ReviewPlant physiology2014
Cavitation and its discontents: opportunities for resolving current controversies.
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- No evidence of xylem embolism refilling during recovery from drought stress in intact sunflowers.Journal of experimental botany · 2026Article
- Xylem embolism refilling revealed in stems of a weedy grass.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Structural variation and spatial polysaccharide profiling of intervessel pit membranes in grapevine.Annals of botany · 2022Article
- Coordination of hydraulic thresholds across roots, stems, and leaves of two co-occurring mangrove species.Plant physiology · 2022Article
- Hydraulic vulnerability segmentation in compound-leaved trees: Evidence from an embolism visualization technique.Plant physiology · 2022Article
- Foliar water uptake does not contribute to embolism repair in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.).Annals of botany · 2022Article
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- Synthetic Polyploidy in Grafted Crops.Frontiers in plant science · 2020Review
- Visualizing Embolism Propagation in Gas-Injected Leaves.Plant physiology · 2019Article
- Plant height and hydraulic vulnerability to drought and cold.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2018Article
- Low Vulnerability to Xylem Embolism in Leaves and Stems of North American Oaks.Plant physiology · 2018Article
- Optical Measurement of Stem Xylem Vulnerability.Plant physiology · 2017Article
- Stomatal Closure, Basal Leaf Embolism, and Shedding Protect the Hydraulic Integrity of Grape Stems.Plant physiology · 2017Article
- Evidence for Hydraulic Vulnerability Segmentation and Lack of Xylem Refilling under Tension.Plant physiology · 2016Article
- Direct observation of local xylem embolisms induced by soil drying in intact Zea mays leaves.Journal of experimental botany · 2016Article
- Testing the 'microbubble effect' using the Cavitron technique to measure xylem water extraction curves.AoB PLANTS · 2016Article
- Easy Come, Easy Go: Capillary Forces Enable Rapid Refilling of Embolized Primary Xylem Vessels.Plant physiology · 2015Article
- Characteristics of ultrasonic acoustic emissions from walnut branches during freeze-thaw-induced embolism formation.Journal of experimental botany · 2015Article
- Cavitation Resistance in Seedless Vascular Plants: The Structure and Function of Interconduit Pit Membranes.Plant physiology · 2014Article
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Abstract
Cavitation has long been recognized as a key constraint on the structure and functional integrity of the xylem. Yet, recent results call into question how well we understand cavitation in plants. Here, we consider embolism formation in angiosperms at two scales. The first focuses on how air-seeding occurs at the level of pit membranes, raising the question of whether capillary failure is an appropriate physical model. The second addresses methodological uncertainties that affect our ability to infer the formation of embolism and its reversal in plant stems. Overall, our goal is to open up fresh perspectives on the structure-function relationships of xylem.
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