Claim · model-written summary
Phytolith content in B. vulgaris branches was 79.06 mg g⁻¹.
- Taxon
- B. vulgaris
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Bambusa vulgarise2 - Organ / stage
- branchese2
- Outcome
- Phytolith contente2
- Value
- 79.06 mg g⁻¹e2
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Verbatim
e2“Phytolith content in the leaves was recorded at 174.43 mg g⁻¹ for B. balcooa and 113.03 mg g⁻¹ for B. vulgaris; in branches, the values were 105.03 mg g⁻¹ and 79.06 mg g⁻¹, respectively”
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 Five phytolith morphotypes were identified in the leaves and branches of both bamboo species.
- 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.