Benefits of Silicon in the Nutrition of Plants

ISBN-13: 9783031266720 / Angielski

Renato de Mello Prado

Opis

This book aims to describe the role of silicon in the environment from the biogeochemical cycle of terrestrial ecosystems, uptake to cellular and tissue bioaccumulation and its effects in mitigating abiotic and biotic stresses. From an agronomic point of view, this knowledge is essential to boost agricultural production and improve its quality and the sustainability of crops in the face of the growing pressure of different stresses on crop systems of different natures. Si is the only multi-stress mitigator in plant nutrition. It plays an important role in mitigating nutritional deficiency by increasing nutrient use efficiency, something that will be very important in the future: producing more with less nutrient accumulated in the plant. The book focuses on the effects of Si on plant mineral nutrition, exploring nutritional deficiencies and toxicity of Al and potentially toxic heavy metals such as Cd, as well as important stresses such as salinity, water deficit and high temperature. The book will also discuss the Si extractors in the soil and criteria for recommending Si in crops and the sources of the element for its application in soil and leaves, as well as the role of Si in the activity of microorganisms and in plant diseases and pests. São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)(2022/10092-9).

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 Contents

 1-Silicon biogeochemistry in terrestrial ecosystems

Jörg Schaller, Daniel Puppe

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Silicon chemistry in soils

1.3 Silicon cycling in natural and agricultural plant-soil systems

1.3.1. Si bioavailability

1.3.2. Si cycling in natural plant-soil systems

1.3.3 Si cycling in agricultural plant-soil systems

1.4 Silicon mitigating drought

1.5 Si controlling nutrient availability and carbon turnover

1.6 Concluding remarks

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2- Silicon: transcellular and apoplastic absorption and transport in the xylem

Rafael Ferreira Barreto, Lúcia Barão

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Active uptake of Si

2.3 Passive uptake of Si

2.4 Rejection uptake of Si

2.5 Si transport in the xylem

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3- Root silicification and plant resistance to stress  

Zuzana Lukacova, Boris Bokor, Marek Vaculík, Jana Kohanová, Alexander Lux

3.1  Introduction 

3.2  Sites of Si deposition in roots

3.3  Silicon transport in plants – from chemistry to cell biology and anatomy 3.4  Silicification in the root cell walls 3.4.1       Cellulose and Polysaccharides 3.4.2       Lignin 3.4.3       Callose

3.4.4       Proteins 3.5  Phytoliths 3.6  Stegmata 3.7  The function of silica deposits in roots 

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4- Dynamics of silicon in soil and plant to establish silicate fertilization

Brenda S Tubana

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Silicon in soils

4.3 Components of silicon cycle in soil

4.4 Bases of silicon fertilization

4.5 Conclusion

4.6 Reference

 

5- Innovative sources and ways of applying silicon to plants

Rilner Alves Flores, Maxuel Fellipe Nunes Xavier

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Sources and ways of supplying Si to tropical crops

5.2.1 Silicon sources for soil application or fertigation in tropical regions  

5.2.2 Silicon sources for foliar application in tropical regions

5.3 Final considerations

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6- Silicon mitigates the effects of nitrogen deficiency in plants

Cid Naudi Silva Campos, Bianca Cavalcante da Silva

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Biochemical and physiological effects of N deficiency in plants

6.3 Beneficial effect of Si on plants under nutrient deficiency stress

6.4 Beneficial action of Si in tropical plants under N deficiency: how can Si mitigate the effects of N deficiency?

6.5 Concluding remarks

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7-Silicon mitigates the effects of phosphorus and potassium deficiency in plants

Gustavo Caione

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Silicon in the plant

7.3 The role of silicon in potassium-deficient plants

7.4 The role of silicon in phosphorus-deficient plants

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8- Silicon mitigates the effects of calcium, magnesium and sulfur in plants

