Silicon

Annual Review of Plant Biology

Volumn 50, Issue , 1999, Pages 641-664

  Epstein, Emanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Essentiality; Growth; Mechanical strength; Stress

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EQUISETACEAE; EQUISETALES; EQUISETUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; JUNCUS; MAMMALIA; POACEAE;

EID: 0033513377     PISSN: 15435008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.arplant.50.1.641     Document Type: Article

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