Silicon Deposition and Phytolith Morphological Variation in Culm Sheaths of Dendrocalamus brandisii at Different Growth Stages
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Silicon and Phytolith Content in D. brandisii Culm Sheath Blades at Different Growth Stages
2.2. Silicon and Phytolith Content in the D. brandisii Culm Sheath Bodies at Different Growth Stages
2.3. Phytolith Morphotypes and Their Variation in the D. brandisii Culm Sheath Blades at Different Growth Stages
2.4. Phytolith Morphotypes and Their Variation in the D. brandisii Culm Sheath Bodies at Different Growth Stages
2.5. Phytolith Size and Its Variation in the D. brandisii Culm Sheath Blades at Different Growth Stages
2.6. Phytolith Size and Its Variation in D. brandisii Culm Sheath Bodies at Different Growth Stages
3. Discussion
3.1. Variation in Silicon and Phytolith Content in Culm Sheaths
3.2. Variation In Phytolith Morphotypes and Composition in Culm Sheaths
3.3. Evolution of Phytolith Morphotypes with Sheath Growth and Function
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Materials
4.2. Determination of Silicon and Phytolith Content
4.3. Phytolith Extraction and Observation
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Stages | Silicon | Phytolith |
---|---|---|
Shooting | 32.92 ± 8.05 b | 25.53 ± 1.38 c |
Culm | 127.18 ± 6.12 b | 40.38 ± 23.33 b |
Shedding | 150.55 ± 2.72 a | 103.44 ± 3.03 a |
Means | 103.55 | 56.45 |
Stages | Position | Silicon | Phytolith |
---|---|---|---|
Shooting | Upper | 21.97 ± 1.97 a | 16.21 ± 5.33 b |
Middle | 25.38 ± 2.73 a | 23.84 ± 2.75 a | |
Base | 23.92 ± 0.61 a | 23.48 ± 1.76 a | |
Mean | 23.75 ± 1.71 B | 21.18 ± 4.31 B | |
Culm | Upper | 32.44 ± 2.27 a | 27.45 ± 1.05 a |
Middle | 31.37 ± 6.33 a | 26.39 ± 3.38 a | |
Base | 39.41 ± 7.46 a | 26.60 ± 7.93 a | |
Mean | 34.41 ± 4.37 A | 26.81 ± 0.56 A | |
Shedding | Upper | 38.05 ± 5.21 a | 30.92 ± 2.58 a |
Middle | 25.44 ± 4.64 b | 22.90 ± 2.30 b | |
Base | 33.27 ± 1.50 ab | 23.10 ± 2.69 b | |
Mean | 32.25 ± 6.37 A | 25.96 ± 4.57 A | |
Means | 30.14 | 24.54 |
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Duan, S.; Li, M.; Xie, D.; Xu, R.; Wang, S.; Wang, C.; Zhan, H. Silicon Deposition and Phytolith Morphological Variation in Culm Sheaths of Dendrocalamus brandisii at Different Growth Stages. Plants 2025, 14, 841. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14060841
Duan S, Li M, Xie D, Xu R, Wang S, Wang C, Zhan H. Silicon Deposition and Phytolith Morphological Variation in Culm Sheaths of Dendrocalamus brandisii at Different Growth Stages. Plants. 2025; 14(6):841. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14060841
Chicago/Turabian StyleDuan, Siyuan, Maobiao Li, Dongbo Xie, Rui Xu, Shuguang Wang, Changming Wang, and Hui Zhan. 2025. "Silicon Deposition and Phytolith Morphological Variation in Culm Sheaths of Dendrocalamus brandisii at Different Growth Stages" Plants 14, no. 6: 841. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14060841
APA StyleDuan, S., Li, M., Xie, D., Xu, R., Wang, S., Wang, C., & Zhan, H. (2025). Silicon Deposition and Phytolith Morphological Variation in Culm Sheaths of Dendrocalamus brandisii at Different Growth Stages. Plants, 14(6), 841. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14060841