Burning questions for a warming and changing world: 15 unknowns in plant abiotic stress

PE Verslues, J Bailey-Serres, C Brodersen… - The Plant …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
We present unresolved questions in plant abiotic stress biology as posed by 15 research
groups with expertise spanning eco-physiology to cell and molecular biology. Common …

Functional status of xylem through time

CR Brodersen, AB Roddy, JW Wason… - Annual review of …, 2019‏ - annualreviews.org
Water transport in vascular plants represents a critical component of terrestrial water cycles
and supplies the water needed for the exchange of CO2 in the atmosphere for …

Intervessel pit membrane thickness as a key determinant of embolism resistance in angiosperm xylem

S Li, F Lens, S Espino, Z Karimi, M Klepsch, HJ Schenk… - Iawa Journal, 2016‏ - brill.com
Pit membranes in bordered pits between neighbouring vessels play a major role in the entry
of air-water menisci from an embolised vessel into a water-filled vessel (ie., air-seeding) …

Water release through plant roots: new insights into its consequences at the plant and ecosystem level

I Prieto, C Armas, FI Pugnaire - New Phytologist, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Hydraulic redistribution (HR) is the passive movement of water between different soil parts
via plant root systems, driven by water potential gradients in the soil–plant interface. New …

The ecology and evolution of induced resistance against herbivores

R Karban - Functional Ecology, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
Induced resistance is now widely accepted as a potent and widespread ecological force
although several pieces of the story remain very poorly known. Theory predicts that induced …

Maintenance of xylem network transport capacity: a review of embolism repair in vascular plants

CR Brodersen, AJ McElrone - Frontiers in plant science, 2013‏ - frontiersin.org
Maintenance of long distance water transport in xylem is essential to plant health and
productivity. Both biotic and abiotic environmental conditions lead to embolism formation …

Angiosperm wood structure: global patterns in vessel anatomy and their relation to wood density and potential conductivity

AE Zanne, M Westoby, DS Falster… - American journal of …, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
Woody stems comprise a large biological carbon fraction and determine water transport
between roots and leaves; their structure and function can influence both carbon and …

[ספר][B] Nonlinear physics of ecosystems

E Meron - 2015‏ - api.taylorfrancis.com
A significant part of this book is based on a graduate course on pattern formation which I
have been teaching during the past two decades in the Physics Department at Ben-Gurion …

Traits, properties, and performance: how woody plants combine hydraulic and mechanical functions in a cell, tissue, or whole plant

B Lachenbruch, KA McCulloh - New Phytologist, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
This review presents a framework for evaluating how cells, tissues, organs, and whole plants
perform both hydraulic and mechanical functions. The morphological alterations that affect …

Toward a common methodological framework for the sampling, extraction, and isotopic analysis of water in the Critical Zone to study vegetation water use

N Ceperley, TE Gimeno, SR Jacobs… - Wiley …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
The analysis of the stable isotopic composition of hydrogen and oxygen in water samples
from soils and plants can help to identify sources of vegetation water uptake. This approach …