Equisetum species are primitive vascular plants that benefit from the biogenesis of silica bio-
organic inclusions in their tissues and participate in the annual biosilica turnover in local eco …

This contribution provides the first detailed chemical evidence for the association of 'Si'with
soluble carbohydrate and proteinaceous components of Equisetum arvense cell walls. For …

Abstract Background The horsetails (Equisetum sp) are known biosilicifiers though the
mechanism underlying silica deposition in these plants remains largely unknown. Tissue …

Horsetail (Equisetum spp.) is known as one of the strongest accumulators of silicon among
higher terrestrial plants. We use the combination of position-resolved analytical techniques …

Background Silicon and aluminium oxides make the bulk of agricultural soils. Plants absorb
dissolved silicon as silicic acid into their bodies through their roots. The silicic acid moves …

Silica deposition in plants is a common phenomenon that correlates with plant tolerance to
various stresses. Deposition occurs mostly in cell walls, but its mechanism is unclear. Here …

Equisetaceae has been of research interest for decades, as it is one of the oldest living plant
families, and also due to its high accumulation of silica up to 25% dry wt. Aspects of silica …

Morphogenesis of the intricate patterns of diatom silica cell walls is a protein‐guided
process, yet to date only very few such silica biomineralization proteins have been identified …

Silica is extensively deposited by plants, however, only little is known about the molecular
control over this process. Siliplant1 is the only known plant protein to precipitate biosilica …

Equisetum spp.(horsetail/“Schachtelhalm”) is the only surviving genus of the primitive
Sphenopsids vascular plants which reached their zenith during the Carboniferous era. It is …