Stiffness gradients in vascular bundles of the palm Washingtonia robusta

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 275, Issue 1648, 2008, Pages 2221-2229

  Rüggeberg, Markus ^a,b   Speck, Thomas ^a   Paris, Oskar ^b   Lapierre, Catherine ^c   Pollet, Brigitte ^c   Koch, Gerald ^d   Burgert, Ingo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

^c AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^d Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Gradients; Lignin composition; Micromechanics; Palms; Tensile stiffness

Indexed keywords

LIGNIN;

ADAPTATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVERGREEN TREE; LIGNIN; MICROMECHANICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STEM; STIFFNESS; WIND FORCING;

ADAPTATION; ARECACEAE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CELL WALL; FIBER; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; WASHINGTONIA ROBUSTA;

WASHINGTONIA ROBUSTA;

EID: 49749146406     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0531     Document Type: Article

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