Sajjad Reyhani @sajjad-reyhani.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Glad to see our work highlighted by Functional Ecology! 🌿🐛 Even when UV-B reduced silicon uptake, silicon still helped wheat resist caterpillar herbivory—a reminder that plant defence responses under environmental stress are rarely straightforward. 041
Reposted by Sajjad ReyhaniFunctional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 09/07/2026📰Published📰Silicon helps wheat resist caterpillar pests even when UV-B limits uptake🐛 buff.ly/jRx4KT0 🧪🌍️buff.lySilicon helps wheat resist caterpillar pests even when UV-B limits uptakeSajjad Reyhani Haghighi, Christopher Ian Cazzonelli, Sue Hartley, Scott Johnson This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Plants rarely face… 054