Phytoliths From Woody Plants: A Review
Diversity, 2022 Phytoliths are efficient proxies in archaeology, plant taxonomy, palaeoenvironment, and palaeoecology reconstruction, the research of which has been developing rapidly in recent years. Phytolith morphology is the basis of phytolith research.
Xiaohong An, Xie Binrong
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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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Morphological Characteristics and Significance of Bulliform Phytoliths in Haploid Rice [PDF]
RiceThe morphology of bulliform phytoliths serves as a key proxy for tracing the origin and evolution of ancient rice cultivation in archaeobotanical research; however, the correlation between these morphological traits and the genetic background of rice is ...
Xiangan Tang +4 more
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Translocation of Phytoliths Within Natural Soil Profiles in Northeast China
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 Phytoliths are a reliable paleovegetation proxy and have made an important contribution to paleoclimatic studies. However, little is known about the depositional processes affecting soil phytoliths, which limits their use for paleoclimate and ...
Lidan Liu, Nannan Li, Dongmei Jie
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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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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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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.
Janika Tikka +7 more
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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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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.
Charlotte Mention +5 more
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Journal of Archaeological Science, 2011 Opaline phytoliths are important microfossils used in archaeological and ecological research. Relatively little is known about the stability of phytoliths after burial. Under alkaline pH conditions they can dissolve, and mechanical disturbances can cause a loss of their more delicate appendages.
Dan Cabanes, Steve Weiner
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