Utilization of polar metabolite profiling in the comparison of juvenile wood and compression wood in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)

• Published in: Tree physiology Vol. 26; no. 11; pp. 1497 - 1503
• Main Authors: Yeh, T.F, Morris, C.R, Goldfarb, B, Chang, H.M, Kadla, J.F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada 01.11.2006
• Subjects: alcohols; analysis; Carbohydrates; Carbohydrates - analysis; Carboxylic Acids; Carboxylic Acids - analysis; chemical constituents of plants; chemistry; classification; compressed wood; coniferin; coumarins; forest trees; gravitropism; juvenile wood; mechanical damage; metabolism; metabolites; p-gluco-coumaryl alcohol; Phylogeny; physiology; Pinus taeda; Pinus taeda - chemistry; Pinus taeda - classification; Pinus taeda - metabolism; plant cuttings; Plant Stems; Plant Stems - physiology; quantitative analysis; roots; tree growth; Wood; Wood - chemistry; Wood - classification; Wood - physiology; xylem

Juvenile wood (JW) of conifers is often associated with compression wood (CW), with which it is sometimes believed to be identical. To determine whether JW and CW can be distinguished metabolically, we compared gas chromatographic profiles of 25 polar metabolites from rooted cuttings of a single lob...