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TREE PHYSIOLOGY
卷 33, 期 1, 页码 48-56出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tps113
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Abies georgei var; smithii; age dependence; dendroclimatology; minimum temperature; south-eastern Tibetan Plateau; tree ring; weekly wood formation; xylogenesis
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- National Basic Research Program of China [2010CB951301]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41130529, 30670383]
- China and Slovenia [BI-CN/09-11-012]
An age effect on growth trends and climate/growth relationships of trees can possibly be discovered by analysing the seasonal dynamics of xylem development. The aims of this study, therefore, were to compare xylem formation of young (43 +/- 4 years) and old (162 +/- 26 years) Smith fir (Abies georgei var. smithii (Viguie & Gaussen) W. C. Cheng & L. K. Fu) trees in the Sygera Mountains, south-eastern Tibetan Plateau and, to identify the association between wood formation and climate. The seasonal radial growth dynamics of young and old trees was monitored on microcores collected at weekly intervals during two growing seasons. Transverse sections through phloem, cambium and outermost xylem of 9-12 mu m thickness were observed with a light microscope under bright field and polarized light to follow the cambial activity and differentiation of the developing xylem. Young trees were characterized by an earlier onset of xylogenesis, a longer growing season and a higher growth rate, resulting in a higher number of xylem cells. Both young and old trees responded fast to changes of the minimum air temperature, confirming that this factor was dominant by controlling Smith fir growth on the south-eastern Tibetan Plateau.
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