From Shield to Signal: A Critical Appraisal of Silicon-mediated Resistance to Fungal Pathogens in Plants
K. P. Amrutha & C. F. Gleena Mary · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026
Silicon is not classified as an essential plant nutrient, yet supplying it lowers the severity of many fungal diseases in cultivated species, and the mechanistic explanation for that effect remains contested after more than three decades of experimental work. Two traditions domin...
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10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94370