Silicon (Si) is one of the most abundant elements on Earth, found in large quantities in soil. While Si is not essential for land plants, many plants, such as rice and grasses, have used Si to develop ...
1 U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, USDA-ARS, Madison, WI, United States 2 Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States Aboveground plant material is ...