Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(21), P. 15569 - 15569
Published: Nov. 2, 2023
The
aim
of
the
study
is
to
determine
effectiveness
nano-silicon
dioxide
(NaSiO2)
application
on
tolerance
strawberry
plants
exposed
drought
stress
under
in
vitro
conditions.
Drought
was
induced
with
polyethylene
glycol
(PEG-6000).
In
experiment,
effects
PEG
6000
concentrations
(0,
4,
8%)
and
NaSiO2
50,
100
mg
L−1)
were
determined.
Plants
treated
showed
reduced
vegetative
growth
parameters,
but
this
decrease
application.
addition
enhanced
shoot
leaf
growth,
SPAD
index,
relative
water
content
(LRWC)
plants.
at
50
L−1
maximum
root
fresh
weight
(1.20
g,
1.24
respectively)
length
(40.09
mm,
34.26
respectively),
leaves
number
(16.67
pieces/plant)
index
53.57
among
4%
8%
applications.
When
superoxide
dismutase
(SOD)
catalase
(CAT)
activities
examined,
results
that
by
promoting
certain
antioxidant
responses
increasing
SOD
CAT
stress.
Our
suggest
can
help
maintain
devastating
impact
markedly
enhance
all
examined
parameters
Albion
cultivar
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
72(19), P. 10781 - 10793
Published: May 6, 2024
In
this
study,
20-day-old
soybean
plants
were
watered
with
100
mL
of
mM
NaCl
solution
and
sprayed
silica
nanoparticles
(SiO2
NPs)
or
potassium
silicate
every
3
days
over
15
days,
a
final
dosage
12
mg
SiO2
per
plant.
We
assessed
the
alterations
in
plant's
growth
physiological
traits,
responses
bacterial
microbiome
within
leaf
endosphere,
rhizosphere,
root
endosphere.
The
result
showed
that
type
silicon
did
not
significantly
impact
most
plant
parameters.
However,
communities
endospheres
had
stronger
response
to
NPs
treatment,
showing
enrichment
24
13
microbial
taxa,
respectively,
compared
which
led
9
8
taxonomic
respectively.
rhizosphere
less
sensitive
NPs,
enriching
only
2
clades,
clades
enriched
by
treatment.
Furthermore,
treatment
beneficial
genera,
such
as
Pseudomonas,
Bacillus,
Variovorax
likely
enhancing
salinity
stress
resistance.
These
findings
highlight
potential
for
foliar
application
sustainable
farming
plant-microbe
interactions
improve
tolerance.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
72(5), P. 2526 - 2535
Published: Jan. 26, 2024
To
promote
the
growth
and
yield
of
crops,
it
is
necessary
to
develop
an
effective
silicon
fertilizer.
Herein,
a
new
type
2
nm
quantum
dot
(SiQD)
was
developed,
phenotypic,
biochemical,
metabolic
responses
rice
seedlings
treated
with
SiQDs
were
investigated.
The
results
indicated
that
foliar
application
could
significantly
improve
by
increasing
uptake
nutrient
elements
activating
antioxidative
defense
system.
Furthermore,
metabolomics
revealed
supply
up-regulate
several
metabolites
(oxalic
acid,
maleic
glycine,
lysine,
proline)
reprogramming
nitrogen-
carbon-related
biological
pathways.
findings
provide
strategy
for
developing
promising
fertilizer
in
agriculture.
Journal of Advanced Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 1, 2024
Silicon
(Si),
the
second
most
abundant
and
quasi-essential
soil
element,
is
locked
as
a
recalcitrant
silicate
mineral
in
Earth's
crust.
The
physical
abundance
of
silicates
can
play
an
essential
role
increasing
plant
productivity.
Plants
store
Si
biogenic
silica
(phytoliths),
which
mobilized
through
chemical
weathering
process
soil.
