Vascular Cambium—Between the Hammer and the Anvil: A Tensile Stress Hypothesis on the Mechanism of Radial Growth of Broadleaved Trees
The vascular cambium is the main lateral meristem responsible for the secondary growth of trees. There are a number of explicit and implicit assumptions behind this statement which allow questions to be raised about the mechanism underlying the radial growth of trees. Based on the hypothesis of the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-04-01
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| Series: | Forests |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/4/823 |