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 …

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 …

Key message The increase in climate variability is likely to generate an increased
occurrence of both frost-induced and drought-induced damages on perennial plants. We …

Quantitative knowledge of xylem physical tolerance limits to dehydration is essential to
understanding plant drought tolerance but is lacking in many long-vessel angiosperms. We …

Identifying the drivers of stomatal closure and leaf damage during stress in grasses is a
critical prerequisite for understanding crop resilience. Here, we investigated whether …

Tropical rainforest woody plants have been thought to have uniformly low resistance to
hydraulic failure and to function near the edge of their hydraulic safety margin (HSM) …

Increased drought conditions impact tree health, negatively disrupting plant water transport
which, in turn, affects plant growth and survival. Persistent drought legacy effects have been …

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 …

Cavitation resistance has often been viewed as a relatively static trait, especially for stems of
forest trees. Meanwhile, other hydraulic traits, such as turgor loss point (Ψtlp) and xylem …

Maintaining wine production under global warming partly relies on optimizing the choice of
plant material for a given viticultural region and developing drought-resistant cultivars …