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Xylem Structure and the Ascent of Sap /

The first edition of this book was the first to provide an integrated description of sap ascension from an anatomical and functional point of view. The second edition opens with the three-dimensional aspects of wood anatomy. The cohesion-tension theory and new evidence are introduced in response to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tyree, Melvin T.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Zimmermann, M. H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2002.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Springer series in wood science.
Subjects:
Life sciences.
Forests and forestry.
Trees.
Wood.
Botany.
Plant anatomy.
Plant physiology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Conducting Units: Tracheids and Vessels
  • The Vessel Network in the Stem
  • The Cohesion-tension Theory of SAP Ascent
  • Xylem Dysfunction: When Cohesion Breaks Down
  • Hydraulic Architecture of Woody Shoots
  • Hydraulic Architecture of Whole Plants and Plant Performance
  • Other Functional Adaptions
  • Failure and 'Senescence' of Xylem Function
  • Pathology of the Xylem.