Causes and correlations in cambium phenology: Towards an integrated framework of xylogenesis

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2117-2126

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

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Causal modelling; cell differentiation; cell production; d sep test; Picea mariana; secondary wall formation; xylogenesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAMBIUM; CANADA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL WALL; CLIMATE; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM; SPRUCE; TREE; WOOD; XYLEM;

CAMBIUM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL WALL; CLIMATE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PICEA; PLANT STEMS; QUEBEC; TREES; WOOD; XYLEM;

PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 84858065804     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err423     Document Type: Article

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