Silicon mitigates biotic stresses in crop plants: A review

Hafiz Faiq Bakhat^a✉, Najma Bibi^a, Zahida Zia^a, Sunaina Abbas^a, Hafiz Mohkum Hammad^a, Shah Fahad^{b c}✉, Muhammad Rizwan Ashraf^d, Ghulam Mustafa Shah^a, Faiz Rabbani^a, Shafqat Saeed^e

1. ^aDepartment of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari 61100, Pakistan
2. ^bCollege of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
3. ^cDepartment of Agriculture, University of Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
4. ^dDepartment of Entomology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad (Burewala/Vehari-sub Campus), Pakistan
5. ^eDepartment of Entomology, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
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