Opal Phytolith Assemblage and Its Relation with Plant Biomass

摘要

The present methods of opal phytolith analysis still limits an accurate reconstruc- tion of past environment. In this paper opal phytolith assemblage and its relation with plant biomass was studied. Opal phytolith production of some common grass and tree species was determined mixing leaf blades at different ratios. All plants showed some variability in the production of opal phytoliths, especially for those from Bulliform cells (Fan shape).