Bat-Erdene, O.Szegő, A.Gyöngyik, M.Mirmazloum, I.Papp, I.2021-07-262021-07-262021-07-21International Journal of Horticultural Science, Vol. 27 (2021) , 95-105.1585-0404https://hdl.handle.net/2437/320788Silicon (Si) has long been considered as non-essential element for plant’s growth and production. Numerous efforts are being made for the discovery of its beneficial effects with large scale studies laying foundation for new findings and hypotheses. Therefore, Si has been suggested to be a quasi-essential element due to its positive effects against biotic and abiotic stresses alike. Though Si is the second most abundant element in the soil profile, its availability to plants is limited to the form of monosilicic acid only. Besides, plants’ ability to take-up Si and use it in their physiological processes also depends on the available transporters associated with it. Thus, the present review covers uptake and transport of silicon in plants as well as Si mediated physiological processes, including mechanisms underlying induced tolerance against biotic and abiotic stresses with a particular emphasis on horticultural species.application/pdfsiliconhigher plantsbiotic stressabiotic stressSi transportersfolyóiratcikkOpen AccessInternational Journal of Horticultural Sciencehttps://doi.org/10.31421/ijhs/27/2021/9096International Journal of Horticultural Science27Int. j. hortic. sci.2676-931X