Dalila Lopes da Silva, Renato de Mello Prado

8.1 The relationship calcium and silicon

8.1.1 General aspects

8.1.2 Sources of calcium and silicon

8.1.3 Physiological and biochemical benefits of silicon in mitigating nutritional calcium deficiency

8.2 The relationship between magnesium and silicon

8.3 The relationship between sulfur and silicon

8.4 Conclusions and future perspectives

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9- Silicon mitigates the effects of zinc and manganese deficiency in plants

Kamilla Silva Oliveira, Guilherme Felisberto, Renato de Mello Prado

 

9.1 Zinc deficiency in tropical plants

9.2   Silicon mitigates the effects of zinc deficiency in tropical plants

9.2.1 Silicon influences zinc uptake and accumulation

9.2.2 Silicon acts on oxidative metabolism and reduces zinc deficiency symptoms

9.2.3 Silicon improves physiological responses and increases production in Zn-deficient plants

9.3   Manganese deficiency in tropical plants

9.4   Silicon mitigates the effects of manganese deficiency in tropical plants

9.4.1 Silicon influences manganese uptake and accumulation

9.4.2 Silicon acts on oxidative metabolism and reduces manganese deficiency symptoms

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10-Silicon mitigates the effects of boron deficiency and toxicity in plants

Davie Kadyampakeni, Jonas Pereira de Souza Júnior

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Boron and silicon interaction in the development of tropical crops

10.2.1 Effect on soil solution and root system development

10.2.2 Effect on shoot growth and biomass production

10.2.3 Effect on the development of reproductive organs

10.3 Final considerations

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11- Silicon mitigates the effects of iron deficiency

Luis Felipe Lata-Tenesaca, Diego Ricardo Villaseñor Ortiz

11.1  Introduction

11.2  Iron uptake and the benefits of Si

11.3  Iron redistribution and the benefits of Si

11.4  Effect of Si on oxidative stress in Fe-deficient plants

11.5  Final considerations and future perspectives

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12-Silicon mitigates the effects of aluminium toxicity

Martin J. Hodson

12.1 Introduction

12.2 A historical perspective

12.3 A Brief Consideration of silicon and aluminium in Soils

12.4 Silicon and aluminium uptake and accumulation by plants

12.4.1 Silicon uptake and accumulation

12.4.2 Aluminium uptake and accumulation

12.4.3 The interaction between silicon and aluminium uptake and accumulation

12.5 The amelioration of aluminium toxicity by silicon in experiments carried out in hydroponic cultures

12.5.1 Plant growth

12.5.2 Effects on mineral nutrition

12.5.3 Effects on oxidative damage

12.6 Co-deposition of silicon and aluminium

12.6.1 Co-deposition in roots

12.6.2 Co-deposition in conifer needles

12.6.3 Co-deposition in the leaves of dicot trees

12.6.4 Co-deposition in other systems

12.7. Possible mechanisms for the mitigation effect

12.7.1 Solution effects

12.7.2 Mitigation in root systems

12.7.3 Mitigation in shoot systems

12.7.4 Mitigation in tissue culture systems

12.8 Mitigation in plants grown in soil

12.9. Conclusion

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13- Structural role of silicon-mediated cell wall stability for ammonium toxicity alleviation

Mikel Rivero-Marcos, Gabriel Barbosa Silva Júnior, Idoia Ariz

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Metabolic targets and structural vulnerability in root cell membranes and cell walls in response to ammonium toxicity

13.2.1 High ammonium uptake increases AMT-dependent apoplastic acidification

13.2.2 Translocation of ammonium from the root increases ammonium assimilation and acidification in the shoot

13.2.3 Ammonium nutrition decreases protein N-glycosylation-dependent ammonium efflux and arrests root elongation

13.2.4 Internal ammonium accumulation initiates ROS-dependent cell wall lignification and limits cell growth

13.3 Repairing role of Si in plant cell structural components resulting from ammonium nutrition.

13.3.1 Silicon decreases oxidative stress caused by excess ammonium

13.3.2 Structural role of Si in cell wall stability aiming at ammonium toxicity alleviation

13.3.3  Silicon supply mitigates ammonium toxicity symptoms related to plant growth and development

13.4 Conclusions and future perspective

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14- Silicon mitigates the effects of potentially toxic metals

