Are trees able to grow in periods of stem shrinkage?

Separating water-potential induced swelling and shrinking from measured radial stem variations reveals a cambial growth and osmotic concentration signal

(2015) Tommy Chan et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Radial stem variations - a source of tree physiological information not fully exploited yet

(2015) Roman Zweifel   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Stem diameter variations as a versatile research tool in ecophysiology

(2015) Tom De Swaef et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Diel growth dynamics in tree stems: linking anatomy and ecophysiology

(2015) Kathy Steppe et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Xylem as the main origin of stem radius changes in Eucalyptus

(2014) Roman Zweifel et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

CO2enrichment alters diurnal stem radius fluctuations of 36-yr-oldLarix deciduagrowing at the alpine tree line

(2014) Melissa A. Dawes et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Seasonal and daily cycles of stem radial variation of Pinus pinaster in a drought-prone environment

(2013) Joana Vieira et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Meteorological forcing of day-to-day stem radius variations of beech is highly synchronic on opposing aspects of a valley

(2013) Ernst van der Maaten et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Number of Cells in Xylem, Phloem and Dormant Cambium in Silver Fir (Abies Alba), in Trees of Different Vitality

(2013) Jožica Gričar et al.   IAWA JOURNAL

Concurrent measurements of change in the bark and xylem diameters of trees reveal a phloem-generated turgor signal

(2013) Maurizio Mencuccini et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Climatic drivers of hourly to yearly tree radius variations along a 6°C natural warming gradient

(2012) Gregory King et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Concomitant dendrometer and leaf patch pressure probe measurements reveal the effect of microclimate and soil moisture on diurnal stem water and leaf turgor variations in young oak trees

(2012) Wilhelm Ehrenberger et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

Diel patterns of leaf and root growth: endogenous rhythmicity or environmental response?

(2012) Tom Ruts et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

MRI links stem water content to stem diameter variations in transpiring trees

(2012) Veerle De Schepper et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Use of maximum trunk diameter measurements to detect water stress in mature ‘Arbequina’ olive trees under deficit irrigation

(2011) J.E. Fernández et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

A three-step procedure in SAS to analyze the time series from automatic dendrometers

(2011) Annie Deslauriers et al.   DENDROCHRONOLOGIA

Modelling day-to-day stem diameter variation and annual growth of balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.) from daily climate

(2011) Louis Duchesne et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Effects of the hydraulic coupling between xylem and phloem on diurnal phloem diameter variation

(2011) SANNA SEVANTO et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Could rapid diameter changes be facilitated by a variable hydraulic conductance?

(2011) KATHY STEPPE et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

The development of seasonal tree water deficit in Callitris intratropica

(2011) D. M. Drew et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Assessment of trunk diameter variation derived indices as water stress indicators in mature olive trees

(2010) M.V. Cuevas et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Development and verification of a water and sugar transport model using measured stem diameter variations

(2010) Veerle De Schepper et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

CAMBIUM, a process-based model of daily xylem development in Eucalyptus

(2010) David M. Drew et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Irrigation scheduling from stem diameter variations: A review

(2009) J.E. Fernández et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

The use of precision dendrometers in research on daily stem size and wood property variation: A review

(2009) David M. Drew et al.   DENDROCHRONOLOGIA

Measuring and modelling stem growth and wood formation: An overview

(2009) Geoffrey M. Downes et al.   DENDROCHRONOLOGIA

Plastic bimodal xylogenesis in conifers from continental Mediterranean climates

(2009) Jesús Julio Camarero et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Determining reference values for stem water potential and maximum daily trunk shrinkage in young apple trees based on plant responses to water deficit

(2008) Tom De Swaef et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Validation of a dynamic stem diameter variation model and the resulting seasonal changes in calibrated parameter values

(2008) Kathy Steppe et al.   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Critical temperatures for xylogenesis in conifers of cold climates

(2008) Sergio Rossi et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY