@article{oai:soar-ir.repo.nii.ac.jp:00013425,
 author = {Yamanaka,  Shigeru and Takeda,  Hiroyuki and Komatsubara,  Satoshi and Ito,  Fuyu and Usami,  Hisanao and Togawa,  Eiji and Yoshino,  Katsumi},
 issue = {12},
 journal = {APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS},
 month = {Sep},
 note = {We characterized silica structures in the epidermis of rice plant leaves and investigated their physiological functions from optical and mechanical viewpoints. By treating the distribution of silica bodies as a triangular lattice in the xy plane, and performing a theoretical optical analysis on this lattice, we discovered that a reduction in the photonic density of states may inhibit leaves of rice plant from being heated markedly higher than 20 degrees C. Ladderlike structures in the epidermis were mechanically investigated. These structures are conjectured to inhibit flat leaves from undergoing twisting torsions, which may assist the leaf to absorb sunlight more effectively for photosynthesis. (C) 2009 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3232204], Article, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. 95(12):123703 (2009)},
 title = {Structures and physiological functions of silica bodies in the epidermis of rice plants},
 volume = {95},
 year = {2009}
}