modulus_of_rupture

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• Label: Modulus of rupture
• Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0014020
• Type: numeric
• Definition: A secondary xylem [PO:0005848] physical quality [PATO:0002079] trait which is the xylem [PO:0005352] cell wall's [GO:0009505] mechanical [MESH:D055595] bending strength [PATO:0001230], reported as the force [PATO:0001035] applied to a stem [PO:0009047] that causes it to stop bending and break (fail).;A measure of wood bending strength, which is the force per unit surface area applied to a length of bent stem (surface stress) that causes it to break. This is also the force required to rupture xylem vessels.
• Additional comments: None
• units: MPa
• allowable range: 1 - 10000 MPa

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0014020) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 482 records. This includes:

• data for 170 species.
• data for 41 families.
• data from 4 datasets (see the portal Citations tab for a list of sources)