Table 1.
Plant species | Role of Si | Reference |
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Ajuga multiflora | Increased frequency of shoot regeneration Increased resistance to NaCl |
Sivanesan and Jeong (2014) |
Begonia semperflorens | Increased growth, biomass and chlorophyll content | Lim et al. (2012) |
Brassavola perrinii Hybrid orchid |
Increased seedlings growth, favorable characteristics in the leaf anatomy of the orchid seedlings | Soares et al. (2012) |
Cattlleya loddigesii | Increased the number of shoots | Soares et al. (2011) |
Increased growth traits of seedlings | Soares et al. (2013) | |
Coleus hybridus | Maintained regenerative potential of vitroplantlets | Radovet et al. (2008) |
Cotoneaster wilsonii | Reduced hyperhydricity | Sivanesan et al. (2011) |
Dendrobium moniliforme | Increased resistance to low temperature | Duan et al. (2013) |
Fragaria ×ananassa | Increased biomass, thickness of leaf tissues and epicuticular wax deposition | Braga et al. (2009) |
Musa sp. ‘Grande Naine’ | Well-developed stomata, Increased epicuticular wax layer in leaves | Asmar et al. (2013a) |
Musa sp. ‘Maca’ banana | Increased chlorophyll content, biomass and seedlings growth | Asmar et al. (2011) |
Improved leaf anatomy | Luz et al. (2012) | |
Improved morpho-physiological leaf characteristics of seedlings | Asmar et al. (2013b) | |
Ornithogalum dubium | Reduced hyperhydricity and improving leaf structure and ex vitro survival during acclimatization | Ziv (2010) |
Oryza sativa |
Improved callus induction, and plant regeneration Improved structural stability of cell walls |
Islam et al. (2005) |
He et al. (2013) | ||
Perilla frutescens | Increased the growth rate and content of anthocyanins | Zhong et al. (1992) |
Phalaenopsis hybrid | Increased shoot growth | Zhou (1995) |
Phragmites australis | Stimulated callus growth, somatic embryogenesis and root formation | Mathe et al. (2012) |
Picea abies | Ameliorated the effect of Al | Prabagar et al. (2011) |
Psidium guajava | Inhibiting phenol-based browning | Youssef et al. (2010) |
Salvia splendens | Increased resistance to NaCl | Soundararajan et al. (2013) |
Solanum tuberosum var. Gersa | Maintained regenerative potential of vitroplantlets | Radovet-Salinschi and Cachita-Cosma (2012) |
S. tuberosum | Increased growth, biomass and tolerance to NaCl | Qing et al. (2005) |
Viola ×wittrockiana | Increased growth, biomass and chlorophyll content | Lim et al. (2012) |
Vitis vinifera ×V. labrusca |
Increased the survival rate of callus under low temperature | Moriguchi et al. (1988) |