The role of epicormic shoot production in maintaining foliage in old Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas-fir) trees

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 251-264

  Ishii, H ^a   Ford, D E ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Branch growth; Epicormic shoots; Longevity; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Reiteration

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ECOSYSTEM; CULTIVAR; FOLIAGE; PLANT AGE; PLANT ANATOMY AND MORPHOLOGY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; SHOOT GROWTH;

VEGETATION;

EPICORMIC SHOOT PRODUCTION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

FOLIAGE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SHOOT GROWTH;

EID: 0035056251     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-79-3-251     Document Type: Article

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