Silicon (Si): Review and future prospects on the action mechanisms in alleviating biotic and abiotic stresses in plants

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 147, Issue , 2018, Pages 881-896

  Etesami, Hassan ^a   Jeong, Byoung Ryong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Action mechanisms; Biotic and abiotic stresses; Crop; Plant; Silicon; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

SILICON; FERTILIZER;

ABIOTIC FACTOR; BIOTIC FACTOR; CROP PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; SILICON; TOLERANCE;

ABIOTIC STRESS; BIOTIC STRESS; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT STRESS; REVIEW; RICE STRAW; SLAG; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CROP; DROUGHT; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; SALINITY; SOIL; STANDARDS;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DROUGHTS; FERTILIZERS; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; SALINITY; SILICON; SOIL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 85030129845     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.09.063     Document Type: Review

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