Synthetic polyploids have been extensively studied for breeding in the last decade.
However, the use of such genotypes at the agronomical level is still limited. Polyploidization …

Plants frequently exhibit tradeoffs between reproduction and growth when resources are
limited, and often change these allocation patterns in response to stress. Shorter-lived plants …

Resilience is a key concept in ecology, describing the capacity of a system to resist a
disturbance, recover from it and return to a stable state (Lloret et al., 2011; Hodgson et al …

Quantitative wood anatomy analyzes the variability of xylem anatomical features in trees,
shrubs, and herbaceous species to address research questions related to plant functioning …

Climate warming will increase the drought exposure of many forests world‐wide. It is not
well understood how trees adapt their hydraulic architecture to a long‐term decrease in …

Against the backdrop of global change, the intensity, duration, and frequency of droughts are
projected to increase and threaten forest ecosystems worldwide. Tree responses to drought …

Water deficit is one of the main limiting factors in apple (Malus× domestica Borkh.)
cultivation. Root architecture plays an important role in the drought tolerance of plants; …

Current theory presumes that natural selection on vascular traits is controlled by a trade‐off
between efficiency and safety of hydraulic architecture. Hence, traits linked to efficiency …

Understanding which hydraulic traits are under genetic control and/or are phenotypically
plastic is essential in understanding how tree species will respond to rapid shifts in climate …

Wood contains a large amount of air, even in functional xylem. Air embolisms in the xylem
affect water transport and can determine plant growth and survival. Embolisms are usually …