The design and function of leaf venation are important to plant performance, with key
implications for the distribution and productivity of ecosystems, and applications in …

Green plants are Earth's primary solar energy collectors. They harvest the energy of the Sun
by converting light energy into chemical energy stored in the bonds of sugar molecules. A …

Angiosperm leaves manifest a remarkable diversity of shapes that range from
developmental sequences within a shoot and within crown response to microenvironment to …

More than 40 000 km3 year–1 of water flows through the intricate hydraulic pathways inside
leaves. This water not only sustains terrestrial productivity, but also constitutes nearly 70% of …

We report a novel form of xylem dysfunction in angiosperms: reversible collapse of the xylem
conduits of the smallest vein orders that demarcate and intrusively irrigate the areoles of red …

The study examined the relationships between whole tree hydraulic conductance (Ktree)
and the conductance in roots (Kroot) and leaves (Kleaf) in loblolly pine trees. In addition, the …

The water-conducting cells in the xylem of conifers are tracheids. Despite the fact that these
conduits are limited in diameter and length, the tracheid-based xylem structure of conifers …

Occupancy of cold habitats by evergreen species requires structural modification of
photosynthetic organs for stress resistance and longevity. Such modifications have been …

Variation in leaf venation network architecture may reflect trade‐offs among multiple
functions including efficiency, resilience, support, cost, and resistance to drought and …

We consider the problem of capillary imbibition into an axisymmetric tube for which the tube
radius decreases in the direction of increasing imbibition. For tubes with constant radius …