Botanical Literature Details

• Author(s)

  Goodrich, Katherine R., et al.

• Article or Chapter Title

  Unusual twig “twistiness” in pawpaw ( Asimina triloba) provides biomechanical protection for distal foliage in high winds

• Year

  2016

• Journal or Book

  American Journal of Botany; official publication of the Botanical Society of America 103(11): 1872--1879

• Notes

  Keywords: Annonaceae; Asimina triloba; flexural stiffness; pawpaw; torsional stiffness; twig biomechanics; twistiness-to-bendiness ratio; viscoelastic creep, Pennsylvania, Delaware