Xylem as the main origin of stem radius changes in eucalyptus

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 520-534

  Zweifel, Roman ^a,b   Drew, David M ^b   Schweingruber, Fritz ^a   Downes, Geoffrey M ^b,c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Forest Quality   (Australia)

Author keywords

bark; cambial activity; Eucalyptus globulus; hydraulic plant model; Larix decidua; lignification; phloem; point dendrometer; stem size fluctuations; Tasmania; tree rings; tree water relations; water tension; wood growth.

Indexed keywords

BARK; CONIFEROUS TREE; DICOTYLEDON; HYDRAULICS; LIGNIN; PHLOEM; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STEM; TREE RING; XYLEM;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EID: 84898009684     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP13240     Document Type: Article

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