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1. Full Text Xylogenesis: Coniferous Trees of Temperate Forests Are Listening to the Climate Tale during the Growing Season But Only Remember the Last Words
by Henri E. Cuny and Cyrille B.K. Rathgeber
Plant Physiology, ISSN 0032-0889, 5/2016, Volume 171, Issue 1, pp. 306 - 317
The complex inner mechanisms that create typical conifer tree-ring structure (i.e. the transition from large, thin-walled earlywood cells to narrow,... 
ECOPHYSIOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY | LOW WATER POTENTIALS | RING WIDTH | BLACK SPRUCE | SCOTS PINE | ABIES-BALSAMEA SEEDLINGS | AUXIN GRADIENTS | BIOMASS PRODUCTION | WOOD FORMATION | XYLEM DEVELOPMENT | ENVIRONMENTAL-FACTORS | PLANT SCIENCES | Climate | Forests | Trees - cytology | Abies - physiology | Signal Transduction | Picea - physiology | Plant Cells | Coniferophyta - physiology | Pinus sylvestris - physiology | Abies - cytology | Xylem - cytology | Trees - physiology | Coniferophyta - cytology | Cell Differentiation | Pinus sylvestris - cytology | Seasons | Picea - cytology | Botanical research | Plant physiological ecology | Tree-rings | Conifers | Environmental aspects | Physiological aspects | Research
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2. Full Text Fluctuations of cambial activity in relation to precipitation result in annual rings and intra-annual growth zones of xylem and phloem in teak (Tectona grandis) in Ivory Coast
by Agathe Dié and Peter Kitin and François N'Guessan Kouamé and Jan Van den Bulcke and Joris Van Acker and Hans Beeckman
Annals of Botany, ISSN 0305-7364, 9/2012, Volume 110, Issue 4, pp. 861 - 873
• Background and Aims Teak forms xylem rings that potentially carry records of carbon sequestration and climate in the tropics. These records are only useful... 
Trees | Precipitation | Xylem | Phloem | Plant growth | Cell walls | Earlywood | Cambium | Tree developmental biology | Growth rings | Latewood | vascular cambium | xylem and phloem formation | Tectona grandis | teak | PERIODICITY | SEASONAL PRODUCTION | FOREST | PLANT SCIENCES | TROPICAL TREES | SECONDARY XYLEM | DYNAMICS | TWIGS | WOOD FORMATION | AGE | PHENOLOGY | Carbon - metabolism | Lamiaceae - growth & development | Climate | Trees - cytology | Wood | Cote d'Ivoire | Phloem - cytology | Trees - growth & development | Plant Leaves - cytology | Cambium - growth & development | Phenotype | Rain | Xylem - cytology | Plant Leaves - growth & development | Lamiaceae - cytology | Plant Stems - cytology | Xylem - growth & development | Seasons | Cambium - cytology | Phloem - growth & development | Plant Stems - growth & development | Tree Developmental Biology
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3. Full Text The hierarchical structure and mechanics of plant materials
by Gibson, Lorna J
Journal of the Royal Society Interface, ISSN 1742-5689, 11/2012, Volume 9, Issue 76, pp. 2749 - 2766
The cell walls in plants are made up of just four basic building blocks: cellulose (the main structural fibre of the plant kingdom) hemicellulose, lignin and... 
Mechanics | Parenchyma | Palm stems | Plant materials | Wood | ARBORESCENT PALMS | plant materials | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | palm stems | mechanics | WASHINGTONIA-ROBUSTA | CELLULOSE MICROFIBRILS | YOUNGS MODULUS | CELL-WALL | MOISTURE-CONTENT | WOOD FIBERS | ELASTIC-MODULUS | SECONDARY WALL | wood | parenchyma | NORWAY SPRUCE TRACHEIDS | Arecaceae - anatomy & histology | Lignin - analysis | Fruit - cytology | Arecaceae - cytology | Plant Roots - cytology | Cell Wall - chemistry | Polysaccharides - analysis | Wood - analysis | Compressive Strength | Biomechanical Phenomena | Plant Stems - cytology | Pectins - analysis | Plant Cells - chemistry | Cellulose - analysis | Cell Wall - ultrastructure | 1004 | Review
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4. Full Text SND1, a NAC Domain Transcription Factor, Is a Key Regulator of Secondary Wall Synthesis in Fibers of Arabidopsis
by Ruiqin Zhong and Taku Demura and Zheng-Hua Ye
The Plant Cell, ISSN 1040-4651, 11/2006, Volume 18, Issue 11, pp. 3158 - 3170
Secondary walls in fibers and tracheary elements constitute the most abundant biomass produced by plants. Although a number of genes involved in the... 
