Plasticity of the xylem vulnerability to embolism in poplar relies on quantitative pit properties rather than on pit structure
C. Lemaire, Y. Quilichini, N. Brunel-Michac, J. Santini, L. Berti, J. Cartailler, P. Conchon, E. Badel, S. Herbette
The paper investigates how poplar trees adjust their xylem vulnerability to embolism under different environmental conditions, finding that changes in quantitative pit properties, not structure, drive this plasticity.
bioRxiv · May 14, 2020Plant Biology