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Some Anatomical Aspects of Rooting Quaking Aspen

Aspen root suckers and stem cuttings consisting of the current year's growth from trees 1, 2, 3 and 4-10 years old were collected for microscopic examination. Preformed root primordia were not observed in aspen cuttings. Root sucker cuttings developed roots from interfascicular regions of the stele or in association with phloem rays.


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Author(s): Ray R. Hicks, Jr., William T. Gladstone

Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1971