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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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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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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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Open Phytoliths Community Launch Event Presentations
, 2022 These presentations are provided as videos on our YouTube channel before the Open Phytoliths Community launch Event on 4th October. You can find our YouTube channel playlist for this event here: (1) Open Phytoliths Community Launch Event - YouTube ...
Kerfant, Celine +7 more
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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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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2019 There has been much interest in the possibility that phytoliths might sequester substantial amounts of carbon and might continue to do so in soils and sediments after the death of the plant. This may contribute to mitigating climate change. However, this
Martin J. Hodson
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Acta Biologica Sibirica, 2023 Morphometric parameters of phytoliths are effectively applied in identifying fossil remains of cultivated grass species. The research of intraspecific trait variation it phytolith size and shape will expand the possibilities of applying morphometric ...
Marina Yu. Solomonova +4 more
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, 2023 Supplementary information from phytoliths analysis: Table 1. Illustrations of Distribution Patterns (1.1 Isolated and 1.2 Clustered); Table 2. Illustration of phytoliths observed in the clay fabric. (DOCX)
Myrsini Gkouma (17144964) +7 more
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Abrasive, silica phytoliths and the evolution of thick molar enamel in primates, with implications for the diet of Paranthropus boisei. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Primates--including fossil species of apes and hominins--show variation in their degree of molar enamel thickness, a trait long thought to reflect a diet of hard or tough foods.
Diana Rabenold, Osbjorn M Pearson
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Variation in phytoliths morphology of Erianthus arundinaceus [PDF]
, 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.
Jayabose Chellappa +4 more
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