Climatic responses and variability in bark anatomical traits of 23 Picea species.

ABSTRACT: In woody plants, bark is an important protective tissue which can participate in photosynthesis, manage water loss, and transport assimilates. Studying the bark anatomical traits can provide insight into plant environmental adaptation strategies. However, a systematic understanding of the variability in bark anatomical traits and their drivers is lacking in woody plants. In this study, the bark anatomical traits of 23 Picea species were determined in a common garden experiment. We analyzed interspecific differences and interpreted the patterns in bark anatomical traits in relation to phylogenetic relationships and climatic factors of each species according to its global distribution. The results showed that there were interspecific differences in bark anatomical traits of Picea</

SUBMITTER: Nie W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10388546 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature