Basic Studies towards Elucidation of Heartwood Formation Mechanisms

摘要

Heartwood, which is the colored tissue in inner trunks of trees, is composed of only dead cells and supports the trunk physically. Heartwood formation is a metabolic event specific to woody plants, which does not occur in herbaceous plants, and elucidation of the heartwood formation mechanisms can be a clue to help us understand mechanisms for woody-plant specific metabolisms.