About this Research Topic
The aim of this Research Topic is to address the challenge of mitigating damage caused by nutritional disorders in plants, focusing on the role of silicon (Si). Nutritional disorders in plants, resulting from deficiencies or excesses in essential elements, pose significant threats to agricultural productivity and food security worldwide. These disorders can lead to impaired growth, reduced yields, and increased susceptibility to diseases and environmental stresses. Recent advances in plant nutrition research have shed light on the importance of Si as a key element in mitigating these damages. A better understanding of how Si can positively influence plant response to nutritional disorders may lead to more effective strategies for improving crop health and productivity. This Research Topic aims to explore these recent advances and identify practical ways to harness the potential of Si in agriculture to address the challenges of nutritional disorders in plants.
Manuscripts such as Original Research, systematic reviews, mini reviews and standard reviews will be accepted. Themes to be covered include, but are not limited to:
• Mechanisms of Si action in attenuating damage caused by nutritional disorders in plants.
• Effect of Si on the absorption, transport, and redistributions of nutrients under nutritional stress conditions.
• Role of Si in modifying nutritional homeostasis and nutrient use efficiency.
• Genetic regulation of plant response to Si supplementation under nutritional disorder conditions.
• Interaction between Si and antioxidant defense mechanisms in plants subjected to nutritional disorders.
• Physiological response of plants to Si application under nutritional disorder conditions.
Keywords: silicon nutrition, nutritional disorders, nutrient efficiency, silicon supplementation, antioxidant mechanisms
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