Phytolith Production and Morphotypes in Modern Plants on the Tibetan Plateau
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Tibetan Plateau is the “third pole” of Earth and significantly influences the world’s ecosystems. However, limited work on phytolith analysis has been done due to its harsh environment, and no study on phytolith production and morphotypes in modern ...
Yong Ge +2 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Phytoliths are composed of 66 to 91% SiO2 and 1 to 6% organic carbon (C) known as phytolith occluded carbon (PhytOC). PhytOC is critical for long-term C storage in the agroecosystem.
Mohsina Anjum +1 more
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Understanding fossil phytolith preservation: the role of partial dissolution in paleoecology and archaeology. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Opaline phytoliths are important microfossils used for paleoecological and archaeological reconstructions that are primarily based on relative ratios of specific morphotypes.
Dan Cabanes, Ruth Shahack-Gross
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Functions of silicon and phytolith in higher plants
Plant Signaling and Behavior, 2023 Silicon (Si) is abundant in the lithosphere, and previous studies have confirmed that silicon plays an important role in plant growth. Higher plants absorb soluble silicon from soil through roots which is deposited in plant tissues mainly in the form of ...
Changming Wang
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The Phytoliths in the Flora of Ecuador project: Perspectives on phytolith classification, identification, and establishing regional phytolith databases [PDF]
Journal of Archaeological Science, 2016 Abstract The Phytoliths in the Flora of Ecuador project was undertaken to establish diagnostic phytolith types and phytolith vegetation signatures to enhance archaeological and paleoenvironmental phytolith applications in the region. In this paper I discuss the “products” of this research, and provide links to on-line resources.
Deborah M Pearsall
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Fire effects on phytolith carbon sequestration [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPhytolith have been recognized as an important soil bioavailable Si source for plants, as well as a sink of C and heavy metals in soils. Though the impacts of fire and heat on phytolith sequestration of some nutrients (phosphorus, potassium) and heavy ...
Rencheng Li +7 more
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Silicon Deposition and Phytolith Morphological Variation in Culm Sheaths of Dendrocalamus brandisii at Different Growth Stages [PDF]
PlantsBamboo is an efficient silicon accumulator with diverse phytolith morphotypes and composition. The bamboo culm sheath, traditionally considered as a modified leaf, plays a key role in bamboo taxonomy and provides significant mechanical and physiological ...
Siyuan Duan +6 more
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Comparison of Phytolith Characteristics of Three Bamboo Species’ Cotyledon Organs [PDF]
PlantsPhytoliths are widely used in plant taxonomy, paleoecology, soil silicon cycling, and agricultural archaeology. Bamboo has a strong capacity for silicon absorption, and there are some phytoliths in various organs.
Guomi Luo +6 more
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Does silica concentration and phytolith ultrastructure relate to phytolith hardness?
Biosurface and Biotribology, 2017 Grasses are an important part of the forage of many herbivorous mammals and their phytoliths have long been regarded as the most important agent of tooth wear. Recent work has challenged this “paradigm” in finding evidence 1.
Ellen Schulz-Kornas +3 more
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Comparative analysis of phytolith spectra of steppe and forest phytocoenoses [PDF]
Acta Biologica Sibirica, 2021 The primary research goal is to identify differences and diagnostic features of the phytolith spectra of the steppe and forest phytocoenoses. The paper presents the research results of recent soils from various communities.
Natalia Y. Speranskaya +2 more
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