Altitudinal variations of ground tissue and xylem tissue in terminal shoot of woody species: implications for treeline formation.

1. The terminal shoot (or current-year shoot), as one of the most active parts on a woody plant, is a basic unit determining plant height and is potentially influenced by a variety of environmental factors. It has been predicted that tissues amount and their allocation in plant stems may play a crit...

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Main Authors: Hong Chen, Haiyang Wang, Yanfang Liu, Li Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3637301?pdf=render