Neutron and x-ray scattering represent two classes of state-of-the-art materials characterization techniques that measure materials structural and dynamical properties with …
The Science of Grapevines, Third Edition reflects the latest insights into cultivar relationships, vascular transport, hormone action, and stress responses of grapevines …
MicroComputed Tomography has become the gold standard for studying 3D microscopic structures nondestructively, and this book provides up-to-date coverage of the modality. The …
Carbohydrates play a central role in plant functioning because they are building blocks and energy carriers for plant metabolic processes. Because plants are sessile organisms and …
The xylem is a complex system that includes a network of dead conduits ensuring long- distance water transport in plants. Under ongoing climate changes, xylem embolism is a …
DA Rippner, PV Raja, JM Earles… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
X-ray micro-computed tomography (X-ray μCT) has enabled the characterization of the properties and processes that take place in plants and soils at the micron scale. Despite the …
Non‐structural carbon (NSC) storage (ie starch, soluble sugras and lipids) in tree stems play important roles in metabolism and growth. Their spatial distribution in wood may explain …
While nonstructural carbohydrate (NSC) storage can support long-lived woody plants during abiotic stress, the timing and extent of their use are less understood, as are the thresholds …
Highlights•Tree stems are more than a conduit for phloem C transport; they are a significant C sink.•Isotopes demonstrate most phloem-transported C exchanges with NSC stored in …