Vessel feature changes as a tool for detecting annual rings in tropical trees

• Main Authors: Ohashi, Shinta, Okada, Naoki, Abdul Azim, Amir Affan, Siripatanadilok, Somkid, Veenin, Teera, Yahya, Ahmad Zuhaidi, Nobuchi, Tadashi
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35986/; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00468-013-0936-3

Radial variations in vessel features (vessel lumen area and frequency) of four tropical tree species grown in tropical savanna, monsoon, and rainforest climates were investigated to detect indistinct annual rings. Leaf and soil water potentials were measured periodically to show annual variations in...