Lilian Aparecida de Oliveira, Flávio José Rodrigues Cruz, Dalila Lopes da Silva, Cassio Hamilton Abreu Junior, Renato de Mello Prado

14.1 Introduction

14.2 Hm stress mitigation mechanisms

14.3 Effects of silicon on absorption, transport and accumulation of Hm

14.4 Antioxidant defense mechanisms

14.5 Morphological alterations

14.6 Altering gene expression

14.7 Conclusions

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15- Beneficial role of silicon in plant nutrition under salinity conditions

Alexander Calero Hurtado; Dilier Olivera Viciedo; Renato de Mello Prado

15.1 Introduction

15.2 Silicon and salt stress remediation

15.3 Role of Si in decreasing Na+ uptake, transport, and accumulation

15.4 Increasing mineral uptake by Si under salt stress

15.5 Especial role of Si in increasing plant growth, biomass, and yield under salt stress

15.6 Conclusions

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16-Silicon mitigates the effects of water deficit in plants

Gelza Carliane Marques Teixeira; Renato de Mello Prado

16.1 Introduction

16.2 Damage to tropical plants caused by water deficit

16.3 Plant defense system against damage caused by water deficit

16.4 Silicon for mitigating damage to tropical plants caused by water deficit

16.5 Fertigation and leaf spraying with silicon

16.6 Conclusion

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17- Association of silicon and soil microorganisms induces stress mitigation, increasing plant productivity

Krishan K. Verma, Xiu-Peng Song,  Munna Singh, Dan-Dan Tian, Vishnu D. Rajput, Tatiana Minkina, Yang-Rui Li

17.1 Introduction

17.2 Impact of Si and plant microbiome on plants

17.3 Role of plant rhizobacteria and Si on plants during environmental stress

17.4 Role of plant hormones with the application of plant microbes and silicon

17.5 Crop rotation and fertilizer use

17.6 Limitations and concluding remarks of the study

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18- Heat stress mitigation by silicon nutrition in plants: a comprehensive overview

Jayabalan Shilpha, Abinaya Manivannan, Prabhakaran Soundararajan, Byoung Ryong Jeong

18.1 Introduction

18.2 Impact of heat stress on plants

18.3 Versatile functions of silicon in mitigating stress

18.4 Silicon in ROS homeostasis

18.5 Si-mediated regulation of heat stress tolerance in plants

18.5.1 Rice

18.5.2 Wheat

18.5.3 Barely

18.5.4 Date Palm

18.5.5 Tomato

18.5.6 Strawberry

18.5.7 Cucumber

18.5.8 Poinsettia

18.5.9 Salvia

18.6 Conclusions

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19-Silicon in plants mitigates damage against pathogens and insect pests

Waqar Islam, Arfa Tauqeer, Abdul Waheed_, Habib Ali, Fanjiang Zeng

19.1 Introduction

19.2 Mechanisms of silicon against insect pests and pathogens

19.2.1 Formation of physical barrier 19.2.2 Biochemical mechanisms

19.2.3 Biochemical mechanism and physically barrier: a joint action

19.3 In-vivo and in-vitro application of silicon for disease and insect pest management

19.3.1 Role of silicon in viral disease management

19.3.2 Role of silicon in bacterial disease management 19.3.3 Role of silicon in fungal disease management 19.3.4 Role of silicon in insect pest management

19.4 Concluding remarks

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O autorze

Renato de Mello Prado has a PhD in Agronomy from the São Paulo State University (Unesp) Campus of Jaboticabal, Brazil and did postdocs  at the University of Cordoba and the Public University of Navarra, Spain. He is a professor of Plant Nutrition at Unesp since 2003 and coordinates a research group (Genplant) focused on the nutrition of tropical plants. He has published over 500 articles in peer-review journals and 30 academic books.