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Silicon as a Sustainable Solution for Mitigating Abiotic and Biotic Stress in Plants

  • 1st Edition, Volume 118 - June 1, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Fabio daMatta, Fabricio Rodrigues
  • Language: English

Silicon as a Sustainable Solution for Mitigating Abiotic and Biotic Stress in Plants, Volume 118 in the Advances in Botanical Research series, presents interesting chapters on a… Read more

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Silicon as a Sustainable Solution for Mitigating Abiotic and Biotic Stress in Plants, Volume 118 in the Advances in Botanical Research series, presents interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including Silicon in Soil and Plant, Silicon Transporters in Agronomic Crops, The Role of Silicon in Sustainable Disease Management of Monocot Plants, Silicon in the Management of Diseases in Dicot Crops, Silicon and Biocontrol Agents for Plant Growth and Control of Diseases in Rice, Silicon for the Control of Insect Herbivores in Agronomic Crops, Silicon-Driven Phenotypic Induction Enhances Physiological Tolerance to Water Deficit and Waterlogging in Agronomic Crops, and much more.

Additional sections cover Silicon Nutrition for Sugarcane Production, Silicon Nutrition of Agronomic Crops, Physiological Aspects of Silicon in Plants under Stress, and Alleviation of Heavy Metal Stress in Plants by Silicon.

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  • Provides the latest information on Silicon as a Sustainable Solution for Mitigating Abiotic and Biotic Stress in Plant research
  • Offers outstanding and original reviews on plant research topics
  • Serves as an indispensable reference for researchers and students alike

Readership

Undergraduates, graduates, academics, and researchers

Table of contents

1. Silicon in Soil and Plant
Brenda Servaz Tubana, Bruno Nicchio and Marilyn Dalen

2. Silicon Transporters in Agronomic Crops
Jian Feng Ma

3. The Role of Silicon in Sustainable Disease Management of Monocot Plants
Leandro José Dallagnol

4. Silicon in the Management of Diseases in Dicot Crops
Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues

5. Silicon and Biocontrol Agents for Plant Growth and Control of Diseases in Rice
Marta Cristina Corsi de Filippi

6. Silicon for the Control of Insect Herbivores in Agronomic Crops
Flor Edith Acevedo

7. Silicon-Driven Phenotypic Induction Enhances Physiological Tolerance to Water Deficit and Waterlogging in Agronomic Crops
Nelson Rodriguez López Sr.

8. Silicon Nutrition for Sugarcane Production
Mônica Sartori Camargo

9. Silicon Nutrition of Agronomic Crops
Nagabovanalli Basavarajappa Prakash, SABYASACHI MAJUMDAR, Laxmanarayanan M and Sandhya Kollalu

10. Physiological Aspects of Silicon in Plants under Stress
Carlos Eduardo Aucique-Pérez

11. Alleviation of Heavy Metal Stress in Plants by Silicon
Clístenes Williams Araujo Nascimento and Karina Patrícia Cuhha

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 118
  • Published: June 1, 2026
  • Language: English