ArticlePlant physiology2025
Substantial capacitance found in the roots of 2 contrasting conifer species.
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- Extreme Polyploidy Reveals Functional Trade-Offs in Plant Drought Responses.Plant, cell & environment · 2026Article
- Cortex death precedes stele failure in soybean fine roots during drought but does not prevent plant rehydration.Plant physiology · 2026Article
- Early signals of water limitations begin at the root-soil interface: linking rhizosphere drying to water uptake decline.The New phytologist · 2026Article
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Abstract
High rates of photosynthesis require abundant water delivered to the canopy to replace water lost to transpiration. In addition to water drawn immediately from the soil, stem capacitance has been identified as an additional water source, particularly during transient transpiration states. However, little information is available about the potential of roots to contribute to plant capacitance because methodological constraints have made it challenging to quantify root capacitance. In this study, we present a method to measure the water storage capacity of the root system and assess its contribution to daytime transpiration. We used an optical dendrometer to obtain in situ measurements of water potential and transpiration in 2 contrasting conifer species, Oyster Bay pine (Callitris rhomboidea) and Monterey pine (Pinus radiata), allowing us to quantify diurnal changes in plant water deficit. We employed a modified flow meter to gauge the rehydration kinetics of the below-ground and above-ground systems separately. We observed that root capacitance is a major supplier to the water demands during transient changes in transpiration for both species. Notably, the total below-ground capacitance exceeded the above-ground capacitance in C. rhomboidea, while the 2 capacitances were similar in P. radiata. Our findings highlight the importance of measuring and including below-ground capacitance in hydraulic models to accurately predict diurnal plant water status and stomatal behavior.
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