Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 The detection of auto-fluorescence in phytogenic, hydrated amorphous silica depositions (phytoliths) has been found to be a promising approach to verify if phytoliths were burnt or not, especially in archaeological contexts. However, it is unknown so far
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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.
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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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Distribution of phytoliths in plants: a review
Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes, 2019 Phytoliths are ergastic siliceous substances present abundantly within intercellular spaces as well as inside the cells of numerous plants. Being made up of silica, they are nondegradable and hence found preserved as microfossils in various substrata ...
Rajat Sharma, Vinod Kumar, Rakesh Kumar
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Needle-shaped diatom frustules in food as a possible promoter of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in coastal southeastern China: A pilot study. [PDF]
Int J CancerWhat's new? Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) incidence varies worldwide, suggesting that local environmental and dietary factors are influential. In coastal southeastern China, food products derived from small filter‐feeding fish are important dietary components, though their consumption increased ESCC risk.
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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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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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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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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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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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