Photosynthesis needs water. Guest blogger Maria Papanatsiou has a new way of increasing water efficiency in plants, enabling them to do more with less.
Tag - water use
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Not all sapwood is functionally equal: Improving estimates of whole-tree water use from sap flux measurements
We often use sap flux, or water transported by the xylem to estimate whole-tree water use, an important component of understanding ecosystem water use. However, not all sapwood is functionally equal and axial sap flux...
Danielle Marias
Impacts of invading alien plant species on water flows at stand and catchment scales
There have been many studies of the diverse impacts of invasions by alien plants but only a few have assessed impacts on water resources. In a new study published in AoB PLANTS, Le Maitre et al. review the impacts of...
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