Cellular Aspects of Wood Formation

Cellular Aspects of Wood Formation
Author :
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 265
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9783642364914
ISBN-13 : 3642364918
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Cellular Aspects of Wood Formation by : Jörg Fromm

Download or read book Cellular Aspects of Wood Formation written by Jörg Fromm and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With today’s ever growing economic and ecological problems, wood as a raw material takes on increasing significance as the most important renewable source of energy and as industrial feedstock for numerous products. Its chemical and anatomical structure and the excellent properties that result allow wood to be processed into the most diverse products; from logs to furniture and veneers, and from wood chippings to wooden composites and paper. The aim of this book is to review advances in research on the cellular aspects of cambial growth and wood formation in trees over recent decades. The book is divided into two major parts. The first part covers the basic process of wood biosynthesis, focusing on five major steps that are involved in this process: cell division, cell expansion, secondary cell wall formation, programmed cell death and heartwood formation. The second part of the book deals with the regulation of wood formation by endogenous and exogenous factors. On the endogenous level the emphasis is placed on two aspects: control of wood formation by phytohormones and by molecular mechanisms. Apart from endogenous factors, various exogenous effects (such as climate factors) are involved in wood formation. Due to modern microscopic as well as molecular techniques, the understanding of wood formation has progressed significantly over the last decade. Emphasizing the cellular aspects, this book first gives an overview of the basic process of wood formation, before it focuses on factors involved in the regulation of this process.


Cellular Aspects of Wood Formation Related Books

Cellular Aspects of Wood Formation
Language: en
Pages: 265
Authors: Jörg Fromm
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-04-11 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

With today’s ever growing economic and ecological problems, wood as a raw material takes on increasing significance as the most important renewable source of
Wood Formation in Trees
Language: en
Pages: 801
Authors: Nigel J Chaffey
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-01-10 - Publisher: CRC Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Trees are a major component of the biosphere and have played an important part in the world's history and culture. With the modern challenges of global warming
Physiological Responses to Abiotic and Biotic Stress in Forest Trees
Language: en
Pages: 294
Authors: Heinz Rennenberg
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-10-01 - Publisher: MDPI

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

As sessile organisms, plants have to cope with a multitude of natural and anthropogenic forms of stress in their environment. Due to their longevity, this is of
Meristematic Tissues in Plant Growth and Development
Language: en
Pages: 328
Authors: Michael T. McManus
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: CRC Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book presents an overview of the role of meristematic tissues in plant growth and development, with an emphasis on advances of the last decade. It examines
Genetics of Wood Production
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Bruce J. Zobel
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-12-14 - Publisher: Springer

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Over the past years, a great deal has been learned about variation in wood prop erties. Genetic control is a major source of variation in most wood properties.