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ArticleAnnals of botany2022

Foliar water uptake does not contribute to embolism repair in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.).

Jeroen D M Schreel, Craig Brodersen, Thomas De Schryver, Manuel Dierick, Adriana Rubinstein, Koen Dewettinck, Matthieu N Boone, Luc Van Hoorebeke, Kathy Steppe

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Article in Annals of botany, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jeroen D M SchreelLaboratory of Plant Ecology, Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Craig BrodersenSchool of the Environment, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Thomas De SchryverUGent Centre for X-ray Tomography (UGCT) - Radiation Physics Group, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ghent University, Proeftuinstraat 86, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Manuel DierickUGent Centre for X-ray Tomography (UGCT) - Radiation Physics Group, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ghent University, Proeftuinstraat 86, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Adriana RubinsteinSchool of the Environment, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Koen DewettinckFood Structure & Function Research Group, Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Matthieu N BooneUGent Centre for X-ray Tomography (UGCT) - Radiation Physics Group, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ghent University, Proeftuinstraat 86, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Luc Van HoorebekeUGent Centre for X-ray Tomography (UGCT) - Radiation Physics Group, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ghent University, Proeftuinstraat 86, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Kathy SteppeLaboratory of Plant Ecology, Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6252-0704
Ghent University · BEYale University · USFlorida International University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsFoliar water uptake has recently been suggested as a possible mechanism for the restoration of hydraulically dysfunctional xylem vessels. In this paper we used a combination of ecophysiological measurements, X-ray microcomputed tomography and cryo-scanning electron microscopy during a drought treatment to fully evaluate this hypothesis. KEY

resultsBased on an assessment of these methods in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) seedlings we were able to (1) confirm an increase in the amount of hydraulically redistributed water absorbed by leaves when the soil water potential decreased, and (2) locate this redistributed water in hydraulically active vessels in the stem. However, (3) no embolism repair was observed irrespective of the organ under investigation (i.e. stem, petiole or leaf) or the intensity of drought.

conclusionsOur data provide evidence for a hydraulic pathway from the leaf surface to the stem xylem following a water potential gradient, but this pathway exists only in functional vessels and does not play a role in embolism repair for beech.

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EmbolismFagusDroughtsPlant LeavesWaterX-Ray MicrotomographyXylemWaterClimate changecomputed tomographycryo-scanning electron microscopydroughtembolism formationembolism repairfoliar absorptionfoliar water uptakemicroCT

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