Description
Silicon and Nano-silicon in Environmental Stress Management and Crop Quality Improvement: Progress and Prospects provides a comprehensive overview of the latest understanding of the physiological, biochemical and molecular basis of silicon- and nano-silicon-mediated environmental stress tolerance and crop quality improvements in plants. The book not only covers silicon-induced biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in crops but is also the first to include nano-silicon-mediated approaches to environmental stress tolerance in crops. As nanotechnology has emerged as a prominent tool for enhancing agricultural productivity, and with the production and applications of nanoparticles (NPs) greatly increasing in many industries, this book is a welcomed resource.- Enables the development of strategies to enhance crop productivity and better utilize natural resources to ensure future food security- Focuses on silicon- and nano-silicon-mediated environmental stress tolerance- Addresses the challenges of both biotic and abiotic stresses
Table of Contents
1. Sources of silicon and nano-silicon in soil and plants2. Silicon and nano-silicon: New frontiers of biostimulants for plant growth and stress amelioration3. Silicon uptake, acquisition and accumulation in plants4. Silicon bioavailability in relation to plant nutrition5. Use of silicon and nano-silicon in agro-biotechnologies6. The genetics of silicon accumulation by plants7. Silicon-mediated modulations of genes and secondary metabolites in plants8. Silicon-mediated salt stress tolerance in plants9. Nano-silicon mediated salt stress tolerance in plants10. Silicon and nano-silicon mediated drought and waterlogging stress tolerance in plants11. Silicon and nano-silicon mediated heat stress tolerance in plants12. Silicon and nano-silicon mediated cold stress tolerance in plants13. Silicon and nano-silicon mediated heavy metal stress tolerance in plants14. Silicon and nano-silicon mediated disease resistance in crop plants15. Silicon and nano-silicon mediated nutrient deficiency tolerance in crop plants16. Silicon as a plant defence against insect herbivory17. Recent developments in nano-silicon mediated tolerance against herbivores18. Interactive effects of silicon, nano-silicon and arbuscular mycorrhiza on the resistance of plants to various stresses19. Biodissolution of silica by silicate solubilizing microorganisms in rhizosphere of plants20. Silicon and nano-silicon in plant nutrition and crop quality21. Effect of silicon and nano-silicon application on rice yield and quality22. Biological impacts on silicon availability and cycling in agricultural plant-soil systems23. Exogenous silicone-mediated plant growth and environmental stress tolerance in plants24. Manipulation of silicon metabolism in plants for stress tolerance25. Future research direction of silicon and nano-silicon in crop stress tolerance and crop quality improvements
