Rice is a silicon (Si)-accumulating plant species. It is estimated that a rice crop producing 1,000 kg yield will remove 130 kg Si from the soil, twice as much as the combined absorption of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. The rice leaf folder (LF), Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée), is one of the most destructive rice pests in Asian rice-producing countries. Recently, major outbreaks of LF have been reported in many Asian countries including China, severely threatening rice production. Rice varieties resistant to LF have either a high Si ...
