Leaf physiological and morphological constraints of water-use efficiency in C3 plants
The increasing evaporative demand due to climate change will significantly affect the
balance of carbon assimilation and water losses of plants worldwide. The development of …
balance of carbon assimilation and water losses of plants worldwide. The development of …
Abscisic acid acts essentially on stomata, not on the xylem, to improve drought resistance in tomato
Drought resistance is essential for plant production under water‐limiting environments.
Abscisic acid (ABA) plays a critical role in stomata but its impact on hydraulic function …
Abscisic acid (ABA) plays a critical role in stomata but its impact on hydraulic function …
Ontogenetic correlates, not direct adaptation, explain the evolution of stelar morphology
JS Suissa, KJ Niklas, AMF Tomescu… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The primary vascular system of plants (the stele) has attracted interest from paleobotanists,
developmental biologists, systematists, and physiologists for nearly two centuries. Ferns …
developmental biologists, systematists, and physiologists for nearly two centuries. Ferns …
Angiosperms follow a convex trade‐off to optimize hydraulic safety and efficiency
Intervessel pits are considered to function as valves that avoid embolism spreading and
optimize efficient transport of xylem sap across neighbouring vessels. Hydraulic transport …
optimize efficient transport of xylem sap across neighbouring vessels. Hydraulic transport …
The root of the problem: diverse vulnerability to xylem cavitation found within the root system of wheat plants.
The propagation of xylem embolism throughout the root systems of drought‐affected plants
remains largely unknown, despite this process being comparatively well characterized in …
remains largely unknown, despite this process being comparatively well characterized in …
Influence of IAA and ABA on maize stem vessel diameter and stress resistance in variable environments
The plasticity of the xylem and its associated hydraulic properties play crucial roles in plant
acclimation to environmental changes, with vessel diameter (Dv) being the most functionally …
acclimation to environmental changes, with vessel diameter (Dv) being the most functionally …
Assessing the agreement between the pneumatic and the flow‐centrifuge method for estimating xylem safety in temperate diffuse‐porous tree species
The increasing frequency of global change‐type droughts has created a need for fast,
accurate and widely applicable techniques for estimating xylem embolism resistance to …
accurate and widely applicable techniques for estimating xylem embolism resistance to …
Inter-provenance variability and phenotypic plasticity of wood and leaf traits related to hydraulic safety and efficiency in seven European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) …
Abstract Key message Seven European beech provenances differing largely in growth
performance were grown at two common garden sites in Germany and Slovakia. The intra …
performance were grown at two common garden sites in Germany and Slovakia. The intra …
Linking stomatal size and density to water use efficiency and leaf carbon isotope ratio in juvenile and mature trees
Water‐use efficiency (WUE) is affected by multiple leaf traits, including stomatal morphology.
However, the impact of stomatal morphology on WUE across different ontogenetic stages of …
However, the impact of stomatal morphology on WUE across different ontogenetic stages of …
Leaf hydraulic distance is a good predictor of growth response to climate aridity within and across conifer species in a Taiga ecosystem
X Li, D Fan, Z Liu, Z Fu, C Gan, Z Lin, C Xu… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite inter-specific differences in hydraulic traits at broad scale have been
comprehensively studied, intra-specific hydraulic variability in situ is less well known. Which …
comprehensively studied, intra-specific hydraulic variability in situ is less well known. Which …