During the growing season, the cambium of conifer trees produces successive rows of xylem cells, known as tracheids. Current knowledge on this process mainly stems from xylogenesis monitoring spanning a few years. In...
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Temperature responses of photosynthesis under elevated CO2
Plants growing under elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations often have reduced stomatal conductance and subsequently increased leaf temperature. Šigut et al. find that this is indeed the case for broadleaved Fagus...
Tree root density model for heterogeneous forest ecosystems
This study reveals a new model for predicting root density which focuses on the spatial distribution of root density at the tree cluster scale.
Freezing-related CO2 bursts reduce winter embolism
Results indicate that not all gases dissolved in the xylem sap are trapped within the ice in the stem of Scots pine and Norway spruce, during freezing.
Giant organisms, giant genomes…
Humans are 98% junk! But a carnivorous plant is far more efficient - containing only 3% junk-DNA.
Nigel Chaffey