Silicon promotes growth and root yield of Glycyrrhiza uralensis under salt and drought stresses through enhancing osmotic adjustment and regulating antioxidant metabolism

Silicon nutrition counteracts salt-induced damage associated with changes in biochemical responses in apple

“…Salt damage in plants may result from the production of ROS. Reactive oxygen species formation may cause cellular damage, and was reflected in terms of the increased MDA content in salt-exposed leaves, in accordance with the results obtained by Zhang et al (2018) and Liu et al (2014). Exogenously applied Si had a likely protective effect on salt induced membrane damage.…”

“…Exogenously applied Si had a likely protective effect on salt induced membrane damage. Under salinity, Si is deposited on cell walls and such deposition strengthens the cell membranes (Liang et al 2005;Zhang et al 2018). Therefore, Si addition may have reinforced membranes of plant cells and prevented ion leakage from membranes as evinced by the observed decrease in lipid peroxidation.…”

Silicon alleviates salinity stress in licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis) by regulating carbon and nitrogen metabolism

“…Research indicates that salt stress affects the content of lipids, proteins and nucleic acids 9 and changes the morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular characteristics of plants 10 . Studies however, indicate that salt stress significantly affects the fresh and dry weight of plants, which finally results in a decline in crop yield 11 – 14 . The constituents of medicinal plants can be changed in relation to their physiology and biochemistry prior to the effects of soil salinity which caused enormous yield losses 15 .…”

“…Zhang et al confirmed the possible utility of Si in medicinal plants under salt stress and that the application of Si to medicinal plants can alleviate salinity stress 28 . Despite the ability of Si to decrease Na + concentrations and improve antioxidant enzyme activity by harnessing the effect of salt stress on antioxidant responses, the effect of salt stress on the carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) metabolism of G. uralensis has not been studied 11 . To our knowledge, information about the effects of C and N metabolism responses to environmental conditions such as salt stress is very limited.…”

“…Overharvesting has gradually exhausted wild resources, and cultivated G. uralensis has become an alternative source 34 . However, practices and studies have indicated that the salt tolerance of cultivated G. uralensis is lower than that of wild plants 11 . G. uralensis cultivation is widely distributed in arid and semiarid desert steppes and edges and loess of hilly regions and environments 35 .…”