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THE xylem formed on the upper side of arborescent angiosperms in reaction to inclination is often of the abnormal tension wood type. A complete discussion of tension wood anatomy is given in a recent review by Wardrop1. In brief, it is characterized by the presence of a large number of thick-walled, ‘gelatinous’ fibres of unusually low lignin content, and a reduction in the size and number of vessels over that of normal wood.
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KENNEDY, R., FARRAR, J. Induction of Tension Wood with the Antiauxin 2,3,5-Tri-iodobenzoic acid. Nature 208, 406–407 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/208406a0
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