Cambial activity and annual rhythm of xylem production of Pinus kesiya Royle ex. Gordon (Pinaceae) in relation to phenology and climatic factors growing in sub-tropical wet forest of North East India

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 206, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 198-204

  Dhirendra Singh, N ^a   Venugopal, N ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Annual xylem production; Phenology; Regression analysis; Seasonality; Sub tropical wet forest; Vessel differentiation

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DORMANCY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LOW TEMPERATURE; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION DECLINE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONALITY; SUBTROPICAL REGION; XYLEM;

PINACEAE; PINUS KESIYA;

EID: 79951739798     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2010.04.021     Document Type: Article

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