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Microscopic Investigationsof Silicification and Lignification Suggest Their Coexistence in Tracheary Phytoliths in Date Fruits (Phoenix dactylifera L.)

Date fruits are special representative of hard fruits and one of the richest sources of dietary silica and edible lignin, which are believed to have several health benefits. In this study, we used optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to investigate the presence of associations between sili...

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Autores principales: George, Navomy, Antony, Asha, Ramachandran, Tholkappiyan, Hamed, Fathalla, Kamal-Eldin, Afaf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7359715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32733510
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00977