Visualizing water-conduction pathways of living trees: Selection of dyes and tissue preparation methods

Tree Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-275

  Sano, Yuzou ^a   Okamura, Yasuko ^a   Utsumi, Yasuhiro ^a,b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acid fuchsin; Populus sieboldii; Ray parenchyma; Safranin; Vessel; Water transport; Wood fiber

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY;

POPULUS;

EID: 16244364828     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/25.3.269     Document Type: Article

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