Abstract
The mineral element silicon, accumulated in the leaves and roots of various plants, plays a crucial role in increasing resistance to various biotic and abiotic stresses. Although considered a mineral element that is not essential for plant life, silicon provides significant benefits. This mineral accumulated in tissues provides increased resistance of cells to mechanical stresses, reduced water loss through transpiration, increased resistance to sunlight, and reduced metal toxicity and salt stresses. Plants accumulate silicon differently, depending on their root type and functionality. Molecular studies have made it possible to identify the genes responsible for silicon accumulation. In the future, advances in this field could improve techniques for studying the mechanisms involved in silicon uptake, not only by increasing its availability within tissues but also by improving its storage capacity. Unfortunately, many plants cannot absorb silicon and, therefore, cannot benefit from the mechanisms that lead to increased resistance to various biotic and abiotic stresses. This review aims to highlight the benefits obtainable with the use of silicon in those plants capable of absorbing it, particularly in the control of biotic and abiotic stresses.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon accumulation is associated with resistance to biotic and abiotic stress.
Verbatim
e0“silicon, accumulated in the leaves and roots of various plants, plays a crucial role in increasing resistance to various biotic and abiotic stresses”
Claim · model-written summary
Accumulated silicon increases cellular resistance to mechanical stresses.
- Taxon
- plantsViridiplantaee1
- Compound
- minerale0
- Outcome
- resistance of cells to mechanical stressese0
- Direction
- increasede0
Verbatim
e0“This mineral accumulated in tissues provides increased resistance of cells to mechanical stresses”
e1“various plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Accumulated silicon reduces transpiration water loss.
- Taxon
- plantsViridiplantaee1
- Outcome
- water loss through transpiratione0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedCompound
Verbatim
e0“reduced water loss through transpiration”
e1“various plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon increases resistance to sunlight.
- Taxon
- plantsViridiplantaee1
- Outcome
- resistance to sunlighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- sunlighte0
Verbatim
e0“increased resistance to sunlight”
e1“various plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon reduces metal toxicity and salt stresses.
- Taxon
- plantsViridiplantaee1
- Outcome
- metal toxicity and salt stressese0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Qualifier
- salt stressese0
Verbatim
e0“reduced metal toxicity and salt stresses”
e1“various plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Plants differ in silicon accumulation depending on root type and functionality.
- Taxon
- PlantsViridiplantaee0
- Organ / stage
- roote0
- Outcome
- accumulate silicone0
- Qualifier
- root type and functionalitye0
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e0“Plants accumulate silicon differently, depending on their root type and functionality”
Claim · model-written summary
Genes responsible for silicon accumulation have been identified.
- Taxon
- PlantsViridiplantaee1
- Outcome
- genes responsible for silicon accumulatione0
Verbatim
e0“Molecular studies have made it possible to identify the genes responsible for silicon accumulation”
e1“Plants accumulate silicon”
Claim · model-written summary
Many plants cannot absorb silicon.
- Taxon
- plantsViridiplantaee0
- Outcome
- cannot absorb silicone0
Verbatim
e0“many plants cannot absorb silicon”