Comparative axial widening of phloem and xylem conduits in small woody plants

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 915-921

  Petit, Giai ^a   Crivellaro, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Long distance transport; Phloem; Sieve tubes; Tapering; Widening; Xylem

Indexed keywords

PLANTS (BOTANY); WIDENING (TRANSPORTATION ARTERIES);

FRAXINUS EXCELSIORS; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; HYDRAULIC OPTIMIZATIONS; HYDRAULIC PATHWAYS; LONG-DISTANCE TRANSPORT; PHLOEM; TAPERING; XYLEM;

SIEVES;

ABIES; CONIFEROPHYTA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PICEA ABIES; SALIX; SALIX ELAEAGNOS;

EID: 84900837152     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-014-1006-1     Document Type: Article

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