Record #:

25501

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

Patricia Gensel is a UNC professor of biology and studies plant fossils. Scientists have traditionally believed that plants began to develop wood for structural support during the Devonian period. After studying the world’s oldest wood samples, Gensel is convinced that the plant adaptation is related more to water use and storage than to support.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 28 Issue 2, Winter 2012, p22-23, il

Subject(s):

Botany--Research; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research