Silicon in the soil–plant continuum: Intricate feedback mechanisms within ecosystems
Plants' ability to take up silicon from the soil, accumulate it within their tissues and then
reincorporate it into the soil through litter creates an intricate network of feedback …
reincorporate it into the soil through litter creates an intricate network of feedback …
Understanding how silicon fertilization impacts chemical ecology and multitrophic interactions among plants, insects and beneficial arthropods
Silicon (Si), an essential nutrient in the plant health system, are gaining momentum in
facilitating defense mechanisms against biotic and abiotic stresses. Recently, Si has …
facilitating defense mechanisms against biotic and abiotic stresses. Recently, Si has …
Silicon content is a plant functional trait: implications in a changing world
O Katz - Flora, 2019 - Elsevier
Plant silicon (Si) content is a trait that has gained increasing attention in recent years, and is
now often suggested to be a plant functional trait. This paper reviews the evidence that …
now often suggested to be a plant functional trait. This paper reviews the evidence that …
The spatiotemporal changes and the impacts of climate factors on grassland in the northern Songnen plain (China)
L Wang, S Zheng, X Wang - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Grassland is an important ecosystem; the spatiotemporal evolution trend of grassland and its
impacts on climatic factors play an irreplaceable role in maintaining regional sustainable …
impacts on climatic factors play an irreplaceable role in maintaining regional sustainable …
What drives elevational pattern of phytolith diversity in Thysanolaena maxima (Roxb.) O. Ktze? A study from the Darjeeling Himalayas
Phytolith formation in plants is commonly thought to be influenced by variations in
temperature, precipitation and other environmental factors. The objective of this study is to …
temperature, precipitation and other environmental factors. The objective of this study is to …
Could the grasses have played a role in the earliest salt exploitation? Phytoliths analysis of prehistoric salt spring from Hălăbutoaia - Ţolici (Romania)
The salt spring exploitation from Hălăbutoaia-Ţolici (Neamț County, Romania) dates back
to the Early Neolithic and lasted throughout Chalcolithic. The deposit stratigraphy is …
to the Early Neolithic and lasted throughout Chalcolithic. The deposit stratigraphy is …
The Research on Phytoliths Size Variation Characteristics in Phragmites communis Under Warming Conditions
L Hongyan, J Dongmei, L Lidan, G Zhuo, G Guizai… - Silicon, 2018 - Springer
Studying the responses of phytoliths to warming is a new approach to interpret how
grassland ecosystems respond to global change. We used an infrared radiator to simulate …
grassland ecosystems respond to global change. We used an infrared radiator to simulate …
Variability in phytolith spectra of some Panicoid grasses from different soil salinity zones of the deltaic West Bengal, India: implications in understanding depositional …
M Naskar, R Ghosh, S Bera - Botany Letters, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Phytoliths are microscopic silica bodies deposited in and between plant cells. They are
known to be important environment indicators and thus hold significant prospect for present …
known to be important environment indicators and thus hold significant prospect for present …