Silicon and Plant Diseases (eBook)

Fabrício Rodrigues, Lawrence Datnoff (Autoren)

Fabrício A. Rodrigues, Lawrence E. Datnoff (Herausgeber)

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2015 | 1. Auflage
XIII, 148 Seiten
Springer-Verlag
978-3-319-22930-0 (ISBN)

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Silicon, considered to be the second most abundant mineral element in soil, plays an important role in the mineral nutrition of plants. A wide variety of monocot and dicot species have benefited from silicon nutrition, whether direct or indirect, when they are exposed to different types of abiotic and or biotic stresses. Besides the many agronomic and horticultural benefits gained by maintaining adequate levels of this element in the soil and also in the plant tissue, the most notable effect of silicon is the reduction in the intensities of a number of plant diseases caused by biotrophic, hemibiotrophic and necrotrophic plant pathogens in many crops of great economic importance. The aim of this book is to summarize our current understanding of the effects of silicon on plant diseases. The chapters address the dynamics of silicon in soils and plants; the history of silicon in the control of plant diseases; the use of silicon to control soil-borne, seed-borne and foliar diseases in monocots and dicots; the mechanisms involved in the host resistance against infection by plant pathogens mediated by silicon as well as the current knowledge at the omics level, and finally, highlights and prospects for using silicon in the future.

Inhalt

1. History of Silicon and Plant DiseaseAbstractIntroductionDiscovery of silicon affecting plant diseases in monocotsDiscovery of silicon affecting plant diseases in dicotsConclusionsReferences2. Silicon in Soils and PlantsAbstractIntroductionSilicon in soilsSilicon cycle in soilInteraction of silicon with other plant nutrients in the soilSilicon in plantSilicon sourcesMeasuring silicon concentrationConclusionsReferences3. Silicon Control of Soil-borne and Seed-borne DiseasesAbstractIntroductionDiseases caused by soil-borne pathogensDiseases caused by seed-borne pathogensConclusionsReferences4. Silicon Control of Foliar Diseasesin Monocots and DicotsAbstractIntroductionFungal diseasesBacterial diseasesViral diseasesInteraction of silicon and fungicidesThe efficiency in applying silicon via the foliage versus the root in controlling plant diseaseConclusionsReferences5. Silicon Potentiates Host Defense Mechanisms Against Infection by Plant PathogensAbstractIntroductionThe physical barrier hypothesisBiochemical and molecular aspects of silicon-mediated host resistance to pathogensSilicon-mediated host resistance to pathogens through changes in the primary metabolismConclusionsReferences6. Highlights and Prospects for Using Silicon in the FutureAbstractIntroductionWhat information do we still need to improve the deployment of silicon for managing plant diseases?Why is silicon still not used routinely for managing plant diseases under greenhouse and field conditions?ConclusionsReferences

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.10.2015
• Zusatzinfo: XIII, 148 p.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Induced resistance • mechanisms of host resistance • Mineral Nutrition • Plant disease • Silicon
• ISBN-10: 3-319-22930-3 / 3319229303
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-22930-0 / 9783319229300