Direct and Residual Effects of Water Deficit Stress,Different Sources of Silicon and Plant-Growth Promoting Bacteria on Silicon Fractions in the Soil

Silicon - Silicon (Si) and plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) can effectively reduce the negative effects of water deficit stress and augment plant growth. Few studies have simultaneously...     

Processing Methods of Silicon to its Ingot: a Review

Silicon - Any metal must be processed from its ore before employing it in various industrial applications; this is the similar case with Silicon (Si) as well. Occurring in the form of silicates in...     

Silicon Coating on Maize Seed Mitigates Saline Stress in Yermosols of Southern Punjab

Silicon - Silicon (Si) has been identified as a key nutrient in plants to lower the pressures of environmental stress. In pot experiment, seeds of different maize hybrids (Pioneer-1543,...     

Analysis of Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Silicon Incorporated Diamond like Carbon Nanocomposite Coating

Silicon - The Silicon (Si) contained diamond like carbon (DLC) nanocomposite were prepared by using thermal chemical vapour deposition (CVD) technique by varying the acetylene (C2H2) flowrates. The...     

Silicon Application Enhances the Photosynthetic Pigments and Phenolic/Flavonoid Content by Modulating the Phenylpropanoid Pathway in Common Buckwheat under Aluminium Stress

Silicon - Silicon (Si) is very effective in the amelioration of heavy metal (HM) stress in different crop plants. This investigation was conducted to assess the protective role of Si in modulating...     

Stress Alleviation and Crop Improvement Using Silicon Nanoparticles in Agriculture: a Review

Silicon - Silicon (Si) is not considered as essential element for plant growth and development but it provides benefits to the plants in several ways. Due to distinguishing physiological features,...     

Interactive Effects of Silicon and Soil pH on Growth,Yield and Nutrient Uptake of Maize

Silicon - Priming crop seeds with silicon (Si) to withstand various abiotic stresses is a novel approach. As soil pH affects dissolution of Si pools and Si uptake by plant, evaluation of this...     

Effects of Silicon on the Growth,Photosynthesis and Chloroplast Ultrastructure of Oryza sativa L. Seedlings under Acid Rain Stress

Silicon - Silicon (Si) is a beneficial element for plants and can increase plant resistance. In the present work, a hydroponic experiment was carried out to study the effects of Si on the growth...     

VLS Synthesis of Silicon Nanowires Array for Photovoltaic Devices

Silicon - High-yield silicon nanowires (SiNWs) were produced on Si substrate by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method and vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) technique with using SiH4 gas as a precursor. Au...     

The NIP Genes in Sugar Beet: Underlying Roles in Silicon Uptake and Growth Improvement

Silicon - Silicon (Si) can stimulate plant growth and stress resistance. This study aimed at elucidating the physiological responses and molecular characterization of different NIP (nodulin 26-like...     

Foliar-Applied Silicon in Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) Alleviate Zinc Deficiency

Silicon - Foliar-applied silicon may reduce the damage caused by zinc (Zn) deficiency in plants. While adding silicon (Si) and Zn to the solution may increase foliar fertilization efficiency, Si...     

Beneficial Effects of Silicon Application in Alleviating Salinity Stress in Halophytic Puccinellia Distans Plants

Silicon - Little is known on the impact of silicon (Si) nutrition in halophytes. Accordingly, response of Si accumulating halophyte Puccinellia distans to Si nutrition was investigated. The...     

Effects of Silicon on Growth,Yield and Fruit Quality of Cantaloupe under Drought Stress

Silicon - Silicon (Si) plays an important role in mitigating adverse effects of various biotic and abiotic stresses including drought. Polyhouse experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of...     

Location and Redistribution of Silicon in Halophytes Distichlis spicata and Glycophyte Hordeum vulgare Under Salt Exposure

Silicon - Saltgrass Distichlis spicata and barley Hordeum vulgare are recognized as silicon (Si) accumulative plants. Silicon content in various parts of both plant species and the effect of salt...     

The Impact of Silicon on Photosynthetic and Biochemical Responses of Sugarcane under Different Soil Moisture Levels

Silicon - Increasing drought stress is one of the most limiting factors for agricultural crop productivity across the world. Silicon (Si) has been known to augment plant protection against drought...     

Effect of Silicon and Plant Growth Regulators on the Biology and Fitness of Fall Armyworm,Spodoptera frugiperda,a Recently Invaded Pest of Maize in India

Silicon - Silicon (Si) and Plant growth regulators (PGR’s) are known to induce resistance against various insect pests. A study was conducted to determine the effect of Si and PGR’s on...     

Carbon and Silicon Nano-Clusters as Anode Electrodes of Metal Ion Batteries

Silicon - The ability of silicon nanocage (Si78) and carbon nanocage (C72) in batteries are examined in order to propose novel nano materials as anode in batteries with high performances. The...     

Are Nanosilica,Potassium Silicate and New Soluble Sources of Silicon Effective for Silicon Foliar Application to Soybean and Rice Plants?

Silicon - Foliar application of silicon (Si) is an effective way of supplying this beneficial element to plants. The emergence of new potential liquid sources for foliar application requires...     

Effect of Silicon Separation on the Preparation of High-Purity Aluminum

Silicon - To evaluate the effect of the distribution coefficient (kSi) on silicon (Si) separation during aluminum (Al) refining by zone melting, kSi is measured under different experimental...     

Effect of Silicon Supply Methods on Durum Wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) Response to Drought Stress

Silicon - Drought is a limiting factor of durum wheat production. Silicon (Si) is known by its positives effects on plant growth and development under these conditions. Thus, the current study was...