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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.
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Palm Phytoliths of Mid-Elevation Andean Forests
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.
Seringe N Huisman, Crystal N H Mcmichael
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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, Binrong Xie
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Applied Sciences, 2022 The accumulation of metal(loid)s in phytoliths can physically immobilize the toxic materials and reduce toxicity in plant bodies and soil. Spider brake (Pteris multifida) is a well-known As hyperaccumulator that also harbors phytolith.
Hyun-Gi Min, Min-Suk Kim, Jeong-Gyu Kim
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Phytoliths from some grasses (Poaceae) in arid lands of Xinjiang, China [PDF]
Acta Biologica Sibirica, 2021 Opal phytoliths, as silicon dioxide inclusions, are abundant in different parts of a plant. It is known that grasses are the most representative in this respect.
Marina V. Olonova +5 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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Functions of silicon and phytolith in higher plants
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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Silicified bulliform cells of Poaceae: morphological characteristics that distinguish subfamilies
Botanical Studies, 2020 Background Grass phytoliths are the most common phytoliths in sediments; recognizing grass phytolith types is important when using phytoliths as a tool to reconstruct paleoenvironments.
Iju Chen, Kuang-ti Li, Cheng-hwa Tsang
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Electron probe microanalysis of the elemental composition of phytoliths from woody bamboo species.
PLoS ONE, 2022 Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) is promising for accurately determining elemental components in micro-areas of individual phytolith particles, interpreting compositional features and formation mechanisms of phytoliths in plants, identifying ...
Shuhui Tan +7 more
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Land, 2022 Phytoremediation has become a promising technique for cleaning Pb-contaminated soils. Grasses have a phytoextractor potential for extracting metal from soil by transporting it and accumulating it in high concentrations in their shoots, and they have the ...
Múcio Magno de Melo Farnezi +10 more
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