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    Foliar Silicon Application Enhances Medicinal Quality and Salt Tolerance of Two Licorice Species by Improving Their Growth, Physiological Characteristics, and Root Effective Components

    Silicon (Si) has been widely used in recent years to improve crop salt tolerance. However, few studies concentrated on the effects of Si on salt tolerance and quality of medicinal plants. In this study, the lo...

    Zihui Shen, Pengyou Chen, **uxiu Dong, **aojiao Cheng in Journal of Plant Growth Regulation (2024)

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    Effects of silicon application on leaf structure and physiological characteristics of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. and Glycyrrhiza inflata Bat. under salt treatment

    Soil salinization leads to a significant decline in crop yield and quality, including licorice, an important medicinal cash crop. Studies have proofed that the application of exogenous silicon can significantl...

    Zihui Shen, **aojiao Cheng, **ao Li, **anya Deng, **uxiu Dong in BMC Plant Biology (2022)

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    Silicon improves ion homeostasis and growth of liquorice under salt stress by reducing plant Na+ uptake

    Silicon (Si) effectively alleviates the effects of salt stress in plants and can enhance salt tolerance in liquorice. However, the mechanisms by which Si improved salt tolerance in liquorice and the effects of...

    Zihui Shen, **aozhen Pu, Shaoming Wang, **uxiu Dong, **aojiao Cheng in Scientific Reports (2022)