Reducing stem bending increases the height growth of tall pines

The hypothesis was tested that upper limits to height growth in trees are the result of the increasing bending moment of trees as they grow in height. The increasing bending moment of tall trees demands increased radial growth at the expense of height growth to maintain mechanical stability. In this...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 57(2006), 12 vom: 15., Seite 3175-82
1. Verfasser: Meng, Shawn X (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Lieffers, Victor J, Reid, Douglas E B, Rudnicki, Mark, Silins, Uldis, Jin, Ming
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of experimental botany
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't