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Silicon Uptake and Transport in Plants: Physiological and Molecular Aspects

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Two different types of silicon (Si) transporter, influx and efflux, are involved in the Si-transport process of higher plants. The transporters responsible for Si uptake by roots (Lsi1 and Lsi2) have been identified in several higher plant species including rice (Oryza sativa), barley (Hordeum vulgare), maize (Zea mays), wheat (Triticum aestivum), pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) and the primitive vascular plant, Equisetum arvense (horsetail). An influx transporter, Lsi6, involved in xylem unloading of Si has also been identified in graminaceous species, including rice, barley and corn. In this chapter, an overview will be provided to highlight the most recent breakthroughs in Si uptake and transport by plants.

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  1. Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    Yongchao Liang

  2. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China

    Yongchao Liang & Alin Song

  3. University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

    Miroslav Nikolic

  4. Laval University, Québec, Canada

    Richard Bélanger

  5. Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China

    Haijun Gong

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Liang, Y., Nikolic, M., Bélanger, R., Gong, H., Song, A. (2015). Silicon Uptake and Transport in Plants: Physiological and Molecular Aspects. In: Silicon in Agriculture. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9978-2_4

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