Transcription factors | Xylem | Genes | Epidermal cells | Fiber cells | Biosynthesis | Plants | Repression | Stems | Plant cells | CELLULOSE SYNTHESIS | PROTEIN | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | IDENTIFICATION | PLANT SCIENCES | CELL BIOLOGY | REPRESSION DOMAIN | XYLEM | CELL-WALL | THALIANA | GENE-EXPRESSION | DIFFERENTIATION | LIGNIN BIOSYNTHESIS | Xylans - metabolism | Arabidopsis - growth & development | Transcriptional Activation | Molecular Sequence Data | Wood - cytology | Gene Expression Profiling | Phylogeny | RNA, Messenger - metabolism | Arabidopsis Proteins - metabolism | Genes, Dominant | Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental | Gene Expression Regulation, Plant | Plant Stems - cytology | Plant Epidermis - cytology | Protein Structure, Tertiary | Arabidopsis Proteins - genetics | Gene Expression | RNA, Messenger - genetics | Flowers - cytology | Transcription Factors - genetics | Wood - metabolism | Plant Leaves - cytology | Arabidopsis - metabolism | Transcription Factors - metabolism | Cell Wall - metabolism | Cellulose - metabolism | Arabidopsis thaliana | Plant fibers | Genetic aspects | Research | Structure | Cellular control mechanisms
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5. Full Text Root contraction in Cycas and Zamia (Cycadales) determined by gelatinous fibers
by Tomlinson, P. Barry and Magellan, Tracy M and Griffith, M. Patrick
American Journal of Botany, ISSN 0002-9122, 08/2014, Volume 101, Issue 8, pp. 1275 - 1285
• Premise of the study: Reaction wood (RW) in seed plants can induce late and usually secondary changes in organ orientation. Conifers produce compression wood... 
gelatinous fibers | Cycas | reaction wood | secondary phloem | Cycadales | root contraction | Zamia | root anatomy | Root contraction | Root anatomy | Gelatinous fibers | Secondary phloem | Reaction wood | AERIAL ROOTS | SEEDLINGS | ANGIOSPERMS | STRESS GENERATION | STEM | PLANT SCIENCES | ANATOMY | GROWTH | GNETUM-GNEMON | TENSION WOOD | Seedlings - cytology | Phloem - cytology | Plant Roots - cytology | Gnetum | Biological Evolution | Cell Wall | Plant Roots - physiology | Ficus - cytology | Plant Cells - physiology | Xylem - cytology | Cycas - cytology | Seedlings - physiology | Gelatin | Cycadopsida | Zamiaceae - cytology | Phloem - physiology | Cycas - physiology | Zamiaceae - physiology | Physiological aspects | Roots (Botany) | Research
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6. Full Text A NAC domain protein family contributing to the regulation of wood formation in poplar
by Ohtani, Misato and Nishikubo, Nobuyuki and Xu, Bo and Yamaguchi, Masatoshi and Mitsuda, Nobutaka and Goué, Nadia and Shi, Fusun and Ohme‐Takagi, Masaru and Demura, Taku
The Plant Journal, ISSN 0960-7412, 08/2011, Volume 67, Issue 3, pp. 499 - 512
Summary Wood harvested from trees is one of the most widely utilized natural materials on our planet. Recent environmental issues have prompted an increase in... 
xylem | secondary wall formation | wood formation | NAC domain protein | PtVNS | VND | NST | TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS | VASCULAR-RELATED NAC-DOMAIN7 | ARABIDOPSIS-THALIANA | FORMING TISSUES | BIOMASS PRODUCTION | PLANT SCIENCES | SECONDARY WALL SYNTHESIS | GENE-EXPRESSION | POPULUS-TRICHOCARPA | XYLEM VESSEL FORMATION | LIGNIN BIOSYNTHESIS | Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis | Plants, Genetically Modified - growth & development | Genes, Plant | Transcriptional Activation | Agrobacterium tumefaciens - genetics | Molecular Sequence Data | Seedlings - genetics | Wood - cytology | Populus - genetics | Phylogeny | Seedlings - growth & development | Xylem - cytology | Xylem - metabolism | Base Sequence | Populus - metabolism | Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods | Cloning, Molecular | Gene Expression Regulation, Plant | Plant Shoots - genetics | Plants, Genetically Modified - genetics | Arabidopsis - cytology | Arabidopsis - metabolism | Arabidopsis - genetics | Plants, Genetically Modified - metabolism | Agrobacterium tumefaciens - metabolism | Plant Leaves - genetics | Plant Leaves - metabolism | Plant Shoots - metabolism | Populus - cytology | Xylem - growth & development | Plants, Genetically Modified - cytology | Populus - growth & development | Wood - growth & development | Seedlings - metabolism | DNA binding proteins | Fibers | Trees | Proteins | Plant biology | Phylogenetics | Wood | Gene expression
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7. Full Text Variation in intra-annual wood formation, and foliage and shoot development of three major Canadian boreal tree species
by Lihong Zhai and Yves Bergeron and Jian-Guo Huang and Frank Berninger
American Journal of Botany, ISSN 0002-9122, 5/2012, Volume 99, Issue 5, pp. 827 - 837
Premise of the study: In a warming climate, boreal trees may have adjusted their growth strategy (e.g., onset and coordination of growth among different organs... 
