How reliable are methods to assess xylem vulnerability to cavitation? The issue of 'open vessel' artifact in oaks

Tree Physiology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 894-905

  Martin StPaul, N K ^a,b   Longepierre, D ^a   Huc, R ^c   Delzon, S ^d,e   Burlett, R ^d,e   Joffre, R ^a   Rambal, S ^a,f   Cochard, H ^g,h  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c French National Institute for Agriculture   (France)

^d UMR 1202 BIOGECO   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^g PIAF   (France)

^h UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Drought; Mediterranean tree; Methodology; Plant hydraulics; Plant water transport; Vessel length artifact; Water relations

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; CAVITATION; DEHYDRATION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; THRESHOLD; VULNERABILITY; XYLEM;

QUERCUS;

GAS; WATER;

ARTIFACT; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GAS; OAK; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PRESSURE; TREE; XYLEM;

ARTIFACTS; DROUGHTS; GASES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; PRESSURE; QUERCUS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TREES; WATER; XYLEM;

EID: 84902552698     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpu059     Document Type: Article

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