Silicon in Agriculture

Chapter 1. Silicon in plants: Facts vs. concepts. Chapter 2. Silicon as a beneficial element for crop plants.
Chapter 3. Silicon transport at the cell and tissue level.
Chapter 4. A primer on the aqueous chemistry of silicon. Chapter 5. Silic on deposition in higher plants. Chapter 6. Silicon in horticu ltural crops grown in soilless culture. Chapter 7. Effect of silicon on plant growth and crop yield.
Chapter 8. Plant gen otype, silicon concentration, and silicon-related responses.
Chapter 9. Silicon and disease resistance in dicotyledons.

Chapter 10. The use of silicon for integrated disease management: reduci ng fungicide applications and enhancing host plant resistance.
Chapter 11. Methods for silicon analysis in plants, soils, and fertil izers.
Chapter 12. Silicon sources for agriculture. Chapter 13. The relationship between silicon and soil physical and ch emical properties.
Chapter 14. The economics of silicon for integrated management and sustainable production of rice and sugarcane.