Pines (genus Pinus) are among the most ecologically and economically important plant species. Some, such as the pines of the southeastern USA (southern pines in subsection Australes), are the subject of intensive...
Tag - wood formation
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Climate change and wood formation
Rising temperatures since the late 1970s have increased aridity in many regions of the globe, exposing semi-arid forests to additional stress.
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Accumulation of ferruginol in heartwood-forming xylem
Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry & quantitative analyses are used to study distribution of ferruginol in a 30-yr tree of Cryptomeria japonica.
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Reconstructing past xylogenesis of black spruce
Hemispheric-scale reconstructions of surface temperature fluctuations over the last millennium have identified the 20th century as uniquely warm. Boulouf Lugo et al. monitor timings of wood formation in black spruce...
Modelling growth of the cambial surface
Individual tree growth models traditionally focus on apical growth and architecture; however, cambial growth equally contributes to plant form and function. Sellier et al. present a model of cambial growth based on...
