Significant Advances in Woody Plant Stress Research

Description

Woody plants are some of the largest and most long-lived plants in the landscape, forming the majestic and expansive canopy of our urban and natural forests. With all of this wonderful woody growth, have you ever stopped to think about why woody plants attain greater height than their smaller, herbaceous cousins? What mechanisms are at play in woody plant growth compared to other plants? How do cultural practices like pruning or impacts like storm damage effect the growth of these plants? Woody plants have substantial value beyond their economic value. They stabilize stream banks and steep slopes better than most other alternatives. Much erosion has been caused by clearing woody plants from steep slopes or from the banks of creeks and rivers. Many wildlife species depend upon woody plants to provide essential components of their habitats. This book “Significant Advances in Woody Plant Stress Research” covers all innovative research on the propagation in woody plants, the biology of dormancy induction and release in woody plants. This book appeals to graduate students, instructors and researchers who specialize in plant physiology in botany or forestry.