Tip‐to‐base xylem conduit widening as an adaptation: causes, consequences, and empirical priorities

ME Olson, T Anfodillo, SM Gleason… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the stems of terrestrial vascular plants studied to date, the diameter of xylem water‐
conducting conduits D widens predictably with distance from the stem tip L approximating …

Plant morpho evo-devo

E Petrone-Mendoza, F Vergara-Silva, ME Olson - Trends in Plant Science, 2023 - cell.com
Evo-devo is often thought of as being the study of which genes underlie which phenotypes.
However, evo-devo is much more than this, especially in plant science. In leaf scars along …

A dynamic yet vulnerable pipeline: Integration and coordination of hydraulic traits across whole plants

KA McCulloh, JC Domec, DM Johnson… - Plant, Cell & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The vast majority of measurements in the field of plant hydraulics have been on small‐
diameter branches from woody species. These measurements have provided considerable …

Xylem vessel‐diameter–shoot‐length scaling: ecological significance of porosity types and other traits

M Olson, JA Rosell, C Martínez‐Pérez… - Ecological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Flowering plants predominantly conduct water in tubes known as vessels, with vessel
diameter playing a crucial role in plant adaptation to climate and reactions to climate …

Vessel diameter polymorphism determines vulnerability-to-embolism curve shape

AL Jacobsen, RB Pratt - IAWA Journal, 2023 - brill.com
Sherwin Carlquist proposed several functional interpretations for vessel diameter, including
that narrow vessels were hydraulically “safe” while wide diameter vessels were more …

High variation in hydraulic efficiency but not xylem safety between roots and branches in four temperate broad‐leaved tree species

T Lübbe, LJ Lamarque, S Delzon… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Xylem hydraulic safety and efficiency are key traits determining tree fitness in a warmer and
drier world. While numerous plant hydraulic studies have focused on branches, our …

Dynamic structural evolution of lignin macromolecules and hemicelluloses during Chinese pine growth

Q Sun, HM Wang, CY Ma, S Hong, Z Sun… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
To comprehend the biosynthesis processes of conifers, it is essential to investigate the
disparity between the cell wall shape and the interior chemical structures of polymers …

Adaptive variation among oaks in wood anatomical properties is shaped by climate of origin and shows limited plasticity across environments

CG Fontes, J Pinto‐Ledezma, AL Jacobsen… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climate is a major evolutionary force in driving adaptive differentiation and plasticity in plant
function. Xylem anatomy and hydraulic architecture are critical to water use, growth and …

The Pneumatron: An automated pneumatic apparatus for estimating xylem vulnerability to embolism at high temporal resolution

L Pereira, PRL Bittencourt, VS Pacheco… - Plant, Cell & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Xylem vulnerability to embolism represents an important trait to determine species
distribution patterns and drought resistance. However, estimating embolism resistance …

Branch xylem vascular adjustments in European beech in response to decreasing water availability across a precipitation gradient

G Weithmann, SS Paligi, B Schuldt… - Tree …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Crucial for the climate adaptation of trees is a xylem anatomical structure capable of
adjusting to changing water regimes. Although species comparisons across climate zones …