The function of intercellular spaces along the ray parenchyma in sapwood, intermediate wood, and heartwood of Cryptomeria Japonica (Cupressaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1553-1561

  Nagai, Satoshi ^a   Utsumi, Yasuhiro ^b  

^a Hyogo Prefectural Technology Center for Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Cryo SEM; Cryptomeria japonica; Cupressaceae; Heartwood formation; Intercellular spaces along the ray parenchyma; Intermediate wood; Soft x ray; Water distribution; Xylem

Indexed keywords

WATER;

CAVITATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; SAP FLOW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TREE RING; WATER UPTAKE; WOOD; XYLEM;

ARTICLE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HISTOLOGY; JAPANESE CEDAR; METABOLISM; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WOOD; XYLEM;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYPTOMERIA; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; WATER; WOOD; XYLEM;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; CUPRESSACEAE;

EID: 84866138714     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200160     Document Type: Article

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