Book Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; An Introduction to the Problems of Working with Trees; Wood Microscopical Techniques; Conventional (Chemical-fixation) Transmission Electron Microscopy and Cytochemistry of Angiosperm Trees; Chemical and Cryo-fixation for Transmission Electron Microscopy of Gymnosperm Cambial Cells; Deep-etching Electron Microscopy and 3-dimensional Cell Wall Architecture; Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Microscopy: Application to the Analysis of Woody Samples
Summary
Understanding how a natural product is made is essential in an age where we find it necessary to modify natural products to suit modern tastes. The techniques contained in this book provide essential information on wood formation in trees