A reappraisal of biological silicification in plants?

New Phytol. 2019 Jul;223(2):511-513. doi: 10.1111/nph.15752. Epub 2019 Mar 15.

Authors

Christopher Exley¹, Gea Guerriero²

Affiliations

¹ The Birchall Centre, Lennard-Jones Laboratories, Keele University, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK.
² Environmental Research and Innovation Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, L-4362, Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg.

PMID: 30873615
DOI: 10.1111/nph.15752

No abstract available

Keywords: silica; silicic acid; silicification; silicon; silicon in plants.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Plants
Silicon Dioxide*
Silicon*

Substances

Silicon Dioxide
Silicon