Summary The Cohesion Theory considers plant xylem as a 'vulnerable pipeline'isolated
from the osmotically connected tissue cells, phloem and mycorrhizas living in symbiosis with …

Water Relations of Plants and Soils, successor to the seminal 1983 book by Paul Kramer,
covers the entire field of water relations using current concepts and consistent terminology …

The first edition of this book was the first to provide an integrated description of sap
ascension from an anatomical and functional point of view. The second edition opens with …

The present volume, Xylem Structure and the Ascent of Sap by MH Zimmermann, very
appropriately inaugurates the Springer Series in Wood Science, an enterprise recently …

We studied 15 riparian and upland Sonoran desert species to evaluate how the limitation of
xylem pressure (Ψx) by cavitation corresponded with plant distribution along a moisture …

This book is a specialized monograph on soil physical conditions and root-system relations.
It attempts to explain the importance of physical properties of soil by showing how they affect …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the pressure chamber as an instrument for
ecological research. It provides the workers with a thorough and useful discussion of the …

Predicted increases in forest drought mortality highlight the need for predictors of incipient
drought‐induced mortality (DIM) risk that enable proactive large‐scale management. Such …

Tree mortality due to global change—including range expansion of invasive pests and
pathogens—is a paramount threat to forest ecosystems. Oak forests are among the most …

Under prolonged drought and reduced photosynthesis, plants consume stored nonstructural
carbohydrates (NSCs). Stored NSC depletion may impair the regulation of plant water …