Publication details
Experimental evidence for a thermal limitation of plant cell wall lignification at the alpine treeline
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Alpine Botany |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00035-023-00299-0 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00035-023-00299-0 |
| Keywords | Alpine treeline; Biogeography; Blue Rings; Cell walls; Lignin; Tree rings; Wood anatomy; Xylogenesis |
| Description | In their recent article in Alpine Botany (133:63-67, 2023a), Korner et al. revisit the outcome of an interesting experiment from 2009 (Lenz et al., Plant Ecolog Divers 6:365-375, 2013). Although I appreciate the new focus on cell wall lignification, I disagree with their main conclusion. Rather than questioning the role cold temperatures play in cell wall lignification, the authors provide experimental evidence for a thermal threshold under which the secondary cell walls of mountain pines (Pinus uncinata) at the upper treeline in the Swiss Alps exhibit a reduced lignin content. |