Abstract
Maturation, cyclophysis, ontogenetic aging, phase change, and phasic development are terms that have all been used interchangeably to refer to some of the changes in woody plant developmental behavior that occur with increasing age. The maturational process begins even during embryogenesis and early seedling development, and involves a complex array of morphological traits and developmental phenomena (Greenwood 1987). These phenomena have been comprehensively reviewed (Bonga 1982; Hackett 1985; Zimmerman et al. 1985; Greenwood 1987), and rejuvenation is discussed elsewhere in this Volume (Bonga and von Aderkas, Chap. 12, Vol. 1). The morphological effects of maturation described here are closely similar to those in a wide variety of plants (Hartmann and Kester 1983). We will deal here primarily with maturation phenomena in conifers beginning with 1-year-old seedlings.
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Greenwood, M.S., Hutchison, K.W. (1993). Maturation as a Developmental Process. In: Ahuja, MR., Libby, W.J. (eds) Clonal Forestry I. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84175-0_3
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