A possible mechanism of biological silicification in plants

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue OCTOBER, 2015, Pages

  Exley, Christopher ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioinorganic chemistry; Biological silicification; Plant silica; Silicic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944321783     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00853     Document Type: Article

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