Trees | Growing seasons | Leaves | Climate change | Cell growth | Xylem | Tree growth | Plant growth | Boreal forests | Climate models | Ecology | Populus tremuloides | Betula papyrifera | growth dynamics | meteorological factors | tree phenology | Pinus banksiana | intra‐annual wood formation | Growth dynamics | Meteorological factors | Tree phenology | Intra-annual wood formation | LATITUDINAL GRADIENT | PICEA-MARIANA | CLIMATE-CHANGE | CAMBIAL ACTIVITY | PINUS-SYLVESTRIS | PLANT SCIENCES | intra-annual wood formation | NEEDLE GROWTH | RING FORMATION | WESTERN QUEBEC | ABIES-BALSAMEA | XYLEM FORMATION | Plant Shoots - growth & development | Populus - anatomy & histology | Pinus - cytology | Trees - cytology | Cell Count | Wood - cytology | Trees - growth & development | Betula - cytology | Plant Shoots - cytology | Trees - anatomy & histology | Pinus - anatomy & histology | Pinus - growth & development | Canada | Xylem - cytology | Plant Leaves - growth & development | Betula - growth & development | Ecosystem | Populus - cytology | Populus - growth & development | Seasons | Meteorological Concepts | Wood - growth & development | Betula - anatomy & histology | Taigas | Growth | Conifers | Environmental aspects | Research | Cold adaptation | Growth (Plants)
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8. Full Text Relations between water balance, wood traits and phenological behavior of tree species from a tropical dry forest in Costa Rica - A multifactorial study
by Worbes, Martin and Blanchart, Sofie and Fichtler, Esther
Tree Physiology, ISSN 0829-318X, 05/2013, Volume 33, Issue 5, pp. 527 - 536
Drought tolerance is a key factor for the establishment and survival of tree species in tropical ecosystems. Specific mechanisms of drought resistance can be... 
stomatal conductance | stem succulent | phenological ecotypes | carbon isotopes | tropical dry forest | wood anatomy | HYDRAULIC ARCHITECTURE | SAVANNA TREES | RINGS | LEAVES | DROUGHT | PERIODICITY | CARBON-ISOTOPE RATIOS | FORESTRY | LEAF | EFFICIENCY | PHOTOSYNTHESIS | Multivariate Analysis | Plant Transpiration - physiology | Wood - physiology | Wood - cytology | Costa Rica | Magnoliopsida - physiology | Cambium - growth & development | Plant Stomata - cytology | Tropical Climate | Droughts | Plant Stems - cytology | Cambium - cytology | Cambium - physiology | Water - physiology | Plant Stems - growth & development | Trees | Plant Stomata - growth & development | Carbon Isotopes - analysis | Plant Leaves - cytology | Plant Stems - physiology | Phenotype | Magnoliopsida - cytology | Plant Leaves - growth & development | Wood - growth & development | Plant Stomata - physiology | Plant Leaves - physiology | Magnoliopsida - growth & development
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9. Full Text Woodworkers and the inflammatory effects of softwood/hardwood dust: evidence from nasal cytology
by Lovato, Andrea and Staffieri, Claudia and Ottaviano, Giancarlo and Cappellesso, Rocco and Giacomelli, Luciano and Bartolucci, Giovanni Battista and Scapellato, Maria Luisa and Marioni, Gino
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, ISSN 0937-4477, 10/2016, Volume 273, Issue 10, pp. 3195 - 3200
Our primary aim was to use nasal cytology to compare a group of woodworkers with a group of unexposed subjects to see whether wood dust exposure correlates... 
