Ecophysiological implications of vascular differentiation and plant evolution

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Aloni, Roni ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Auxin gradients; Cambium sensitivity; Cytokinin; Environmental vascular adaptation; Ethylene; Gibberellin and woodiness; Parasite host interaction; Phloem and xylem cell patterns; Plant ecology and tree evolution; Tracheids and fibers; Vascular differentiation; Vessel diameter regulation

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; ETHYLENE; FIBERS; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS;

AUXIN GRADIENTS; CAMBIUM SENSITIVITY; CYTOKININ; GIBBERELLIN AND WOODINESS; HOST INTERACTIONS; PLANT ECOLOGY; VASCULAR DIFFERENTIATION; VESSEL DIAMETER; XYLEM CELLS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 84939195157     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-014-1070-6     Document Type: Review

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