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An Anatomical Assessment of Branch Abscission and Branch-base Hydraulic Architecture in the Endangered Wollemia nobilis

Date

Authors

Burrows, G E

Meagher, P.F.

Heady, Roger

Publisher

Academic Press

Abstract

• Background and Aims: The branch-base xylem structure of the endangered Wollemia nobilis was anatomically investigated. Wollemia nobilis is probably the only extant tree species that produces only first-order branches and where all branches are cleanly

Keywords

Keywords: abscission; anatomy; assessment method; coniferous tree; endangered species; hydraulic conductivity; leaf area; physiology; Agathis (conifer); Araucaria; Araucariaceae; Coniferophyta; Wollemia nobilis; water; article; conifer; growth, development and agin Agathis; Araucaria; Araucariaceae; Branch abscission; Cladoptosis; Compression wood; Huber value; Hydraulic architecture; Tracheids; Wollemi pine; Wollemia nobilis; Xylem

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/23787

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Annals of Botany

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1093/aob/mcm003

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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