Claim · model-written summary
The open-pore zone was widest in September and narrowest in March.
- Taxon
- Terminalia ivorensisTerminalia ivorensist0
- Outcome
- zone with open pores on the sieve platese0
- Direction
- wideste0
- Qualifier
- narrowest in Marche0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingValue
Verbatim
t0“Terminalia ivorensis”
e0“the zone with open pores on the sieve plates changed, being widest in September, and narrowest in March”
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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- Observation The growing season lasted 7–9 months.
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- Observation Cambial activity peaked in April at bud break and again in September.
- Observation Phloem exudate sugar concentration varied through the year, highest in March and lowest in May.