Hardwood | Softwood | Wood dust | Nasal cytology | Personal exposure | Occupational rhinitis | Lymphocytes - metabolism | Eosinophils - metabolism | Occupational Exposure - adverse effects | Humans | Rhinitis - etiology | Male | Nose - cytology | Case-Control Studies | Wood - adverse effects | Dust | Occupational Exposure - analysis | Adult | Neutrophils - metabolism | Neurosciences | Medicine, Preventive | Analysis | Smoking | Preventive health services
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10. Full Text Symplasmic networks in secondary vascular tissues: Parenchyma distribution and activity supporting long-distance transport
by Spicer, Rachel
Journal of Experimental Botany, ISSN 0022-0957, 2014, Volume 65, Issue 7, pp. 1829 - 1848
Stems that develop secondary vascular tissue (i.e. xylem and phloem derived from the vascular cambium) have unique demands on transport owing to their mass and... 
contact cells | xylem | phloem | parenchyma | Cambium | rays | MEMBRANE H+-ATPASE | TOMATO SOLANUM-LYCOPERSICUM | BAOBAB TREES ADANSONIA | XYLEM HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY | DIFFUSE-POROUS TREES | VEGETATIVE STORAGE PROTEINS | PLANT SCIENCES | COMPENSATING PRESSURE THEORY | PHLOEM LOADING STRATEGIES | VESSEL-ASSOCIATED CELLS | WOOD RAY PARENCHYMA | Plants - metabolism | Xylem - cytology | Biological Transport | Plant Stems - metabolism | Xylem - metabolism | Phloem - metabolism | Plant Stems - cytology | Mesophyll Cells - metabolism | Phloem - cytology | Mesophyll Cells - cytology
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11. Full Text A rapid decrease in temperature induces latewood formation in artificially reactivated cambium of conifer stems
by Shahanara Begum and Satoshi Nakaba and Yusuke Yamagishi and Kenichi Yamane and Md. Azharul Islam and Yuichiro Oribe and Jae-Heung Ko and Hyun-O Jin and Ryo Funada
Annals of Botany, ISSN 0305-7364, 9/2012, Volume 110, Issue 4, pp. 875 - 885
• Background and Aims Latewood formation in conifers occurs during the later part of the growing season, when the cell division activity of the cambium... 
Xylem | Tracheids | Cell walls | Earlywood | Conifers | Cambium | Tree developmental biology | Latewood | Stems | Seedlings | Low temperature | conifers | morphology of tracheids | latewood formation | rapid decrease in temperature | Cambial activity | RAY PARENCHYMA | X POPULUS-GRANDIDENTATA | CRYPTOMERIA-JAPONICA | XYLEM DIFFERENTIATION | MAXIMUM DENSITY | SACHALINENSIS SCHMIDT MASTERS | SPRUCE PICEA-ABIES | PINUS-SYLVESTRIS | PLANT SCIENCES | CELL-DIFFERENTIATION | LOCALLY HEATED STEMS | Trees | Temperature | Wood | Seedlings - cytology | Hot Temperature | Seedlings - growth & development | Abies - cytology | Cambium - growth & development | Cryptomeria - cytology | Xylem - cytology | Time Factors | Cell Division | Cell Wall - metabolism | Plant Stems - cytology | Abies - growth & development | Xylem - growth & development | Cryptomeria - growth & development | Seasons | Cambium - cytology | Plant Stems - growth & development | Indexing in process | Tree Developmental Biology
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12. Full Text Stem cell function during plant vascular development
by Miyashima, Shunsuke and Sebastian, Jose and Lee, Ji‐Young and Helariutta, Yka
The EMBO Journal, ISSN 0261-4189, 01/2013, Volume 32, Issue 2, pp. 178 - 193
The plant vascular system, composed of xylem and phloem, evolved to connect plant organs and transport various molecules between them. During the... 
cambium | stem cell | vascular tissue | secondary development | ZIPPER GENE FAMILY | ARABIDOPSIS-THALIANA | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | RECEPTOR-LIKE KINASE | WOOD-FORMING TISSUES | B RESPONSE REGULATORS | CELL BIOLOGY | SECONDARY XYLEM DEVELOPMENT | VEIN PATTERN-FORMATION | III HOMEOBOX GENES | POLAR AUXIN TRANSPORT | TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR | Meristem - cytology | Xylem - physiology | Cell Proliferation | Meristem - physiology | Cambium - genetics | Stem Cells - metabolism | Plant Development - genetics | Xylem - genetics | Cell Differentiation - genetics | Plant Cells - physiology | Xylem - cytology | Cambium - metabolism | Meristem - genetics | Gene Expression Regulation, Plant | Phloem - genetics | Cambium - cytology | Phloem - physiology | Cambium - physiology | Plant Development - physiology | Plant Cells - metabolism | Phloem - cytology | Meristem - growth & development | Models, Biological | Xylem - growth & development | Stem Cells - physiology | Phloem - growth & development | Tissue | Flowers & plants | Hormones | Stem cells | Review
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