Claim · model-written summary
Cambial activity peaked in April at bud break and again in September.
- Taxon
- Terminalia ivorensisTerminalia ivorensist0
- Outcome
- cambial activitye0
- Value
- two peakse0
- Qualifier
- one in April at the time of bud break, and a second in Septembere0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirection
Verbatim
t0“Terminalia ivorensis”
e0“There were two peaks of cambial activity, indicated by an increase in width of the ‘open pore zone’, one in April at the time of bud break, and a second in September”
Title
Seasonal Variation in Radial Growth and Phloem Activity of Terminalia ivorensis A. Chev
S. ROGERS Annals of Botany 1981. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a086057
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