Age-determination of dicotyledonous herbaceous perennials by means of annual rings: Exception or rule?

Annals of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 377-379

  Dietz, Hansjörg ^a   Ullmann, Isolde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age determination; Anatomical patterns; Annual rings; Dendroecology; Herbaceous perennials; Secondary root xylem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030769296     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1997.0423     Document Type: Article

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