G Schrader

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• Editorial   
  Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees
  Author(s): G Schrader*
  
  It is an organic material a natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin that resists compression. Wood is sometimes defined as only the secondary xylem in the stems of trees, or it is defined more broadly to include the same type of tissue elsewhere such as in the roots of trees or shrubs. [Citation needed] In a living tree it performs a support function, enabling woody plants to grow large or to stand up by them [1]. It also conveys water and mnutrients between the leaves, other growing tissues, and the roots. Wood may also refer to other plant materials with comparable properties, and to material engineered from wood,.. View More»
  

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