ArticlePlant physiology2021
Cavitation fatigue in conifers: a study on eight European species.
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- Unraveling the hydraulic vulnerability of tree seedlings using optical and acoustic techniques.Journal of experimental botany · 2026Article
- Optical observations of embolism in three conifers overestimate the vulnerability of stem xylem to hydraulic dysfunction.Journal of experimental botany · 2025Article
- Ring-specific vulnerability to embolism reveals accumulation of damage in the xylem.The New phytologist · 2025Article
- Short- and Long-Term Growth Response to Multiple Drought Episodes: Evidence of Genetic Adaptation in a Conifer Species.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Capturing drought stress signals: the potential of dendrometers for monitoring tree water status.Tree physiology · 2024Article
- Consistent decrease in conifer embolism resistance from the stem apex to base resulting from axial trends in tracheid and pit traits.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- Recovery after long-term summer drought: Hydraulic measurements reveal legacy effects in trunks of Picea abies but not in Fagus sylvatica.Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) · 2022Article
- Catastrophic hydraulic failure and tipping points in plants.Plant, cell & environment · 2022Review
- Branch water uptake and redistribution in two conifers at the alpine treeline.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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After drought-induced embolism and repair, tree xylem may be weakened against future drought events (cavitation fatigue). As there are few data on cavitation fatigue in conifers available, we quantified vulnerability curves (VCs) after embolism/repair cycles on eight European conifer species. We induced 50% and 100% loss of conductivity (LC) with a cavitron, and analyzed VCs. Embolism repair was obtained by vacuum infiltration. All species demonstrated complete embolism repair and a lack of any cavitation fatigue after 50% LC . After 100% LC, European larch (Larix decidua), stone pine (Pinus cembra), Norway spruce (Picea abies), and silver fir (Abies alba) remained unaffected, while mountain pine (Pinus mugo), yew (Taxus baccata), and common juniper (Juniperus communis) exhibited 0.4-0.9 MPa higher vulnerability to embolism. A small cavitation fatigue observed in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) was probably biased by incomplete embolism repair, as indicated by a correlation of vulnerability shifts and conductivity restoration. Our data demonstrate that cavitation fatigue in conifers is species-specific and depends on the intensity of preceding LC. The lack of fatigue effects after moderate LC, and relevant effects in only three species after high LC, indicate that conifers are relatively resistant against cavitation fatigue. This is remarkable considering the complex and delicate conifer pit architecture and may be important considering climate change projections.
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