Silicon Alleviates Drought Stress of Sugarcane Plants by Improving Antioxidant Responses

Abstract

Krishan K Verma1-3, Rajesh Kumar Singh1-3, Qi Qi Song1,2, Pratiksha Singh1-3, Bao-Qing Zhang1,2, Xiu-Peng Song1,2, Gan-Lin Chen1,2 and Yang Rui Li1,2* Author Affiliations 1Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement (Guangxi), Ministry of Agriculture, Sugarcane Research Center of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China 2Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement, Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China 3Guangxi Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology, China Received: April 09, 2019 | Published: April 17, 2019 Corresponding author: Yang Rui Li, Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement (Guangxi), Ministry of Agriculture, Sugarcane Research Center of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi - 530 007, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement, Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi - 530 007, China DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.17.002957