Hydraulic failure resulting from drought‐induced embolism in the xylem of plants is a key
determinant of reduced productivity and mortality. Methods to assess this vulnerability are …

Plant hydraulics is crucial for assessing the plants' capacity to extract and transport water
from the soil up to their aerial organs. Along with their capacity to exchange water between …

Tropical forests face increasing climate risk,, yet our ability to predict their response to
climate change is limited by poor understanding of their resistance to water stress. Although …

Although xylem embolism is a key process during drought‐induced tree mortality, its
relationship to wood anatomy remains debated. While the functional link between bordered …

Understanding how evolutionary history and the coordination between trait trade‐off axes
shape the drought tolerance of trees is crucial to predict forest dynamics under climate …

Embolism spreading in dehydrating angiosperm xylem is driven by gas movement between
embolized and sap‐filled conduits. Here we examine how the proximity to pre‐existing …

The frequency of extreme drought events has been rising worldwide, but due to its
unpredictability, how plants will respond remains poorly understood. Here, we aimed to …

Drought-related tree mortality has become a major concern worldwide due to its pronounced
negative impacts on the functioning and sustainability of forest ecosystems. However, our …

The capacity of trees to tolerate and survive increasing drought conditions in situ will depend
in part on their ability to acclimate (via phenotypic plasticity) key hydraulic and …

Embolism spreading in xylem is an important component of plant drought resistance. Since
embolism resistance has been shown to be mechanistically linked to pit membrane …