Paper · 2025 · Environmental Science Advances

Silicon alleviates cadmium toxicity in muskmelon (Cucumis melo): integrative insights from photosynthesis to antioxidant activity to gene expression

Ram Krishna; Mohammad Shahid; Waquar Akhter Ansari; et al.

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Abstract

Cadmium (Cd) toxicity is a potential abiotic stress that significantly affects plant growth and development, especially in vegetable crops like muskmelon.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Silicon alleviates cadmium toxicity in muskmelon.

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muskmelonCucumis melot0
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cadmium toxicityt0
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“Silicon alleviates cadmium toxicity in muskmelon (Cucumis melo)”

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