Biosilicification in Oryza sativa and other plants

Rice (Oryza sativa) is well known as a biosilicifier though the mechanisms which underlie the silica deposition in them are still relatively unknown. Silica deposits in rice were imaged through various complementary techniques including PDMPO staining and fluorescence microscopy, scanning electron m...

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Main Author: Stokes, Ian
Published: Keele University 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.695642