A case-study of water transport in co-occurring ring- versus diffuse-porous trees: Contrasts in water-status, conducting capacity, cavitation and vessel refilling

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1641-1651

  Taneda, Haruhiko ^a,b   Sperry, John S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer grandidentatum; Drought stress; Granier sensors; Hydraulic architecture; Quercus gambelii; Sap flux; Vulnerability curves; Xylem embolism

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CAVITATION; DICOTYLEDON; DROUGHT STRESS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POROSITY; SAP FLOW; TRANSPIRATION; TREE RING; VULNERABILITY; XYLEM;

ACER; ACER GRANDIDENTATUM; QUERCUS GAMBELII;

EID: 57649134553     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.11.1641     Document Type: Article

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