Stress generation in the tension wood of poplar is based on the lateral swelling power of the G-layer

Plant Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 531-538

  Goswami, Luna ^a   Dunlop, John W C ^a   Jungnikl, Karin ^a   Eder, Michaela ^a   Gierlinger, Notburga ^a   Coutand, Catherine ^b   Jeronimidis, George ^c   Fratzl, Peter ^a   Burgert, Ingo ^a  

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

^b PIAF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cellulose microfibril orientation; Enzymatic treatment; G layer; Poplar; Tensile stress generation; Tension wood

Indexed keywords

POPULUS; POPULUS NIGRA;

ARTICLE; ASPEN; CELL WALL; ELASTICITY; FIBER; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CELL WALL; ELASTICITY; MICROFIBRILS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POPULUS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 58149231489     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03617.x     Document Type: Article

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