Living cells in wood. 1. Absence, scarcity and histology of axial parenchyma as keys to function

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 291-321

  Carlquist, Sherwin ^a  

^a SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductive safety; Embolism reduction; Osmotic water shifting; Rays; Septate fibres; Water storage; Wood evolution; Wood physiology

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; GERM CELL; GYMNOSPERM; HISTOLOGY; IDENTIFICATION KEY; STRENGTH; TAXONOMY; WATER FLOW; WOOD; XYLEM;

GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84924717250     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/boj.12247     Document Type: Article

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