To maximize utilization of our forest resources, detailed knowledge of wood property
variation and the impacts this has on end-product performance is required at multiple scales …

Biomass is a prime target for genetic engineering in forestry because increased biomass
yield will benefit most downstream applications such as timber, fiber, pulp, paper, and …

In plant stems, secondary vascular development is established through the differentiation of
cylindrical vascular cambium, producing secondary xylem (wood) and phloem (bast), which …

Plants must meet mechanical as well as physiological and reproductive requirements for
survival. Management of internal and external stresses is achieved through their unique …

Background There is a rapidly growing awareness that plant peptide signalling molecules
are numerous and varied and they are known to play fundamental roles in angiosperm plant …

Arabidopsis thaliana has successfully served as a model to discover genes and proteins that
have roles in a wide range of plant traits, including wood-related traits, such as lignin …

Mechanical properties are rarely used as quantitative indices for the large-scale mutant
screening of plants, even in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. The mechanical …

Tree and shrub branches subjected to cantilever loads such as intercepted snowfall
undergo, in addition to the familiar instantaneous elastic bending, a conspicuous retarded …

The knowledge of the gene families mostly impacting cell wall digestibility variations would
significantly increase the efficiency of marker-assisted selection when breeding maize and …

The mechanical strength of a plant stem (a load-bearing organ) helps the plant resist
drooping, buckling and fracturing. We previously proposed a method for quickly evaluating …