Alleviation of cadmium toxicity by silicon is related to elevated photosynthesis, antioxidant enzymes; suppressed cadmium uptake and oxidative stress in cotton.
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...This Si stimulation effect on antioxidants has been observed under Cd stress in maize (Lukacova et al., 2013), wheat (Hussain et al., 2015), cotton (Farooq et al., 2013), pakchoi (Song et al., 2009), rice (Tripathi et al., 2012a, 2012b; Srivastava et al., in press) and peanut (Shi et al., 2010)....
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...…enhanced the activity of gas exchange characteristics (net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, transpiration rate, water use efficiency), chlorophyll, and carotenoids contents under Cd stress in cotton, rice and cucumber (Nwugo and Huerta, 2008; Feng et al., 2010; Farooq et al., 2013)....
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...Si application increased the plant height, root length, number of leaves per plant and leaf area of cotton plants under Cd, Zn and Pb stress (Bharwana et al., 2013; Farooq et al., 2013; Anwaar et al., 2014)....
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...…such as maize (Liang et al., 2005; Dresler et al., 2015), rice (Shi et al., 2005b; Li et al., 2008), wheat (Rizwan et al., 2012; Naeem et al., 2014; Hussain et al., 2015), cotton (Farooq et al., 2013), peanut (Shi et al., 2010) and in chinese cabbage (Brassica chinensis L.) (Song et al., 2009)....
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...For example, it was reported that Si decreased the contents of malondialdehyde (MDA), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and electrolytic leakage (EL) in shoots and roots of cotton plants under Cd, Zn and Pb stress (Bharwana et al., 2013; Farooq et al., 2013; Anwaar et al., 2014)....
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...…extended X-ray fine structure (EXAFS), X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) and micro particle-induced X ray emission (micro-PIXE). mitigated the adverse effect of this heavy metal by improving plant growth, biomass and photosynthetic parameters in stressed plants (Farooq et al., 2013)....
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...mitigated the adverse effect of this heavy metal by improving plant growth, biomass and photosynthetic parameters in stressed plants (Farooq et al., 2013)....
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...…supply increased length of leaves, leaf area, number of leaves per plant, total root length, total root surface area, root volume and number of root tips, and length of primary seminal root under heavy metal stress (Anwaar et al., 2015; Bokor et al., 2014; Farooq et al., 2013; Keller et al., 2015)....
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...Si supply increased length of leaves, leaf area, number of leaves per plant, total root length, total root surface area, root volume and number of root tips, and length of primary seminal root under heavy metal stress (Anwaar et al., 2015; Bokor et al., 2014; Farooq et al., 2013; Keller et al., 2015)....
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...It was found that Si application increased the contents of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoid in leaves and enhanced the activities of gas exchange features (net photosynthetic quotient, stomatal conductance, transpiration ratio, and WUEi) under conditions of heavy metal stress (Farooq et al., 2013; Hussain et al., 2015; Rizwan et al., 2012; Tripathi et al., 2015)....
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...…b, and carotenoid in leaves and enhanced the activities of gas exchange features (net photosynthetic quotient, stomatal conductance, transpiration ratio, and WUEi) under conditions of heavy metal stress (Farooq et al., 2013; Hussain et al., 2015; Rizwan et al., 2012; Tripathi et al., 2015)....
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