Exogenous silicon enhances the salt tolerance of cotton seedlings by regulating water status through abscisic acid and aquaporins
These results suggested that exogenous Si enhances salt tolerance by regulating ABA and AQP levels, promoting early stomatal closure, increasing Lpr, and thus maintaining leaf water content, which collectively support cotton seedling growth under salt stress. © 2026 Society of Chemical Industry.
Authors
- X. ZHANG
- Qiang Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9237-3274)
- Sijia Ruan
- Xiangru Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0191-1378)
- Asif Iqbal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7150-5346)
- Tong Luo
- Xiaoyan Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2454-1461)
- Huiping Gui
- Qianqian Wang
- Noor Muhammad
Institutions
- Hazara University (PK)
- Cotton Research Institute (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.70423
- Primary Topic
- Silicon Effects in Agriculture
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00