AUTHOR=Mukarram Mohammad , Corpas Francisco J. , Lux Alexander TITLE=Editorial: New avenues of silicon’s role in plant biology: trends and controversies JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science VOLUME=Volume 16 - 2025 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1717302 DOI=10.3389/fpls.2025.1717302 ISSN=1664-462X