A broad survey of hydraulic and mechanical safety in the xylem of conifers

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 4419-4431

  Bouche, Pauline S ^a,b,c   Larter, Maximilien ^b,c   Domec, Jean Christophe ^c,d   Burlett, Régis ^c   Gasson, Peter ^e   Jansen, Steven ^a   Delzon, Sylvain ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UMR 1202 BIOGECO   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^d BORDEAUX SCIENCES AGRO   (France)

^e JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cavitation resistance; hydraulic efficiency; mechanical strength; seal capillary seeding; torusmargo pit; wall implosion; xylem anatomy

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFER; EVOLUTION; MECHANICS; PHYSIOLOGY; XYLEM;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CONIFEROPHYTA; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; WATER; XYLEM;

EID: 84905180616     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru218     Document Type: Review

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