Plant stems : physiology and functional morphology

• Main Author: Gartner, Barbara L.
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: San Diego, CA ; Tokyo Academic Press 1995; Elsevier Science & Technology
• Edition: 1
• Series: Physiological Ecology Series
• Subjects: Stems (Botany); Tree trunks

Stems, of various sizes and shapes, are involved in most of the organic processes and interactions of plants, ranging from support, transport, and storage to development and protection. The stem itself is a crucially important intermediary: it links above- and below ground organs-connecting roots to...