A comparison of the hydraulic efficiency of a palm species (Iriartea deltoidea) with other wood types

Tree Physiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 152-160

  Renninger, Heidi J ^a,c   McCulloh, Katherine A ^b   Phillips, Nathan ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduit tapering; Hydraulic architecture; Murray's law; Palms; Vascular anatomy

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANATOMY; CARBON; CLIMATIC REGION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS SECTION; DICOTYLEDON; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH RATE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WOOD;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARECACEAE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; TREE; VASCULAR BUNDLE (PLANT); WOOD;

ARECACEAE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; PLANT VASCULAR BUNDLE; TREES; WATER; WOOD;

IRIARTEA DELTOIDEA; LILIOPSIDA;

EID: 84876372292     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tps123     Document Type: Article

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