Branch whorls of juvenile Araucaria araucana (Molina) Koch: are they formed annually? Los verticilos de juveniles de Araucaria araucana (Molina) Koch: ¿son formados anualmente?

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: CHRISTOPHER H. LUSK, CARLOS LE-QUESNE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2000-09-01
Series:Revista Chilena de Historia Natural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2000000300013