The parenchyma of secondary xylem and its critical role in tree defense against fungal decay in relation to the CODIT model

This review examines the roles that radial and axial parenchyma (RAP) plays against fungal pathogens in the secondary xylem of wood within the context of the CODIT model (Compartmentalization of Decay in Trees), a defense concept first conceived in the early 1970s by Alex Shigo. This model, simplist...

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Main Authors: Hugh Morris, Craig Brodersen, Francis W.M.R Schwarze, Steven Jansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01665/full