Photosynthetic Systems to Low Temperature Stress · 2013

    Opposite direction

  3. positive
    Foliar ALA recovered PS II light utilization under NaCl stress.

    5-Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA) Alleviated Salinity Stress in Cucumber Seedlings by Enhancing Chlorophyll Synthesis Pathway · 2018 · compared with NaCl stress

    Same direction

  4. positive
    PNC leaf spray or root application significantly increased GSH content in cucumber, up to 3.0-fold over control.

    CeO2 nanoparticles improved cucumber salt tolerance is associated with its induced early stimulation on antioxidant system · 2022 · compared with control

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Spd significantly increased free, bound and conjugated leaf polyamines under salt stress.

    Effects of exogenous spermidine on photosynthesis, xanthophyll cycle and endogenous polyamines in cucumber seedlings exposed to salinity · 2012

    Same direction

  6. positive
    The authors concluded that spermidine foliar spray improved total antioxidant ability of cucumber seedlings.

    Exogenous Spermidine Alleviates the Oxidative Damage in Cucumber Seedlings Subjected to High Temperatures · 2012

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Foliar spray of liquid fertilizer at 10 ml L−1 gave the highest leaf IAA content (185.85 mg kg−1).

    Effect of foliar application and mineral fertilizer on growth parameters and content auxins, GA and CK in cucumber leaves · 2020

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Foliar melatonin increased leaf AsA and GSH contents.

    [Effects of exogenous melatonin on ascorbate metabolism system in cucumber seedlings under high temperature stress]. · 2010

    Same direction

6 papers more in this group

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fertilization · molecular: metabolites · Cucumis sativus (cucumber)Positive and negative results

32 papers: 29 positive, 3 negative or no effect

28 papers in the same direction as this claim · 3 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
    Increasing potassium nitrate decreased antioxidant capacity in both hybrids.

    High-Nitrate-Supply-Induced Transcriptional Upregulation of Ascorbic Acid Biosynthetic and Recycling Pathways in Cucumber · 2023

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    Ten µM Pb in the nutrient solution inhibited leaf ferricyanide reduction by 20–26%.

    Effect of heavy metals on the leaf disc ferricyanide reduction in cucumber · 2009

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    Salinization depleted glucose and fructose in cucumber fruit.

    EFFECT OF SALINITY ON THE GROWTH AND COMPOSITION OF CUCUMBER FRUIT · 1993

    Opposite direction

  4. positive
    Naringin and narirutin appeared only in digestate amended cucumbers.

    Use of digestate as an alternative to mineral fertilizer: effects on growth and crop quality · 2018

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Compost did not dangerously increase fruit heavy metals.

    Use of Compost in Soilless Cultivation · 1997

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Biochar with NPK produced higher macronutrient constituents than biochar with manure.

    Effect of co-applied corncob biochar with farmyard manure and NPK fertilizer on tropical soil · 2021 · compared with co-applied biochar with farmyard manure

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Foliar spray of liquid fertilizer at 10 ml L−1 gave the highest leaf IAA content (185.85 mg kg−1).

    Effect of foliar application and mineral fertilizer on growth parameters and content auxins, GA and CK in cucumber leaves · 2020

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Increased magnesium fertilizer significantly raised free amino acids in cucumber by 9.8% relative to low magnesium application.

    Yield, Quality, and Water and Fertilizer Partial Productivity of Cucumber as Influenced by the Interaction of Water, Nitrogen, and Magnesium · 2023 · compared with low magnesium application

    Same direction

23 papers more in this group

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Claims are grouped by organism, treatment and what was measured or targeted. A paper counts as positive when any of its claims in the group is positive.