Water transport in vascular plants represents a critical component of terrestrial water cycles
and supplies the water needed for the exchange of CO2 in the atmosphere for …

Increasing durations and frequencies of droughts under climate change endanger the
sustainable functioning of forests worldwide. The admixture of species with complementary …

European beech (Fagus sylvatica) was among the most affected tree species during the
severe 2018 European drought. It not only suffered from instant physiological stress but also …

The xylem is a complex system that includes a network of dead conduits ensuring long-
distance water transport in plants. Under ongoing climate changes, xylem embolism is a …

The changes in the state of the climate have a high impact on perennial fruit crops thus
threatening food availability. Indeed, climatic factors affect several plant aspects, such as …

Developmental initiation of plant vascular tissue, including xylem and phloem, from the
vascular cambium depends on environmental factors, such as temperature and …

Unprecedented tree dieback across Central Europe caused by recent global change‐type
drought events highlights the need for a better mechanistic understanding of drought …

Plant water use theory has largely been developed within a plant‐performance paradigm
that conceptualizes water use in terms of value for carbon gain and that sits within a …

Subtropical forests provide diverse ecosystem services to human society. However, how
subtropical tree species respond to climate change is still unclear. Using a …

Abiotic stresses could have complex and diverse effects on the growth and development of
forest trees. In this review, we summarized the responses of morphological, physiological …