Claim · model-written summary
Five phytolith morphotypes were identified in the leaves and branches of both bamboo species.
- Taxon
- Bambusa balcooa and Bambusa vulgaris
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Bambusa vulgaris
Bambusa balcooae0 - Organ / stage
- leaves and branchese3
- Outcome
- morphotypes of phytolithse3
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Verbatim
e0“two bamboo species Bambusa balcooa and Bambusa vulgaris”
e3“Five morphotypes of phytoliths were identified in the leaves and branches of both species: (1) dumbbell or bilobate, (2) globular granulate or spherical rugose, (3) saddle-shaped, (4) elongated, and (5) square short cells”
Title
Carbon Sequestration Potential and Phytolith-Occluded Carbon in Two Bamboo Species
L. Arul Pragasan; R. Vidhya; T. Gnanambal Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology 2025. doi:10.9734/ajee/2025/v24i9792
Other claims from this paper (12)
- Observation Organic carbon in B. balcooa leaves was 44.52%.
- Observation Organic carbon in B. vulgaris leaves was 50.11%.
- Observation Organic carbon in B. balcooa branches was 49.10%.
- Observation Organic carbon in B. vulgaris branches was 50.94%.
- Observation Phytolith content in B. balcooa leaves was 174.43 mg g⁻¹.
- Observation Phytolith content in B. vulgaris leaves was 113.03 mg g⁻¹.
- Observation Phytolith content in B. balcooa branches was 105.03 mg g⁻¹.
- Observation Phytolith content in B. vulgaris branches was 79.06 mg g⁻¹.
- Association B. vulgaris had higher organic carbon content than B. balcooa.
- Association B. vulgaris has greater potential for PhytOC formation than B. balcooa.
- Association B. balcooa had higher phytolith content than B. vulgaris.
- Recommendation Promoting cultivation of high PhytOC-producing bamboo such as B. vulgaris could be an effective strategy for climate change mitigation.