Is Silicon a Panacea for Alleviating Drought and Salt Stress in Crops?

Salinity affects around 20% of all arable land while an even larger area suffers from recurrent drought. Together these stresses suppress global crop production by as much as 50% and their impacts are predicted to be exacerbated by climate change. Infrastructure and management practices can mitigate...

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Main Authors: Sarah J. Thorne, Susan E. Hartley, Frans J. M. Maathuis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.01221/full