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 …

Variation in xylem vessel diameter is one of the most important parameters when evaluating
plant water relations. This review provides a synthesis of the ecophysiological implications …

The leaf economics spectrum (LES) provides a useful framework for examining species
strategies as shaped by their evolutionary history. However, that spectrum, as originally …

The evolution of lignified xylem allowed for the efficient transport of water under tension, but
also exposed the vascular network to the risk of gas emboli and the spread of gas between …

The relationship between stomatal conductance (gs) and leaf water potential (Ψl) is key to
the understanding of plant function under changing climate. The variability among tree …

Abstract MicroRNAs are 19-to 22-nucleotide small noncoding RNAs that have been
implicated in abiotic stress responses. In this study, we found that knockdown of …

Angiosperm hydraulic performance is crucially affected by the diameters of vessels, the
water conducting conduits in the wood. Hydraulic optimality models suggest that vessels …

Current theory presumes that natural selection on vascular traits is controlled by a trade‐off
between efficiency and safety of hydraulic architecture. Hence, traits linked to efficiency …

This review presents a framework for evaluating how cells, tissues, organs, and whole plants
perform both hydraulic and mechanical functions. The morphological alterations that affect …

Trees can play different roles in the regulation of fluxes of methane (CH 4), a greenhouse
gas with a warming potential 83 times greater than that of carbon dioxide. Forest soils have …