The functional ecology of plant silicon: geoscience to genes

The continental Si cycle and its impact on the ocean Si isotope budget

(2016) Patrick J. Frings et al.   CHEMICAL GEOLOGY

Silicon in aquatic vegetation

(2016) Jonas Schoelynck et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Functions of phytoliths in vascular plants: an evolutionary perspective

(2016) Caroline A. E. Strömberg et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Consistent alleviation of abiotic stress with silicon addition: a meta-analysis

(2016) Julia Cooke et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Soil processes drive the biological silicon feedback loop

(2016) Jean-Thomas Cornelis et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

The ecology of herbivore-induced silicon defences in grasses

(2016) Susan E. Hartley et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Silicon-based plant defences, tooth wear and voles

(2016) Ivan Calandra et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Roots under attack: contrasting plant responses to below- and aboveground insect herbivory

(2016) Scott N. Johnson et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Earthworms can increase mobility and bioavailability of silicon in soil

(2016) Nikolai Bityutskii et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Silicon: Potential to Promote Direct and Indirect Effects on Plant Defense Against Arthropod Pests in Agriculture

(2016) Olivia L. Reynolds et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Human appropriation of biogenic silicon - the increasing role of agriculture

(2015) Joanna C. Carey et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Molecular evolution of aquaporins and silicon influx in plants

(2015) Rupesh Deshmukh et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Round and round in cycles? Silicon-based plant defences and vole population dynamics

(2015) Susan E. Hartley   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Silica cycling over geologic time

(2015) Daniel J. Conley et al.   Nature Geoscience

Four hundred million years of silica biomineralization in land plants

(2015) Elizabeth Trembath-Reichert et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A cooperative system of silicon transport in plants

(2015) Jian Feng Ma et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Does elevated CO2 alter silica uptake in trees?

(2015) Robinson W. Fulweiler et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Defending the leaf surface: intra- and inter-specific differences in silicon deposition in grasses in response to damage and silicon supply

(2015) Sue E. Hartley et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Plant-herbivore interactions: silicon concentration in tussock sedges and population dynamics of root voles

(2014) Monika Wieczorek et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Distinct biochemical activities and heat shock responses of two UDP-glucose sterol glucosyltransferases in cotton

(2014) Xianliang Li et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Leaf silica concentration in Serengeti grasses increases with watering but not clipping: insights from a common garden study and literature review

(2014) Kathleen M. Quigley et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Silica uptake by Spartina—evidence of multiple modes of accumulation from salt marshes around the world

(2014) Joanna C. Carey et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Silicon, endophytes and secondary metabolites as grass defenses against mammalian herbivores

(2014) Otso Huitu et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Determination of plant silicon content with near infrared reflectance spectroscopy

(2014) Adriaan Smis et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Silicon uptake by wheat: Effects of Si pools and pH

(2013) Martina Gocke et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE

Towards establishing broad-spectrum disease resistance in plants: silicon leads the way

(2012) Jonas Van Bockhaven et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Rapid and accurate analyses of silicon and phosphorus in plants using a portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer

(2012) Stefan Reidinger et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

First cloning and characterization of two functional aquaporin genes from an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungusGlomus intraradices

(2012) Tao Li et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Delayed induced silica defences in grasses and their potential for destabilising herbivore population dynamics

(2012) Jennifer J. H. Reynolds et al.   OECOLOGIA

More than herbivory: levels of silica-based defences in grasses vary with plant species, genotype and location

(2012) Eeva M. Soininen et al.   OIKOS

Tradeoffs between foliar silicon and carbon-based defences: evidence from vegetation communities of contrasting soil types

(2012) Julia Cooke et al.   OIKOS

Benefits of plant silicon for crops: a review

(2011) Flore Guntzer et al.   Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Silicon availability changes structural carbon ratio and phenol content of grasses

(2011) Jörg Schaller et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Silicon concentration and leaf longevity: is silicon a player in the leaf dry mass spectrum?

(2011) Julia Cooke et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

In situ biogenic silica variations in the invasive salt marsh plant, Spartina alterniflora: A possible link with environmental stress

(2011) Jérémy Querné et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Is plant ecology more siliceous than we realise?

(2010) Julia Cooke et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

The Global Biogeochemical Silicon Cycle

(2010) Eric Struyf et al.   Silicon

Silicon in agriculture: new insights, new significance and growing application

(2009) M.G. Keeping et al.   ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY

Impacts of silica-based defences in grasses on the feeding preferences of sheep

(2009) Fergus P. Massey et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

Tree species impact the terrestrial cycle of silicon through various uptakes

(2009) J.-T. Cornelis et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Silica: an essential nutrient in wetland biogeochemistry

(2008) Eric Struyf et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Physical defences wear you down: progressive and irreversible impacts of silica on insect herbivores

(2008) Fergus P. Massey et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY