Hydraulic and anatomical properties of light bands in Norway spruce compression wood

Tree Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-23

  Mayr, Stefan ^a   Bardage, Stig ^b   Brändström, Jonas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conifers; First formed tracheids; Hydraulic conductivity; Pit; Reaction wood; Tracheid; Ultrastructure; Xylem anatomy

Indexed keywords

WOOD;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 33244470385     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/26.1.17     Document Type: Article

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