Structure-function relationships of different vascular bundle types in the stem of the Mexican fanpalm (Washingtonia robusta)

New Phytologist

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 443-450

  Rüggeberg, Markus ^a,b   Speck, Thomas ^a   Burgert, Ingo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Cell wall; Mechanical adaptation; Micromechanics; Palms; Tensile stiffness; Vascular bundle

Indexed keywords

LIGNIN;

ADAPTATION; DIAMETER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGNIN; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MICROMECHANICS; MONOCOTYLEDON; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STEM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARECACEAE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CYTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT;

ARECACEAE; BIOMECHANICS; LIGNIN; PLANT SHOOTS;

WASHINGTONIA ROBUSTA;

EID: 63449100788     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02759.x     Document Type: Article

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