Solar interfacial evaporation has been receiving increasing attention but it is still a huge
challenge to achieve excellent coordination between efficient water transport and salt …

Suc transporters (SUTs) play a key role in the allocation and partitioning of
photosynthetically fixed carbon in plants. While a function could be assigned to many …

Key message Woody plants have salt-tolerant mechanisms similar to those developed by
non-woody plants. Among others, compartmentalization of ions, production of compatible …

The phloem plays a central role in transporting resources and signalling molecules from fully
expanded leaves to provide precursors for, and to direct development of, heterotrophic …

Trees present a critical challenge to long-distance transport because as a tree grows in
height and the transport pathway increases in length, the hydraulic resistance of the …

Maintaining phloem transport under water stress is expected to be crucial to whole-plant
drought tolerance, but the traits that benefit phloem function under drought are poorly …

Abstract Background and Aims The formation of multifunctional vascular tissues represents
a significant advancement in plant evolution. Differentiation of conductive cells is specific …

Introduction Climate change is impacting the wine industry by accelerating ripening
processes due to warming temperatures, especially in areas of significant grape production …

Increasing evidence suggests that tree growth is sink-limited by environmental and internal
controls rather than by carbon availability. However, the mechanisms underlying sink …

The enucleated vascular elements of the xylem and the phloem offer an excellent system to
test the effect of ploidy on plant function because variation in vascular geometry has a direct …