Table 3.
Influx/efflux Si transporters as well as their ortholog’s identified in different crop species.
| Crop Species | Transporter | Type | Expression Site | References # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maize | ZmLsi1 | Influx | Root | S79 |
| ZmLsi6 | Influx | Leaf Sheaths and blades | S80 | |
| ZmLsi2 | Efflux | Roots | S80 | |
| Rice | OsLsi1 | Influx | Roots | S81 |
| OsLsi2 | Efflux | Roots | S82 | |
| OsLsi6 | Influx | Leaf | S83 | |
| OsLsi3 | Influx | Panicles | S84 | |
| Barley | HvLsi2 | Efflux | Root | S80 |
| HvLsi1 | Influx | Root | S85 | |
| HvLsi6 | Influx | Leaf Sheaths and blades | S86 | |
| Soybean | GmNIP2-1 | Influx | Root and shoot | S87 |
| GmNIP2-2 | Influx | Root and shoot | S87 | |
| Wheat | TaLsi1 | Influx | Root | S88 |
| Pumpkin | CmLsi1 | Influx | Root and shoot | S89 |
| CmLsi2 | Efflux | Root and shoot | S89 | |
| Horsetail | EaNIP3;1 | Influx | Root and shoot | S90 |
| EaNIP3;3, | Influx | Root and shoot | S90 | |
| EaLsi2-1 | Efflux | Root and shoot | S91 | |
| EaLsi2-2 | Efflux | Root and shoot | S91 | |
| Potato | StLsi1 | Influx | Root and leaves | S92 |
| Tomato | SlNIP2-1 (V140del) * | Influx | Root and leaves | S93 |
* mutated version where removal of Valine at potion 140 in non-functional wildtype turn it into a functional Si-transporter; # Detailed list of references are provided in the Supplementary Text 2.