Exploration of silicon functions to integrate with biotic stress tolerance and crop improvement

Abstract In the era of climate change, due to increased incidences of a wide range of various environmental stresses, especially biotic and abiotic stresses around the globe, the performance of plants can be affected by these stresses. After oxygen, silicon (Si) is the second most abundant element i...

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Main Authors: Xiu-Peng Song, Krishan K. Verma, Dan-Dan Tian, Xiao-Qiu Zhang, Yong-Jian Liang, Xing Huang, Chang-Ning Li, Yang-Rui Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40659-021-00344-4