Numerous studies have shown the beneficial effects of silicon (Si) for plant growth,
particularly under stress conditions, and hence a detailed understanding of the mechanisms …

Silica is deposited extra-and intracellularly in plants in solid form, as phytoliths. Phytoliths
have emerged as accepted taxonomic tools and proxies for reconstructing ancient flora …

Rice (Oryza sativa) serves as a staple food for more than one-third of the global population.
However, its journey from a wild gathered food to domestication remains enigmatic, sparking …

The exhibition of increasingly intensive and complex niche construction behaviors through
time is a key feature of human evolution, culminating in the advanced capacity for ecosystem …

Phytolith remains of rice (Oryza sativa L.) recovered from the Shangshan site in the Lower
Yangtze of China have previously been recognized as the earliest examples of rice …

The global spice trade has played an essential role in world history. However, because of
poor preservation conditions, archaeobotanical remains of spices have been limited in …

Phytoliths are silica casts of plant cells, created within and between living tissues across
almost all plant clades. Because they are abundant, durable and distinctive, phytoliths are …

Rice is among the world's most important and ancient domesticated crops. However, the
spatial and temporal pattern of the early rice domestication process remains unclear due to …

Broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) was first domesticated in China and dispersed
westward via Central Asia in the 3rd millennium BC, reaching Europe in the 2nd millennium …

China is one of the main global centers of origin of agriculture. Foxtail millet (Setaria italica),
common millet (Panicum miliaceum), and rice (Oryza sativa) were the first crops to be …