Nano-Silicon Triggers Rapid Transcriptomic Reprogramming and Biochemical Defenses in Brassica napus Challenged with Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Qiuping Zhang, Jiaqi Wang, Jiajia Wang, Mulan Liu, Xiao Ma, Yang Bai, Qiang Chen, Song Sheng, Feng Wang · 2023
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Description
Qiuping Zhang and co-authors spray nano silicon on oilseed rape in a 2023 study. A fungal stem rot threatens the crop worldwide and costs growers heavily. Nano silicon slowed the fungus in dishes, more at higher doses. Field trials on one cultivar then tested the spray as a resistance boosting fertilizer.
Gene activity in treated plants shifted fast and broadly after challenge. Biochemical defenses rose alongside the genetic ones. A cheap mineral spray that primes the plant's own defenses could trim fungicide use. The gene level record shows the priming is real biology, not a surface film, which strengthens the case for field adoption.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Qiuping Zhang, Jiaqi Wang, Jiajia Wang, Mulan Liu, Xiao Ma, Yang Bai, Qiang Chen, Song Sheng, Feng Wang |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |