Not all sweetness and light: Non‐structural carbohydrate storage capacity in tree stems is decoupled from leaf but not from root economics

G Zhang, Z Mao, P Maillard, L Brancheriau… - Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐structural carbohydrates (NSC) are considered as indicators of the balance between
tree carbon sources and sinks and reflect functional strategies throughout different biomes …

Linkages among stem xylem transport, biomechanics, and storage in lianas and trees across three contrasting environments

KY Zhang, D Yang, YB Zhang, XR Ai… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Premise Stem xylem transports water and nutrients, mechanically supports aboveground
tissues, and stores water and nonstructural carbohydrates. These three functions are …