The increasing demand for food coupled to various environmental pressures, is increasing
the importance of sustainable agricultural practices. Based on results published across a …

Herein we review the current state‐of‐the‐art of plant hydraulics in the context of plant
physiology, ecology, and evolution, focusing on current and future research opportunities …

Drought is a predominant cause of low yields worldwide. There is an urgent need for more
water efficient cropping systems facing large water consumption of irrigated agriculture and …

Although xylem embolism is a key process during drought‐induced tree mortality, its
relationship to wood anatomy remains debated. While the functional link between bordered …

Vascular wilts are among the most destructive plant diseases that occur in annual crops as
well as in woody perennials. These diseases are generally caused by soil-borne bacteria …

ABSTRACT A laboratory investigation was conducted to determine whether colloidal
suspensions of inorganic nanoparticulate materials of natural or industrial origin in the …

We tested the hypothesis that greater cavitation resistance correlates with less total inter-
vessel pit area per vessel (the pit area hypothesis) and evaluated a trade-off between …

Bordered pits are cavities in the lignified cell walls of xylem conduits (vessels and tracheids)
that are essential components in the water‐transport system of higher plants. The pit …

Embolism spreading in angiosperm xylem occurs via mesoporous pit membranes between
vessels. Here, we investigate how the size of pore constrictions in pit membranes is related …

The hypothesis that greater safety from cavitation by air‐seeding through inter‐vessel pits
comes at the cost of less porous pit membranes with greater flow resistance was tested …