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  • Plant Biology
  • Tree Physiology
  • Wood Science

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  • Investigating the effects of aging on long-lived trees is challenging.
  • Senescence in millennial trees requires specialized approaches.
  • Understanding tree resilience to aging is crucial for forest ecology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight current methodologies for studying senescence in millennial trees.
  • To provide novel insights into the aging process of long-lived trees.
  • To assess the capacity of millennial trees to withstand age-related wear and tear.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing approaches for exploring tree senescence.
  • Molecular analyses of the vascular cambium.
  • Biochemical analyses of the vascular cambium.

Main Results:

  • Current methods for studying tree senescence are presented.
  • Molecular and biochemical data offer new perspectives on tree aging.
  • The vascular cambium's role in tree resilience is explored.

Conclusions:

  • Distinguishing aging effects in long-lived trees is difficult.
  • Molecular and biochemical analyses of the vascular cambium are key to understanding tree aging.
  • Millennial trees possess mechanisms to endure the aging process.