Branch whorls of juvenile Araucaria araucana (Molina) Koch: are they formed annually?

The growth of Araucaria araucana, like that of many other conifers, is characterised by the production of a monopodial stem with branch whorls. However, the periodicity of whorl formation in this species has not been subjected to systematic study. We used growth ring counts to determine the frequenc...

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Main Authors: LUSK,CHRISTOPHER H., LE-QUESNE,CARLOS
Language:English
Published: Sociedad de Biología de Chile 2000
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2000000300013
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