Hydraulic failure resulting from drought‐induced embolism in the xylem of plants is a key
determinant of reduced productivity and mortality. Methods to assess this vulnerability are …

Tropical and subtropical forests cover only 7% of the Earth's land surface. Yet, they host
nearly half of global tree density with a high species number (∼ 40,000 species), store up to …

Global climate change-induced droughts are provoking events of forest mortality worldwide,
with loss of tree biomass and consequent ecosystem services. Ameliorating the effects of …

Although transpiration‐driven transport of xylem sap is well known to operate under
absolute negative pressure, many terrestrial, vascular plants show positive xylem pressure …

Embolism spreading in dehydrating angiosperm xylem is driven by gas movement between
embolized and sap‐filled conduits. Here we examine how the proximity to pre‐existing …

Rice (Oryza sativa) production consumes a huge amount of fresh water, and improvement of
drought tolerance in rice is important to conserve water resources and minimize yield loss …

Xylem hydraulic safety and efficiency are key traits determining tree fitness in a warmer and
drier world. While numerous plant hydraulic studies have focused on branches, our …

Wood performs several functions to ensure tree survival and carbon allocation to a finite
stem volume leads to trade‐offs among cell types. It is not known to what extent these trade …

The increasing frequency of global change‐type droughts has created a need for fast,
accurate and widely applicable techniques for estimating xylem embolism resistance to …

Observations show vulnerability segmentation between stems and leaves is highly variable
within and between environments. While a number of species exhibit conventional …