Reaction wood
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reaction-wood-303-16180221
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Reaction wood
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Reaction wood in a woody plant is wood that forms in place of normal wood as a response to gravity, where the cambial cells are oriented other than vertically. It is typically found on branches and leaning stems. It is an example of mechanical acclimation in trees. Progressive bending and cracking would occur in parts of the tree undergoing predominantly tensile or compressive stresses were it not for the localised production of reaction wood, which differs from ordinary wood in its mechanical p
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Wood grown in response to gravity
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaction_wood
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2024-03-27T08:23:40Z
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