Plant growth conditions alter phytolith carbon

Plant growth conditions alter phytolith carbon

Many plants, including grasses and some important human food sources, accumulate and precipitate silica in their cells to form opaline phytoliths. These phytoliths contain small amounts of organic matter (OM) that are trapped during the process of silicification. Previous work has suggested that pla...

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Main Authors: Kimberley L Gallagher, Alba eAlfonso-Garcia, Jessica eSanchez, Eric O Potma, Guaciara M Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Raman
silica
organic matter
SRS
phytolith
VCA
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00753/full

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