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Importance of silicon and mechanisms of biosilica formation in plants

Silicon (Si) is one of the most prevalent macroelements, performing an essential function in healing plants in response to environmental stresses. The purpose of using Si is to induce resistance to distinct stresses, diseases, and pathogens. Additionally, Si can improve the condition of soils, which...

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Main Authors: Sahebi, Mahbod, Musa, Mohamed Hanafi, Abdullah, Siti Nor Akmar, Yusop, Mohd Rafii, Azizi, Parisa, Tengoua, Fabien Fonguimgo, Jamaludin, Nurul Mayzaitul Azwa, Shabanimofrad, Mahmoodreza
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Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52466/1/52466.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.524662017-06-06T09:42:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52466/ Importance of silicon and mechanisms of biosilica formation in plants Sahebi, Mahbod Musa, Mohamed Hanafi Abdullah, Siti Nor Akmar Yusop, Mohd Rafii Azizi, Parisa Tengoua, Fabien Fonguimgo Jamaludin, Nurul Mayzaitul Azwa Shabanimofrad, Mahmoodreza Silicon (Si) is one of the most prevalent macroelements, performing an essential function in healing plants in response to environmental stresses. The purpose of using Si is to induce resistance to distinct stresses, diseases, and pathogens. Additionally, Si can improve the condition of soils, which contain toxic levels of heavy metals along with other chemical elements. Silicon minimizes toxicity of Fe, Al, and Mn, increases the availability of P, and enhances drought along with salt tolerance in plants through the formation of silicified tissues in plants. However, the concentration of Si depends on the plants genotype and organisms. Hence, the physiological mechanisms and metabolic activities of plants may be affected by Si application. Peptides as well as amino acids can effectively create polysilicic species through interactions with different species of silicate inside solution. The carboxylic acid and the alcohol groups of serine and asparagine tend not to engage in any significant role in polysilicates formation, but the hydroxyl group side chain can be involved in the formation of hydrogen bond with Si(OH)4. The mechanisms and trend of Si absorption are different between plant species. Furthermore, the transportation of Si requires an energy mechanism; thus, low temperatures and metabolic repressors inhibit Si transportation. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52466/1/52466.pdf Sahebi, Mahbod and Musa, Mohamed Hanafi and Abdullah, Siti Nor Akmar and Yusop, Mohd Rafii and Azizi, Parisa and Tengoua, Fabien Fonguimgo and Jamaludin, Nurul Mayzaitul Azwa and Shabanimofrad, Mahmoodreza (2015) Importance of silicon and mechanisms of biosilica formation in plants. BioMed Research International, 2015. art. no. 396010. pp. 1-16. ISSN 2314-6133; ESSN: 2314-6141 https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2015/396010/abs/ 10.1155/2015/396010
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description Silicon (Si) is one of the most prevalent macroelements, performing an essential function in healing plants in response to environmental stresses. The purpose of using Si is to induce resistance to distinct stresses, diseases, and pathogens. Additionally, Si can improve the condition of soils, which contain toxic levels of heavy metals along with other chemical elements. Silicon minimizes toxicity of Fe, Al, and Mn, increases the availability of P, and enhances drought along with salt tolerance in plants through the formation of silicified tissues in plants. However, the concentration of Si depends on the plants genotype and organisms. Hence, the physiological mechanisms and metabolic activities of plants may be affected by Si application. Peptides as well as amino acids can effectively create polysilicic species through interactions with different species of silicate inside solution. The carboxylic acid and the alcohol groups of serine and asparagine tend not to engage in any significant role in polysilicates formation, but the hydroxyl group side chain can be involved in the formation of hydrogen bond with Si(OH)4. The mechanisms and trend of Si absorption are different between plant species. Furthermore, the transportation of Si requires an energy mechanism; thus, low temperatures and metabolic repressors inhibit Si transportation.
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author Sahebi, Mahbod
Musa, Mohamed Hanafi
Abdullah, Siti Nor Akmar
Yusop, Mohd Rafii
Azizi, Parisa
Tengoua, Fabien Fonguimgo
Jamaludin, Nurul Mayzaitul Azwa
Shabanimofrad, Mahmoodreza
spellingShingle Sahebi, Mahbod
Musa, Mohamed Hanafi
Abdullah, Siti Nor Akmar
Yusop, Mohd Rafii
Azizi, Parisa
Tengoua, Fabien Fonguimgo
Jamaludin, Nurul Mayzaitul Azwa
Shabanimofrad, Mahmoodreza
Importance of silicon and mechanisms of biosilica formation in plants
author_facet Sahebi, Mahbod
Musa, Mohamed Hanafi
Abdullah, Siti Nor Akmar
Yusop, Mohd Rafii
Azizi, Parisa
Tengoua, Fabien Fonguimgo
Jamaludin, Nurul Mayzaitul Azwa
Shabanimofrad, Mahmoodreza
author_sort Sahebi, Mahbod
title Importance of silicon and mechanisms of biosilica formation in plants
title_short Importance of silicon and mechanisms of biosilica formation in plants
title_full Importance of silicon and mechanisms of biosilica formation in plants
title_fullStr Importance of silicon and mechanisms of biosilica formation in plants
title_full_unstemmed Importance of silicon and mechanisms of biosilica formation in plants
title_sort importance of silicon and mechanisms of biosilica formation in plants
publisher Hindawi Publishing Corporation
publishDate 2015
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52466/1/52466.pdf
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