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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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Functions of silicon and phytolith in higher plants [PDF]
Plant Signaling & 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 ...
Rui Xu +4 more
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Heritage Science, 2023 Phytoliths are silica bodies formed in living plant tissues, and they can be reliable indicators of their parent plants when they demonstrate characteristic phytolith morphology. As shown by the growing case studies around the globe, phytolith morphology
Xin Wang, Xue Shang
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Surface phytolith and pollen assemblages of a low-latitude subtropical region in Southwest China and their implications for vegetation and climate [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Phytoliths, as a newly developing plant proxy, have broad application prospects in paleoclimate and paleoethnobotany. However, the shortage of studies regarding tropical-subtropical plants and topsoil phytoliths interferes with the research progress on ...
Min Wang +9 more
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Phytolith Production and Morphotypes in Modern Plants on the Tibetan Plateau [PDF]
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 +4 more
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Exploring silica accumulation in bamboo leaves: a study on phytolith morphology and epidermal patterning in the tropical giant bamboo Dendrocalamus copelandii. [PDF]
Ann BotAbstract Background and Aims Bamboo is a grass in the Poaceae family with various applications. Bamboo leaves can accumulate high silica. However, silica deposition in bamboo has received limited study. Therefore, this research investigated silica accumulation in Dendrocalamus copelandii leaves.
Rotmuenwai N +4 more
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Forests, 2023 The moisture, ash, and silicon content, as well as the phytolith morphotype and concentration in the tissue-cultured, seed-cultured, and grafted seedling leaves of Dendrocalamus brandisii were determined to investigate the differences in silicon uptake and phytolith morphology in the leaves from different rearing methods.
Cefeng Dai +8 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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VARIATION IN PHYTOLITHS MORPHOLOGY OF ERIANTHUS ARUNDINACEUS
Journal of Sugarcane Research, 2020 Five improved Erianthus arundinaceus clones were studied for variations in phytoliths present in leaves. Phytoliths were extracted by acid digestion and the morphology was studied by light microscopy. Phytoliths belonging to three classes viz., Eupanicoid, Festucoid and Chloridoid were identified in the samples.
Jayabose Chellappa +2 more
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Brazilian Journal of Botany, 2019 Silicon is an essential element for the growth and development of bamboo plants that significantly affects the biochemical and physical properties for industrialized bamboo utilization. Silicon is biomineralized as diverse forms of phytoliths in the bamboo organs.
Hui Zhan +5 more
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