Beyond grasses: The potential benefits of studying silicon accumulation in non-grass species

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 5, Issue JUL, 2014, Pages

  Katz, Ofir ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Fabaceae; Orchidaceae; Phylogeny; Phytolith; Poaceae; Rubiaceae; Silicification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84935897408     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00376     Document Type: Article

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