Secondary xylem biology : origins, functions, and applications /: origins, functions, and applications. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Yoon Soo Kim, Ryo Funada, Adya P. Singh.
• Authors: Kim, Yoon Soo; Funada, Ryo; Singh, Adya P, 1941-
• Contents: I.Development of Secondary Xylem; Chapter 1. The vascular cambium of trees and its involvement in defining xylem anatomy ; Chapter 2. Xylogenesis in trees: from cambial cell division to cell death ; Chapter 3. Xylogenesis and moisture stress; Chapter 4. Abiotic stresses on secondary xylem formation ; Chapter 5. Flexure wood: Mechanical stress induced secondary xylem formation ; Chapter 6. Reaction wood ; ; II.Function and Pathogen Resistance of Secondary Xylem; Chapter 7. Bordered pit structure and cavitation resistance in woody plants ; Chapter 8. Fungal degradation of wood ; Chapter 9. Bacterial degradation of wood ; ; III.Economic Application of Secondary Xylem; Chapter 10. Genetic engineering for secondary xylem modification ; Chapter 11. Secondary xylem for bioconversion ; Chapter 12. Wood as cultural heritage material and its deterioration by biotic and abiotic agents ; Chapter 13. Biomaterial wood: wood-based and bio-inspired materials ; Chapter 14. Biological, anatomical and chemical characteristics of bamboo ; ; IV.Advanced Techniques for Studying Secondary Xylem; Chapter 15. Microscopic techniques for understanding of wood cell structure and biodegradation ; Chapter 16. Rapid freezing and immunocytochemistry provide new information on cell wall formation in woody plants ; Chapter 17. Distribution of plant components by TOF-SIMS
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 575.46; Xylem
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128025291
• Related ISBNs: 9780128021859
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