Mechanical analysis of the strains generated by water tension in plant stems. Part II: Strains in wood and bark and apparent compliance

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1513-1523

  Alméras, Tancrède ^a  

^a Campus Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Calibration; Diurnal strains; Mechanical model; Multilayer cylinder; Water potential

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BARK; CALIBRATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; STEM; STRAIN; TENSION; WOOD;

EID: 36749000925     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.10.1513     Document Type: Article

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