Hippos keep the nutrient silicon on the move through the East African environment. Each day, the giant grazers transport nearly half a metric ton of silicon, an important nutrient for both plants ...

Silicon dioxide (SiO2), also known as silica, is a natural compound made of two of the earth’s most abundant materials: silicon (Si) and oxygen (O2). It’s an ingredient you may find on a food ...

Recent research showed that silicon (Si) is an important nutrient enhancing the endurability of rice plants, however, what controls on Si availability in soils still remain poorly studied.

Hippos, the animal silicon pumps Via their feces, ... "The nutrients in the excrements of most grazers largely end up back in the savannah again, where they are reabsorbed by the plants.

Plant growth is a function of different environmental factors such as light, temperature, water, humidity and nutrition. In addition, it is greatly influenced by different pathogens and insects ...

Silicon (Si) is abundant in ... WT rice, plants that lacked SIET4 displayed inhibited growth and eventually died when grown in the presence of Si in nutrient solution and soil.