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Fluctuations of cambial activity in relation to precipitation result in annual rings and intra-annual growth zones of xylem and phloem in teak (Tectona grandis) in Ivory Coast.
Annals of botany - 1 Sept 2012
Dié Agathe, Kitin Peter, Kouamé François N'guessan, Van den Bulcke Jan, Van Acker Joris, Beeckman Hans
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Teak forms xylem rings that potentially carry records of carbon sequestration and climate in the tropics. These records are only useful when the structural variations of tree rings and their periodicity of formation are known. METHODS: The seasonality of ring formation in mat...
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