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Oct 2026
Comparative phytolith profiles of the weed grasses Echinochloa colona and Echinochloa crus-galli (Poaceae): implications for species taxonomy
Taxonomic delimitation of closely related Echinochloa species is frequently complicated by morphological plasticity and overlapping vegetative characters, necessitating complementary diagnostic approaches. This study aimed to evaluate whether integrated phytolith characteristics can provide reliable discriminator...
Sheikh Abdul Shakoor, M. Bhat, Davinder Kumar et al.
· Frontiers in Plant Science · 0 citations