Plants are organisms composed of modules connected by xylem and phloem transport
streams. Attack by both insects and pathogens elicits sometimes rapid defense responses in …

High-resolution stem diameter variations (SDV) are widely recognized as a useful drought
stress indicator and have therefore been used in many irrigation scheduling studies. More …

Substantial uncertainty surrounds our knowledge of tree stem growth, with some of the most
basic questions, such as when stem radial growth occurs through the daily cycle, still …

Mangrove forests depend on a dense structure of sufficiently large trees to fulfil their
essential functions as providers of food and wood for animals and people, CO2 sinks and …

Translocation of assimilates is a fundamental process involving carbon and water balance
affecting source/sink relationships. Diurnal patterns of CO2 exchange, translocation (carbon …

The quantification of cambial growth over short time periods has been hampered by
problems to discern between growth and the swelling and shrinking of a tree stem. This …

Tree internal carbon (C) fluxes between compound and compartment pools are difficult to
measure directly. Here we used a C mass balance approach to decipher these fluxes and …

We investigated the effects of seasonal changes in soil moisture and temperature on the
morphological growth traits of fine roots (< 2 mm in diameter) and vascular cambium activity …

A detailed study of the diurnal compositional changes was performed in tomato (Solanum
lycopersicum cv. Moneymaker) leaves and fruits. Plants were cultivated in a commercial …

Water potential explains water transport in the soil–plant–atmosphere continuum (SPAC),
and is gaining interest as connecting variable between 'pedo-, bio-and atmosphere'. It is …