Manipulating phloem transport affects wood formation but not nonstructural carbon concentrations in an evergreen conifer
T. Rademacher, P. Fonti, J. M. LeMoine, M. V. Fonti, D. Basler, Y. Chen, A. D. Friend, B. Seyednasrollah, A. H. Eckes-Shephard, A. D. Richardson
This study manipulates phloem transport in white pines to examine its effects on wood formation and carbon dynamics, finding increased tracheid production but stable nonstructural carbon concentrations.
bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2020 · PreprintPlant Biology