Publication details
The oldest known clones of <i>Salix herbacea</i> growing in the Northern Apennines, Italy are at least 2000 years old
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | American Journal of Botany |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.16243 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.16243 |
| Keywords | bud scars; clonal growth; dwarf shrub; genet size; growth rings; population persistence; relict population; snowbed willow; stem longitudinal growth |
| Description | Premise: Dominant in many ecosystems around the world, clonal plants can reach considerable ages and sizes. Due to their modular growth patterns, individual clonal plants (genets) can consist of many subunits (ramets). Since single ramets do not reflect the actual age of genets, the ratio between genet size (radius) and longitudinal annual growth rate (LAGR) of living ramets is often used to approximate the age of clonal plants. However, information on how the LAGR changes along ramets and how LAGR variability may affect age estimates of genets is still limited. |