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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |