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Phytoliths in the Flora of Ecuador Project: updates!
The Phytoliths in the Flora of Ecuador project was undertaken by Deborah M. Pearsall and colleagues from 1997 to 2008, with periodic work through 2012, to establish diagnostic phytolith types […]
CALL FOR PAPERS on plant silicon and phytoliths
The journal Plants will dedicate a special issue to Silicon in the soil-plant continuum. This special issue will cover a broad range of themes revolving around silicon’s roles in plant […]
Is human dental calculus a size- or shape-biased phytolith preservation context?
A comment by Robert Power There has been increasing interest in dental calculus as a source of information on early diet, lifestyle, and environment. A significant portion of this research […]
How are systematics and biological and ecological features related to silica content in plants? A study of species from southern South America
Honaine, M.F., Benvenuto, M.L., Montti, L., Natal, M., Borrelli, N.L., Alvarez, M.F., Altamirano, S.M., Rito, M.D., Osterrieth, M.L., 2020. How are systematics and biological and ecological features related to silica […]
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12th International Meeting for Phytolith Research
The 12th IMPR will be a FULLY ONLINE CONFERENCE accessible to all IPS members, September 8 –11, 2021. Exceptionally this time, the conference will be carried out in the frame of […]
3D shape analysis of grass silica short cell phytoliths
Gallaher, T.J., Akbar, S.Z., Klahs, P.C., Marvet, C.R., Senske, A.M., Clark, L.G., Strömberg, C.A.E., 2020. 3D shape analysis of grass silica short cell phytoliths: a new method for fossil classification […]
Assessment of Open Science Practises in Phytolith Research shows we could do better!
Karoune, E., 2020. Data from “Assessing Open Science Practices in Phytolith Research”. Journal of Open Archaeology Data, 8(1), p.6. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/joad.67 This recently released data paper, and soon to be published research […]
BLOCKY phytoliths with bordered pits in Picea abies
Thank you Zsuzsa for this post on remarkable phytoliths! Silica reliefs of the bordered pits in Gymnosperms A cubic-like BLOCKY phytolith morphotype and its anatomical position were […]
12th International Meeting on Phytolith Research (UPDATES)
News ! The 12th IMPR and EAA conference will be ONLINE conferences due to the covid pandemic Deadline for submitting abstracts has been extended to February 26 🙂 Important […]
Silicification of Root Tissues
Lux, A., Lukačová, Z., Vaculík, M., Švubová, R., Kohanová, J., Soukup, M., Martinka, M., Bokor, B., 2020. Silicification of Root Tissues. Plants 9, 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9010111 Silicon is taken up in […]
Phytoliths encapsulate As, Cu, Mn, and Zn heavy metals!
Delplace, G., Schreck, E., Pokrovsky, O. S., Zouiten, C., Blondet, I., Darrozes, J., & Viers, J. (2019). Accumulation of heavy metals in phytoliths from reeds growing on mining environments in […]