ArticleFrontiers in plant science2024
Consistent decrease in conifer embolism resistance from the stem apex to base resulting from axial trends in tracheid and pit traits.
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- Da Vinci's mischief: xylem conduits in the stems of woody plants do not furcate.The New phytologist · 2026Article
- Needle length in pines as a key trait regulating hydraulic resistance.Annals of botany · 2026Article
- Axial variation in conduit dimensions in angiosperm leaves and conifer needles - a review.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Xylem vessel anatomy and hydraulic function scale in concert along the tip-to-base axis of an angiosperm tree.AoB PLANTS · 2025Article
- Hydraulic path length as a determinant of xylem conduit size at the stem base, regardless of cambial age.Tree physiology · 2025Article
- Hydraulics and Structural Mechanics Jointly Shape Root-to-Leaf Scaling of Xylem Conduit Traits.Plant, cell & environment · 2025Article
- Implications of root morphology and anatomy for water deficit tolerance and recovery of grapevine rootstocks.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Drought-induced embolism formation in conifers is associated with several tracheid and pit traits, which vary in parallel from stem apex to base. We tested whether this axial anatomical variability is associated with a progressive variation in embolism vulnerability along the stem from apex to base. Methods: We assessed the tracheid hydraulic diameter ( Results: In both trees, Discussion and conclusions: Apex-to-base trends in tracheid and pit traits, along with variations in P50, suggest a strong structure-function relationship that is influenced by
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