Silicon and Nano-silicon in Environmental Stress Management and Crop Quality Improvement
Progress and Prospects

The first book on the topic to present in-depth, physiological, biochemical and molecular information

Hassan Etesami (Edited by), Abdullah H. Al Saeedi (Edited by), Hassan El-Ramady (Edited by), Masayuki Fujita (Edited by), Mohammad Pessarakli (Edited by), Mohammad Anwar Hossain (Edited by)

9780323912259, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 14 April 2022

396 pages, 60 illustrations (30 in full color)
23.5 x 19 x 2.5 cm, 1.09 kg

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.

1. Sources of silicon and nano-silicon in soil and plants 2. Silicon and nano-silicon: New frontiers of biostimulants for plant growth and stress amelioration 3. Silicon uptake, acquisition and accumulation in plants 4. Silicon bioavailability in relation to plant nutrition 5. Use of silicon and nano-silicon in agro-biotechnologies 6. The genetics of silicon accumulation by plants 7. Silicon-mediated modulations of genes and secondary metabolites in plants 8. Silicon-mediated salt stress tolerance in plants 9. Nano-silicon mediated salt stress tolerance in plants 10. Silicon and nano-silicon mediated drought and waterlogging stress tolerance in plants 11. Silicon and nano-silicon mediated heat stress tolerance in plants 12. Silicon and nano-silicon mediated cold stress tolerance in plants 13. Silicon and nano-silicon mediated heavy metal stress tolerance in plants 14. Silicon and nano-silicon mediated disease resistance in crop plants 15. Silicon and nano-silicon mediated nutrient deficiency tolerance in crop plants 16. Silicon as a plant defence against insect herbivory 17. Recent developments in nano-silicon mediated tolerance against herbivores 18. Interactive effects of silicon, nano-silicon and arbuscular mycorrhiza on the resistance of plants to various stresses 19. Biodissolution of silica by silicate solubilizing microorganisms in rhizosphere of plants 20. Silicon and nano-silicon in plant nutrition and crop quality 21. Effect of silicon and nano-silicon application on rice yield and quality 22. Biological impacts on silicon availability and cycling in agricultural plant-soil systems 23. Exogenous silicone-mediated plant growth and environmental stress tolerance in plants 24. Manipulation of silicon metabolism in plants for stress tolerance 25. Future research direction of silicon and nano-silicon in crop stress tolerance and crop quality improvements

Subject Areas: Agronomy & crop production [TVK], Agricultural science [TVB], Agriculture & farming [TV], The environment [RN], Biochemistry [PSB], Ecological science, the Biosphere [PSAF]