Tyloses and gums: a review of structure, function and occurrence of vessel occlusions

V De Micco, A Balzano, EA Wheeler, P Baas - IAWA journal, 2016 - brill.com
Vessel occlusion through tyloses or gums is a natural phenomenon occurring with aging
and heartwood formation, and in sapwood in response to vessel embolism. These types of …

The functional role of xylem parenchyma cells and aquaporins during recovery from severe water stress

F Secchi, C Pagliarani… - Plant, cell & environment, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Xylem parenchyma cells [vessel associated cells (VACs)] constitute a significant fraction of
the xylem in woody plants. These cells are often closely connected with xylem vessels or …

Xylem parenchyma—role and relevance in wood functioning in trees

A Słupianek, A Dolzblasz, K Sokołowska - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Woody plants are characterised by a highly complex vascular system, wherein the
secondary xylem (wood) is responsible for the axial transport of water and various …

[HTML][HTML] Wood anatomy and trait-based ecology

H Beeckman - IAWA journal, 2016 - brill.com
The largest part of forest biomass consists of wood. A global estimate of carbon stored in
lignified tissues rises up to 400 Pg. Given these quantities, there is a growing interest of …

Vessel diameter is related to amount and spatial arrangement of axial parenchyma in woody angiosperms

H Morris, MAF Gillingham, L Plavcova… - Plant, Cell & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Parenchyma represents a critically important living tissue in the sapwood of the secondary
xylem of woody angiosperms. Considering various interactions between parenchyma and …

The parenchyma of secondary xylem and its critical role in tree defense against fungal decay in relation to the CODIT model

H Morris, C Brodersen, FWMR Schwarze… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
This review examines the roles that ray and axial parenchyma (RAP) plays against fungal
pathogens in the secondary xylem of wood within the context of the CODIT model …

Transcriptional landscape of highly lignified poplar stems at single-cell resolution

Y Chen, S Tong, Y Jiang, F Ai, Y Feng, J Zhang, J Gong… - Genome biology, 2021 - Springer
Background Plant secondary growth depends on the activity of the vascular cambium, which
produces xylem and phloem. Wood derived from xylem is the most abundant form of …

Vessel‐associated cells in angiosperm xylem: highly specialized living cells at the symplast–apoplast boundary

H Morris, L Plavcová, M Gorai… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Vessel‐associated cells (VAC s) are highly specialized, living parenchyma cells
that are in direct contact with water‐conducting, dead vessels. The contact may be sparse or …

Increasing axial parenchyma fraction in the Malagasy Magnoliids facilitated the co‐optimisation of hydraulic efficiency and safety

ANA Aritsara, VM Razakandraibe… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The evolution of angiosperms was accompanied by the segregation and specialisation of
their xylem tissues. This study aimed to determine whether the fraction and arrangement of …

Living cells in wood 3. Overview; functional anatomy of the parenchyma network

S Carlquist - The Botanical Review, 2018 - Springer
The very different evolutionary pathways of conifers and angiosperms are very informative
precisely because their wood anatomy is so different. New information from anatomy …