Changes in hydraulic conductivity, mechanical properties, and density reflecting the fall in strain along the lateral roots of two species of tropical trees

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 15-16, 2007, Pages 4095-4105

  Christensen Dalsgaard, Karen K ^a,b   Ennos, Anthony R ^a   Fournier, Meriem ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Campus Agronomique   (France)

^d AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Buttress roots; Density; Hydraulic conductivity; Hydraulic mechanical trade offs; Modulus of elasticity; Tropical trees; Wood

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; WOOD;

BUTTRESS ROOTS; HYDRAULIC-MECHANICAL TRADE-OFFS; TROPICAL TREES;

FORESTRY;

WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HISTOLOGY; LEGUME; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; TREE; WOOD; XYLOPIA;

BIOMECHANICS; FABACEAE; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; TREES; WATER; WOOD; XYLOPIA;

CONDUCTIVITY; ELASTIC STRENGTH; FORESTRY; WOOD;

EID: 40049102469     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erm268     Document Type: Article

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