Vertical and radial profiles in tracheid characteristics along the trunk of Douglas-fir trees with implications for water transport

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 421-433

  Schulte, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bordered pit; Conductance; Resistance; Tracheid anatomy; Xylem

Indexed keywords

BORDERED PIT; DOUGLAS FIR; EARLY GROWTH; GROWTH RINGS; OLD-GROWTH TREES; PIT MEMBRANES; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; RADIAL PROFILES; SECONDARY XYLEM; SMALL SAMPLES; SPECIFIC CONDUCTIVITY; TRACHEID ANATOMY; TRACHEID DIAMETER; TREE AGE; WATER TRANSPORT; XYLEM;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FORESTRY;

ANATOMY; BORDERED PITS; CONDUCTIVITY; FORESTRY; PLANTS; PSEUDOTSUGA; RESISTANCE; STEMS; TRACHEIDS; TRANSPORT; WATER WAYS; XYLEM;

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII VAR. MENZIESII;

EID: 84858289257     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-011-0603-5     Document Type: Article

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