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Xylem Structure and the Ascent of Sap

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  • © 1983

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Authors:
  1. Martin H. Zimmermann

    1. Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, USA

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Part of the book series: Springer Series in Wood Science (SSWOO)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Introduction

    • Martin H. Zimmermann
    Pages 1-3

  3. Conducting Units: Tracheids and Vessels

    • Martin H. Zimmermann
    Pages 4-20

  4. The Vessel Network in the Stem

    • Martin H. Zimmermann
    Pages 21-36

  5. The Cohesion Theory of Sap Ascent

    • Martin H. Zimmermann
    Pages 37-65

  6. The Hydraulic Architecture of Plants

    • Martin H. Zimmermann
    Pages 66-82

  7. Other Functional Adaptations

    • Martin H. Zimmermann
    Pages 83-95

  8. Failure and “Senescence” of Xylem Function

    • Martin H. Zimmermann
    Pages 96-106

  9. Pathology of the Xylem

    • Martin H. Zimmermann
    Pages 107-125

  10. Epilogue

    • Martin H. Zimmermann
    Pages 127-127

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 129-146
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About this book

The present volume, Xylem Structure and the Ascent of Sap by M. H. Zimmermann, very appropriately inaugurates the Springer Series in Wood Science, an enterprise recently initiated in the belief that wood and related forest products at this time have attained a new importance as renewable resources available in vast quantities. The scope of the series is intended to be wide, and virtually all aspects of wood science and technology will be considered. Topics will include the structure of wood and bark and the chemistry of their various components, the physical and mechanical properties of wood, its formation and biodegradation, the processing of forest products, the utilization of the forest biomass, and the manufacture of pulp and paper. Some of the volumes in this series are intended to be textbooks, but most will be monographs concerned with a limited subject area that will be treated in depth. The majority will have only one author. The books will be written by recognized experts, and will reflect the most recent information available. It is my hope that they will serve the purpose of drawing attention to wood, one of the most remarkable and useful of all natural materials.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, USA

    Martin H. Zimmermann

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Xylem Structure and the Ascent of Sap

  • Authors: Martin H. Zimmermann

  • Series Title: Springer Series in Wood Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-22627-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1983

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-22627-8Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1431-8563

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 146

  • Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Plant Sciences

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