Biophysical modelling of intra-ring variations in tracheid features and wood density of Pinus pinaster trees exposed to seasonal droughts

Tree Physiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 305-318

  Wilkinson, Sarah ^a,b   Ogée, Jérɥme ^a   Domec, Jean Christophe ^a   Rayment, Mark ^b   Wingate, Lisa ^a  

^a BORDEAUX SCIENCES AGRO   (France)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IADF; MuSICA; Wood anatomy; Wood formation

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BIOPHYSICS; DROUGHT; GROWTH RESPONSE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; SUGAR; TREE RING; WOOD QUALITY;

PINUS PINASTER;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DROUGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; SEASON; WOOD; XYLEM;

DROUGHTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PINUS; SEASONS; WOOD; XYLEM;

EID: 84937558625     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpv010     Document Type: Article

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