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Silicon and Plant Diseases

One of the most notable plant effects of silicon is the reduction in the intensities of a number of plant diseases caused by biotrophic, hemibiotrophic, and necrotrophic pathogens. This reduction in symptom expression is due to the element's effect on a number of components of host plant resist...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Rodrigues, Fabrício A. (Editor ), Datnoff, Lawrence E. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. History of Silicon and Plant Disease
  • 2. Silicon in Soils and Plants
  • 3. Silicon Control of Soil-borne and Seed-borne Diseases
  • 4. Silicon Control of Foliar Diseasesin Monocots and Dicots
  • 5. Silicon Potentiates Host Defense Mechanisms Against Infection by Plant Pathogens
  • 6. Highlights and Prospects for Using Silicon in the Future.