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ArticleThe New phytologist2025

Unraveling water pathways and sources in leafless maples during early spring sap ascent.

Élise Bouchard, Daniel Houle, Annie Deslauriers, Sylvain Jutras, Christian Messier

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Article in The New phytologist, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Élise BouchardDépartement des Sciences Biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), Montréal, Québec, H2X1Y4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7146-4820
Daniel HouleDépartement des Sciences Biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), Montréal, Québec, H2X1Y4, Canada.
Annie DeslauriersCentre for Forest Research (CFR), Montréal, Québec, H2X 1Y4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4994-5772
Sylvain JutrasCentre for Forest Research (CFR), Montréal, Québec, H2X 1Y4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6916-3575
Christian MessierDépartement des Sciences Biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), Montréal, Québec, H2X1Y4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8728-5533

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Maple trees repair cold-induced embolism by generating positive stem pressure during their leafless state, altering sap transport in ways that remain poorly understood. This xylem pressure also drives sap exudation, enabling maple sap harvest for syrup production. This study investigates water source dynamics in leafless maples in early spring and its impact on sap yields. We used heavy water (D

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AcerPlant ExudatesSeasonsWaterBiological TransportPlant LeavesPlant RootsPlant StemsSoilXylemPlant ExudatesSoilWaterfreeze–thaw cyclesmaple syruppositive xylem pressuresap bleedingseasonal pressurestable isotopestem rehydrationsugar maple

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PMID40444595
PMCPMC12222924

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