Cambial activity in 'normal' spruce Picea abies Karst (L.) and snake spruce Picea abies (L.) Karst f. virgata (Jacq.) Rehd in response to ethylene

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 338, 1999, Pages 1489-1493

  Eklund, Leif ^a   Tiltu, Alla ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cambial activity; Ethylene gas; Norway spruce; Snake spruce; Tracheids

Indexed keywords

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; SERPENTES;

EID: 0032850510     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.338.1489     Document Type: Article

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