Ring-barking or girdling is the substantial or total loss of bark from around the circumference of a tree trunk or branch, which can cause them to die. The areas targeted are in the Cazenove ward ...

Usually, the sieve-tubes of the phloem have been regarded as the channels of sugar transport, as micro-chemical observations, such as those of Prof. Mangham, seemed to show considerable quantities ...

Most sugars in fruits are derived from photosynthates, which are produced by leaves and transferred in the form of sucrose to developing berries and other organs through the phloem (Swanson and ...

describe the three most common methods of direct phloem transport manipulation and review their mechanisms, namely (i) girdling, (ii) compression and (iii) chilling; (3) summarize the known impacts of ...