Biological basis of tree-ring formation: a crash course

Wood is of crucial importance for man and biosphere. In this mini review, we present the fundamental processes involved in tree-ring formation and intra-annual dynamics of cambial activity, along with the influences of the environmental factors. During wood formation, new xylem cells produced by the...

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Main Authors: Cyrille Barthélémy Karl Rathgeber, Henri Etienne Cuny, Patrick eFonti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.00734/full