1. A novel method to characterize silica bodies in grasses.
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Dabney III, Clemon, Ostergaard, Jason, Watkins, Eric, and Changbin Chen
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SILICA bodies (Plants) ,DISEASE resistance of plants ,GRASS disease & pest prevention ,SILICON compounds ,FLUORESCENCE microscopy - Abstract
The article focuses on the utilization of autofluorescence of silica bodies in investigating the size and distribution of silica bodies in leaves of the perennial grass species Koeleria macrantha. It states that image software was used to analyze the fluorescence images and facilitated the quantification of silica bodies in the dry ash. It reports that three types of silica bodies were observed, with the silica bodies detected on both adaxial and abaxial epidermis of the grass leaves.
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- 2016
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