Living bridges using aerial roots of ficus elastica – an interdisciplinary perspective

Here we report on a pilot study of the Living Root Bridges (LRBs) in the Indian State Meghalaya, which are grown with aerial roots of Ficus elastica, a facultative hemiepiphyte developing abundant aerial roots. Locals use these aerial roots to build living bridges, which strengthen themselves over t...

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Autores principales: Ludwig, Ferdinand, Middleton, Wilfrid, Gallenmüller, Friederike, Rogers, Patrick, Speck, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6706416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31439904
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-48652-w

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6706416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31439904
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-48652-w

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