Traits, properties, and performance: how woody plants combine hydraulic and mechanical functions in a cell, tissue, or whole plant

The world-wide ‘fast-slow’ plant economics spectrum: a traits manifesto

(2014) Peter B. Reich   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Physiological and genomic basis of mechanical-functional trade-off in plant vasculature

(2014) Sonali Sengupta et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Safety Factors for Xylem Failure by Implosion and Air-Seeding Within Roots, Trunks and Branches of Young and Old Conifer Trees

(2013) Jean-Christophe Domec et al.   IAWA JOURNAL

Spatial distribution and packing of xylem conduits

(2012) J. Martinez-Vilalta et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

The physiological implications of primary xylem organization in two ferns

(2012) CRAIG R. BRODERSEN et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Green Revolution Trees: Semidwarfism Transgenes Modify Gibberellins, Promote Root Growth, Enhance Morphological Diversity, and Reduce Competitiveness in Hybrid Poplar

(2012) A. A. Elias et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Transgenic poplars with reduced lignin show impaired xylem conductivity, growth efficiency and survival

(2011) STEVEN L. VOELKER et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Partitioning variation in Douglas-fir xylem properties among multiple scales via a Bayesian hierarchical model

(2011) S. M. Dunham et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Constraints on physiological function associated with branch architecture and wood density in tropical forest trees

(2011) F. C. Meinzer et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Angiosperm wood structure: Global patterns in vessel anatomy and their relation to wood density and potential conductivity

(2010) Amy E. Zanne et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Worldwide correlations of mechanical properties and green wood density

(2010) Karl J. Niklas et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Genetic Engineering for Modern Agriculture: Challenges and Perspectives

(2010) Ron Mittler et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Functional traits and the growth–mortality trade-off in tropical trees

(2010) S. Joseph Wright et al.   ECOLOGY

Experimental evidence for the Berg hypothesis: vegetative traits are more sensitive than pollination traits to environmental variation

(2010) Christophe Pélabon et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Moving water well: comparing hydraulic efficiency in twigs and trunks of coniferous, ring-porous, and diffuse-porous saplings from temperate and tropical forests

(2010) Katherine McCulloh et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Testing hypotheses that link wood anatomy to cavitation resistance and hydraulic conductivity in the genus Acer

(2010) Frederic Lens et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

What is stress? Concepts, definitions and applications in seed science

(2010) Ilse Kranner et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Reduced wood stiffness and strength, and altered stem form, in young antisense 4CL transgenic poplars with reduced lignin contents

(2010) Steven L. Voelker et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The Relationships between Xylem Safety and Hydraulic Efficiency in the Cupressaceae: The Evolution of Pit Membrane Form and Function

(2010) J. Pittermann et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The effect of tree architecture on conduit diameter and frequency from small distal roots to branch tips in Betula pendula, Picea abies and Pinus sylvestris

(2010) A. Lintunen et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Radial shrinkage and ultrasound acoustic emissions of fresh versus pre-dried Norway spruce sapwood

(2010) Sabine Rosner et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Developmental plasticity and biomechanics of treelets and lianas in Manihot aff. quinquepartita (Euphorbiaceae): a branch-angle climber of French Guiana

(2009) Léa Ménard et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum

(2009) Jerome Chave et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Influence of initial planting spacing and genotype on microfibril angle, wood density, fibre properties and modulus of elasticity in Pinus radiata D. Don corewood

(2009) Jean-Pierre Lasserre et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Effects of early re-spacing on the physical and mechanical properties of Sitka spruce structural timber

(2009) John Moore et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

A global overview of drought and heat-induced tree mortality reveals emerging climate change risks for forests

(2009) Craig D. Allen et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Structure and function of bordered pits: new discoveries and impacts on whole-plant hydraulic function

(2009) Brendan Choat et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Murray's law, the ‘Yarrum’ optimum, and the hydraulic architecture of compound leaves

(2009) Katherine A. McCulloh et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Single-vessel flow measurements indicate scalariform perforation plates confer higher flow resistance than previously estimated

(2009) MAIRGARETH A. CHRISTMAN et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Extending sapwood — Leaf area relationships from stems to roots in Coast Douglas-fir

(2008) Peter J. Gould et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Morphological Integration and Developmental Modularity

(2008) Christian Peter Klingenberg   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

ARE FUNCTIONAL TRAITS GOOD PREDICTORS OF DEMOGRAPHIC RATES? EVIDENCE FROM FIVE NEOTROPICAL FORESTS

(2008) L. Poorter et al.   ECOLOGY

Biomechanical design and long-term stability of trees: Morphological and wood traits involved in the balance between weight increase and the gravitropic reaction

(2008) T. Alméras et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Hydraulic and mechanical stem properties affect leaf-stem allometry in mango cultivars

(2008) F. Normand et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Maximum height in a conifer is associated with conflicting requirements for xylem design

(2008) J.-C. Domec et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Hydraulic integration and shrub growth form linked across continental aridity gradients

(2008) H. J. Schenk et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Are radial changes in vascular anatomy mechanically induced or an ageing process? Evidence from observations on buttressed tree root systems

(2008) Karen K. Christensen-Dalsgaard et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Wood anatomy and hydraulic architecture of stems and twigs of some Mediterranean trees and shrubs along a mesic-xeric gradient

(2008) Veronica De Micco et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION