Vascular Biology

  1. Wood Anatomy and Properties
    1. Macroscopic Wood Features
      1. Heartwood Formation
        1. Extractive Deposition
          1. Color Changes
            1. Durability Properties
            2. Sapwood Characteristics
              1. Active Transport
                1. Storage Functions
                  1. Moisture Content
                  2. Growth Ring Formation
                    1. Seasonal Variations
                      1. Earlywood Characteristics
                        1. Latewood Characteristics
                          1. Ring Boundary Definition
                          2. Wood Grain Patterns
                            1. Straight Grain
                              1. Spiral Grain
                                1. Interlocked Grain
                                  1. Irregular Grain
                                2. Microscopic Wood Structure
                                  1. Hardwood Anatomy
                                    1. Vessel Arrangements
                                      1. Fiber Types
                                        1. Parenchyma Distribution
                                          1. Ray Structure
                                          2. Softwood Anatomy
                                            1. Tracheid Structure
                                              1. Ray Composition
                                                1. Resin Canal Systems
                                                  1. Epithelial Cells
                                                  2. Wood Porosity Classifications
                                                    1. Ring-Porous Woods
                                                      1. Large Earlywood Vessels
                                                        1. Small Latewood Vessels
                                                          1. Examples and Characteristics
                                                          2. Diffuse-Porous Woods
                                                            1. Uniform Vessel Distribution
                                                              1. Gradual Size Changes
                                                                1. Examples and Characteristics
                                                                2. Semi-Ring-Porous Woods
                                                                  1. Intermediate Patterns
                                                                    1. Seasonal Variations
                                                                3. Wood Properties and Functions
                                                                  1. Mechanical Properties
                                                                    1. Strength Characteristics
                                                                      1. Elastic Properties
                                                                        1. Density Relationships
                                                                        2. Physical Properties
                                                                          1. Moisture Relations
                                                                            1. Thermal Properties
                                                                              1. Electrical Properties
                                                                              2. Chemical Properties
                                                                                1. Cellulose Content
                                                                                  1. Lignin Content
                                                                                    1. Extractive Components

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