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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2002, 2002
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 2002 |
| Series: | Springer Series in Wood Science
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Conducting Units: Tracheids and Vessels
- 2 The Vessel Network in the Stem
- 3 The Cohesion-Tension Theory of Sap Ascent
- 4 Xylem Dysfunction: When Cohesion Breaks Down
- 5 Hydraulic Architecture of Woody Shoots
- 6 Hydraulic Architecture of Whole Plants and Plant Performance
- 7 Other Functional Adaptations
- 8 Failure and “Senescence” of Xylem Function
- 9 Pathology of the Xylem
- References