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Gelatinous Fibres in Ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.)

Nature volume 205, page 818 (1965)Cite this article

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TENSION wood in dicotyledonous trees and shrubs is recognized by the presence of gelatinous fibres. These fibres have an inner layer, composed almost entirely of cellulose (the G-layer), which may replace either the S3 or both the S3 and S2 layers of the secondary wall of the fibres. In some instances the G-layer may occur in addition to the S2 and S3 layers of the fibre wall. In transverse sections the G-layer may commonly be seen to have pulled away from the remainder of the wall on one side.

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    D. J. B. WHITE & A. W. ROBARDS

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WHITE, D., ROBARDS, A. Gelatinous Fibres in Ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.). Nature 205, 818 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/205818a0

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