A new method for vulnerability analysis of small xylem areas reveals that compression wood of Norway spruce has lower hydraulic safety than opposite wood

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1365-1371

  Mayr, Stefan ^a   Cochard, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b PIAF   (France)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Conductivity; Conifer; Embolism; Hydraulic efficiency; Opposite wood; Picea abies; Wood anatomy

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

ABIES; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0041520729     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0016-8025.2003.01060.x     Document Type: Article

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