Intra-annual dynamics of non-structural carbohydrates in the cambium of mature conifer trees reflects radial growth demands

Tree Physiology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 913-923

  Simard, Sonia ^a,b   Giovannelli, Alessio ^c   Treydte, Kerstin ^a   Traversi, Maria Laura ^c   King, Gregory M ^a,d   Frank, David ^a,d   Fonti, Patrick ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c CNR IVALSA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cambium; intra annual analysis; Larix decidua; non structural carbohydrates (NSC); phenology; Picea abies; tree ring

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOACCUMULATION; CARBOHYDRATE; CONIFEROUS TREE; CYTOLOGY; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; STARCH;

CARBOHYDRATE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAMBIUM; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CONIFER; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTRA-ANNUAL ANALYSIS; LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA; METABOLISM; NON-STRUCTURAL CARBOHYDRATES (NSC); NORWAY SPRUCE; PHENOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SPRUCE; TIME; TREE; TREE-RING; XYLEM;

CAMBIUM; INTRA-ANNUAL ANALYSIS; LARIX DECIDUA; NON-STRUCTURAL CARBOHYDRATES (NSC); PHENOLOGY; PICEA ABIES; TREE-RING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAMBIUM; CARBOHYDRATES; CELL COUNT; CONIFEROPHYTA; LARIX; PICEA; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; TREES; XYLEM;

EID: 84886422665     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpt075     Document Type: Article

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