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.
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Palm Phytoliths of Mid-Elevation Andean Forests [PDF]
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 Palms are one of the most common tropical plant groups. They are widespread across lowland tropical forests, but many are found in higher altitudes have more constrained environmental ranges.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Phytoliths of bamboo affect the feeding pattern of Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsGiant panda’s evolutionary adaptation for using bamboo as food has been demonstrated by the morphology premolars, and by the anatomy and function of the temporomandibular joint.
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Separation of sedimentary phytoliths from other biogenic silica particles for triple oxygen isotope analysis [PDF]
MethodsXPhytoliths are amorphous silica particles that precipitate within and between plant cells, and their fossilized morphological assemblages are widely used to reconstruct paleo-vegetation.
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Two methods, two views: Integrating phytoliths in thin sections and bulk samples on the urban Dark Earths from the DIVA-site (Antwerp, Belgium). [PDF]
PLoS ONETraditionally, phytolith analyses are carried out by extraction from bulk (sediment) samples. This technique provides valuable information, not only on the morphological and/or taxonomic assignment of phytoliths, but also on their concentration ...
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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.
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Location, speciation, and quantification of carbon in silica phytoliths using synchrotron scanning transmission X-ray microspectroscopy. [PDF]
PLoS ONEPhytoliths of biogenic silica play a vital role in the silicon biogeochemical cycle and occlude a fraction of organic carbon. The location, chemical speciation, and quantification of this carbon within phytoliths have remained elusive due to limited ...
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