Its correlation with intervessel pit membrane thickness provides the missing functional link.
Tag - stem anatomy
Erin Zimmerman
Embolism resistance in herbaceous eudicot stems
Plant survival under extreme drought events has been associated with xylem vulnerability to embolism (the disruption of water transport due to air bubbles in conduits). Despite the ecological and economic importance of...
Alex Assiry
Embolism resistance and dehydration tolerance in a perennial grass
More intense droughts under climate change threaten species resilience. Hydraulic strategies determine drought survival in woody species but are hardly explored in herbaceous species. Volaire et al. investigated the...
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