The role of Xylem parenchyma in the storage and utilization of nonstructural carbohydrates

Functional and Ecological Xylem Anatomy

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 209-234

  Plavcová, Lenka ^a   Jansen, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axial parenchyma; Nonstructural carbohydrates; Pits; Rays; Starch; Storage; Sucrose; Transport; Wood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943640777     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15783-2_8     Document Type: Chapter

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