Wood formation in Abies balsamea seedlings subjected to artificial defoliation

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 551-558

  Rossi, Sergio ^a   Simard, Sonia ^a   Deslauriers, Annie ^a   Morin, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cambium; Cell lumen; Outbreak; Phenology; Spruce budworm; Stress; Wall thickness

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DEFOLIATION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EVERGREEN TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PHENOLOGY; SEEDLING; XYLEM;

ABIES; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEEDLING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WOOD;

ABIES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; LINEAR MODELS; SEEDLING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WOOD;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; PICEA;

EID: 74549169112     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpn044     Document Type: Article

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