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 …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review shows that a more or less constant rate of tip-to-
base vessel widening across species, together with the assumption that wider vessels are …

Understanding how plants survive drought and cold is increasingly important as plants
worldwide experience dieback with drought in moist places and grow taller with warming in …

Angiosperm hydraulic performance is crucially affected by the diameters of vessels, the
water conducting conduits in the wood. Hydraulic optimality models suggest that vessels …

Sha** global water and carbon cycles, plants lift water from roots to leaves through xylem
conduits. The importance of xylem water conduction makes it crucial to understand how …

Increased tree mortality due to severe drought has become a widely debated topic in tree
physiology. There is a rich literature illustrating that severe drought is likely to kill many trees …

The commercial success of tissue engineering products requires efficacy, cost effectiveness,
and the possibility of scaleup. Advances in tissue engineering require increased …

Within a tree the lumen of the xylem conduits varies widely (by at least 1 order of
magnitude). Transversally in the stem conduits are smaller close to the pith and larger in the …

Plant vascular networks are central to botanical form, function, and diversity. Here, we
develop a theory for plant network scaling that is based on optimal space filling by the …

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 …