Effects of Silicon and Silicon-Based Nanoparticles on Rhizosphere Microbiome, Plant Stress and Growth

Silicon (Si) is considered a non-essential element similar to cadmium, arsenic, lead, etc., for plants, yet Si is beneficial to plant growth, so it is also referred to as a quasi-essential element (similar to aluminum, cobalt, sodium and selenium). An element is considered quasi-essential if it is n...

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Main Authors: Vishnu D. Rajput, Tatiana Minkina, Morteza Feizi, Arpna Kumari, Masudulla Khan, Saglara Mandzhieva, Svetlana Sushkova, Hassan El-Ramady, Krishan K. Verma, Abhishek Singh, Eric D. van Hullebusch, Rupesh Kumar Singh, Hanuman Singh Jatav, Ravish Choudhary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Biology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/8/791