The Significance of the Accessory Tissues of the Hydrosystem for Osmotic Water Shifting as the Second Principle of Water Ascent, With Some Thoughts Concerning the Evolution of Trees

H. J. Braun

IAWA Journal - KU Leuven/IAWA Journal · 1984 · 86 citations · 0 references

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The accessory tissues of the hydrosystem consist of the parenchymatic contact tissue of the xylem rays, as weIl as the paratracheidal parenchyma in gymnosperms, and the paratracheal contact-parenchyma in angiosperms.