Abstract
Silicon (Si) is absorbed and accumulated by some plant species; it has been shown to improve plant growth and performance. The beneficial role of Si in plants is based on the fundamental assumptions, and the biological function of Si is still being researched due to its complex nature, distinctiveness, and interaction. The present study included two distinct experiment sets: a screening test and an advanced test. In the initial examination, we used 21 soybean ( Glycine max L.) cultivars. Following the evaluation, we chose four cultivars to investigate further. In particular, the positive response cultivars, Taeseon and Geomjeongsaeol, showed a 14% increase in net photosynthesis ( P N ), and a 19–26% increase in transpiration in Si-treated plants when compared to the control plants. Si-treated Taeseon, Geomjeongsaeol, and Somyongkong, Mallikong cultivars showed significant differences in root morphological traits (RMTs) and root system architecture (RSA) when compared to the control plants. Taeseon and Geomjeongsaeol showed a 26 and 46% increase in total root length (TRL) after Si application, respectively, compared to the control, whereas Mallikong and Somyongkong showed 26 and 20% decrease in TRL after Si treatment, respectively, compared to the control. The Si application enhanced the overall RMTs and RSA traits in Taeseon and Geomjeongsaeol; however, the other two cultivars, Somyongkong and Mallikong, showed a decrease in such RMTs and RATs. Furthermore, to understand the underlying molecular mechanism and the response of various cultivars, we measured the Si content and analyzed the gene expression of genes involved in auxin transport and root formation and development. We showed that the Si content significantly increased in the Si-treated Somyongkong (28%) and Taeseon (30%) compared to the control cultivars. Overall, our results suggested that Si affects root development as well as the genes involved in the auxin synthesis, transport pathway, and modulates root growth leading to cultivar-dependent variation in soybeans.
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Claim · model-written summary
Silicon-treated Taeseon and Geomjeongsaeol had a 14% higher net photosynthesis than control plants.
- Taxon
- Glycine max
Glycine maxt0 - Material
- Taeseon and Geomjeongsaeole1
- Treatment
- Si-treated plantse2
- Outcome
- net photosynthesise1
- Direction
- increasee1
- Value
- 14%e1
- Comparator
- control plantse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e1“Taeseon and Geomjeongsaeol, showed a 14% increase in net photosynthesis”
e2“in Si-treated plants when compared to the control plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon-treated Taeseon and Geomjeongsaeol had a 19-26% higher transpiration than control plants.
- Taxon
- Glycine maxGlycine maxt0
- Material
- Taeseon and Geomjeongsaeole1
- Treatment
- Si-treated plantse3
- Outcome
- transpiratione3
- Direction
- increasee3
- Value
- 19–26%e3
- Comparator
- control plantse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e1“Taeseon and Geomjeongsaeol, showed a 14% increase in net photosynthesis”
e2“in Si-treated plants when compared to the control plants”
e3“and a 19–26% increase in transpiration in Si-treated plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon application increased total root length of Taeseon by 26 and 46% relative to control (joint values for Taeseon and Geomjeongsaeol).
- Taxon
- Glycine maxGlycine maxt0
- Material
- Taeseone4
- Treatment
- Si applicatione4
- Outcome
- total root lengthe4
- Direction
- increasee4
- Value
- 26 and 46%e4
- Comparator
- the controle4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e4“Taeseon and Geomjeongsaeol showed a 26 and 46% increase in total root length (TRL) after Si application, respectively, compared to the control, whereas Mallikong and Somyongkong showed 26 and 20% decrease in TRL after Si treatment, respectively, compared to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon application increased total root length of Geomjeongsaeol by 26 and 46% relative to control (joint values for Taeseon and Geomjeongsaeol).
- Taxon
- Glycine maxGlycine maxt0
- Material
- Geomjeongsaeole4
- Treatment
- Si applicatione4
- Outcome
- total root lengthe4
- Direction
- increasee4
- Value
- 26 and 46%e4
- Comparator
- the controle4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e4“Taeseon and Geomjeongsaeol showed a 26 and 46% increase in total root length (TRL) after Si application, respectively, compared to the control, whereas Mallikong and Somyongkong showed 26 and 20% decrease in TRL after Si treatment, respectively, compared to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon treatment decreased total root length of Mallikong by 26 and 20% relative to control (joint values for Mallikong and Somyongkong).
- Taxon
- Glycine maxGlycine maxt0
- Material
- Mallikonge4
- Treatment
- Si treatmente4
- Outcome
- TRLe4
- Direction
- decreasee4
- Value
- 26 and 20%e4
- Comparator
- the controle4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e4“Taeseon and Geomjeongsaeol showed a 26 and 46% increase in total root length (TRL) after Si application, respectively, compared to the control, whereas Mallikong and Somyongkong showed 26 and 20% decrease in TRL after Si treatment, respectively, compared to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon treatment decreased total root length of Somyongkong by 26 and 20% relative to control (joint values for Mallikong and Somyongkong).
- Taxon
- Glycine maxGlycine maxt0
- Material
- Somyongkonge4
- Treatment
- Si treatmente4
- Outcome
- TRLe4
- Direction
- decreasee4
- Value
- 26 and 20%e4
- Comparator
- the controle4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e4“Taeseon and Geomjeongsaeol showed a 26 and 46% increase in total root length (TRL) after Si application, respectively, compared to the control, whereas Mallikong and Somyongkong showed 26 and 20% decrease in TRL after Si treatment, respectively, compared to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon application enhanced the overall root morphological traits and root system architecture of Taeseon and Geomjeongsaeol.
- Taxon
- Glycine maxGlycine maxt0
- Material
- Taeseon and Geomjeongsaeole5
- Treatment
- Si applicatione5
- Outcome
- RMTs and RSA traitse5
- Direction
- enhancede5
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e5“The Si application enhanced the overall RMTs and RSA traits in Taeseon and Geomjeongsaeol”
Claim · model-written summary
Somyongkong and Mallikong showed a decrease in root morphological traits and root architecture traits.
- Taxon
- Glycine maxGlycine maxt0
- Material
- Somyongkong and Mallikonge6
- Outcome
- RMTs and RATse6
- Direction
- decreasee6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e6“the other two cultivars, Somyongkong and Mallikong, showed a decrease in such RMTs and RATs”
Claim · model-written summary
Si content increased by 28% in Si-treated Somyongkong compared with control cultivars.
- Taxon
- Glycine maxGlycine maxt0
- Material
- Somyongkonge7
- Treatment
- Si-treatede7
- Outcome
- Si contente7
- Direction
- increasede7
- Value
- 28%e7
- Comparator
- control cultivarse7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e7“We showed that the Si content significantly increased in the Si-treated Somyongkong (28%) and Taeseon (30%) compared to the control cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
Si content increased by 30% in Si-treated Taeseon compared with control cultivars.
- Taxon
- Glycine maxGlycine maxt0
- Material
- Taeseone7
- Treatment
- Si-treatede7
- Outcome
- Si contente7
- Direction
- increasede7
- Value
- 30%e7
- Comparator
- control cultivarse7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e7“We showed that the Si content significantly increased in the Si-treated Somyongkong (28%) and Taeseon (30%) compared to the control cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon affects root development and modulates root growth, with cultivar-dependent variation, as the authors conclude.
- Taxon
- Glycine maxGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- Sie1
- Outcome
- root developmente1
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e1“Overall, our results suggested that Si affects root development as well as the genes involved in the auxin synthesis, transport pathway, and modulates root growth”
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