Claim · model-written summary
Stem stiffness declined with leaf node frequency.
- Taxon
- Juglans californica
Juglans californicat0 - Organ / stage
- leaf nodese0
- Outcome
- stiffness of the steme0
- Direction
- inversely proportionale0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The stiffness of the stem was inversely proportional to the frequency of leaf nodes”
t0“Juglans californica”
Title
Dense but flexible wood – How leaf nodes impact xylem mechanics in Juglans californica
Brett A. Bergman; Edward G. Bobich; Stephen D. Davis; et al. IAWA Journal - KU Leuven/IAWA Journal 2018. doi:10.1163/22941932-20170205
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Association Xylem density declined with leaf node frequency in adult trees.
- Observation Node and gap tissue contained twisted and contorted cells.
- Mechanism The authors propose that node cells may absorb compressive and tensile stresses.
- Mechanism The authors link node frequency to vertical expansion, light capture, and wind-stress damping.
- Observation Ultimate stems were the most bendable.