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Tag: xylem

Close Encounters

Susceptibility to olive quick decline syndrome is linked to xylem anatomy

Can differences in xylem anatomy explain the contrasting responses of two olive cultivars to infection by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa?

by William SalterSeptember 2, 2021November 15, 2021
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Growth & Development

Thicker roots: to grow or not to grow? Investigating the dynamics of secondary root growth

Secondary growth of the roots of annual dicots has functional significance with regards to soil resource acquisition and transport, interactions with soil organisms and carbon sequestration.

by Juniper KissJuly 1, 2020July 1, 2020
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Growth & Development

Hydraulic adjustments are of limited use in bracken fern

Changes in leaf anatomy, more than hydraulics, allowed the ferns to thrive in a high light environment.

by Erin ZimmermanMay 6, 2020May 5, 2020
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Annals of Botany News in Focus

Some trees can save effort when it comes to adding growth rings

by Alun SaltJuly 24, 2019July 24, 2019
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Annals of Botany

Hydraulic architecture of Eucalyptus grandis

by botanyoneFebruary 9, 2018February 9, 2018
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Plant Cuttings

Dragons, coconuts and skyscrapers…

Botanists aren’t always genetic engineers. This week Nigel Chaffey finds some have branched out into civil engineering.

by Nigel ChaffeyApril 18, 2017April 19, 2017
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Books

Bigging-up wood work

by Nigel ChaffeyJuly 30, 2016July 30, 2016
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Hydathode trichomes in parasitic Orobanchaceae
Annals of Botany

Hydathode trichomes in parasitic Orobanchaceae

This study provides the first evidence for the physiological role of the hydathode trichomes in active water secretion in the rhinanthoid Orobanchaceae.

by botanyoneJuly 20, 2015July 13, 2015
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Life

Clean drinking water via plants

Plant xylem from the sapwood of coniferous trees can remove bacteria from water by simple pressure-driven filtration.

by annbotApril 24, 2014April 14, 2014
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Image: Eric Hunt/Wikimedia Commons.
Plant Cuttings

Soil to roots to stem to atmosphere…

Studies show that fog water diffuses directly through leaf cuticles of Drimys brasiliensis and is transported through the xylem to below ground.

by Nigel ChaffeyAugust 29, 2013September 10, 2013
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Visualization of embolism formation using cold neutron radiography
Annals of Botany

Visualization of embolism formation using cold neutron radiography

by botanyoneApril 29, 2013April 25, 2013
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Linking water stress and carbon partitioning
Annals of Botany

Linking water stress and carbon partitioning

by botanyoneNovember 12, 2011November 9, 2011
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Xylem structure and passive bacterial spread
Annals of Botany

Xylem structure and passive bacterial spread

by botanyoneJune 26, 2011June 6, 2011
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Starch and lipids during cambial reactivation
Annals of Botany

Starch and lipids during cambial reactivation

by botanyoneDecember 8, 2010November 12, 2010
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