Publication

1983 - Springer, Berlin

Language

English

Word Count

35,750 words, Guess

Page Count

143 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Better World BooksP8-BEJ-157
  • Better World BooksP8-CLQ-296
  • Open LibraryOL3158913M

Classifications

  • DDC582/.01/1
  • LCCQK871 .Z55 1983

Description

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 recent controversies over the mechanism of sap ascent in plants. The physiology, anatomy and biophysics of xylem dysfunction are discussed and new insights into hydraulic architecture are reviewed with special emphasis on physiological limits on maximum transpiration and how hydraulic architecture limits gas exchange, carbon gain and growth of plants. The text concludes with a description of xylem failure and pathology. The book highlights fascinating areas of current research with the aim to stimulate more work in the future.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Springer series in wood science

Other Editions

  • Xylem structure and the ascent of sapSpringer1983-01-01

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