Hydraulic properties of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) branches and branch halves with reference to compression wood

Tree Physiology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 777-784

  Spicer, Rachel ^a   Gartner, Barbara L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression wood; Hydraulic conductivity; Leaf specific conductivity; Specific conductivity

Indexed keywords

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII VAR. MENZIESII;

EID: 0031772047     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/18.11.777     Document Type: Article

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