UV-screening of grasses by plant silica layer?

Silica uptake from nanoparticles and silica condensation state in different tissues of Phragmites australis

(2012) Jörg Schaller et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Silicon availability changes structural carbon ratio and phenol content of grasses

(2011) Jörg Schaller et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Silicon concentration and leaf longevity: is silicon a player in the leaf dry mass spectrum?

(2011) Julia Cooke et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Silicon supply modifies C:N:P stoichiometry and growth of Phragmites australis

(2011) J. Schaller et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

Silicon Improves the Tolerance of Wheat Seedlings to Ultraviolet-B Stress

(2010) Xiaoqin Yao et al.   BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH

Tracing mechanisms controlling the release of dissolved silicon in forest soil solutions using Si isotopes and Ge/Si ratios

(2010) J.-T. Cornelis et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Silicon effects on photosynthesis and antioxidant parameters of soybean seedlings under drought and ultraviolet-B radiation

(2010) Xuefeng Shen et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Silica uptake in aquatic and wetland macrophytes: a strategic choice between silica, lignin and cellulose?

(2010) Jonas Schoelynck et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Is plant ecology more siliceous than we realise?

(2010) Julia Cooke et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Fire and grazing impacts on silica production and storage in grass dominated ecosystems

(2009) Susan E. Melzer et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Silica: an essential nutrient in wetland biogeochemistry

(2008) Eric Struyf et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Physical defences wear you down: progressive and irreversible impacts of silica on insect herbivores

(2008) Fergus P. Massey et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Growth and Nutrient Use in Four Grasses Under Drought Stress as Mediated by Silicon Fertilizers

(2008) A. Egrinya Eneji et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION