Seeing is believing: what visualising bubbles in the xylem has revealed about plant hydraulic function

Stem and leaf xylem of angiosperm trees experiences minimal embolism in temperate forests during two consecutive summers with moderate drought

(2022) X. Guan et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

Xylem embolism spread is largely prevented by interconduit pit membranes until the majority of conduits are gas‐filled

(2022) Rodrigo T. Avila et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

In situ , direct observation of seasonal embolism dynamics in Aleppo pine trees growing on the dry edge of their distribution

(2022) Yael Wagner et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

High safety margins to drought‐induced hydraulic failure found in five pasture grasses

(2022) Vinod Jacob et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Pore constrictions in intervessel pit membranes provide a mechanistic explanation for xylem embolism resistance in angiosperms

(2021) Lucian Kaack et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

No gas source, no problem: Proximity to pre‐existing embolism and segmentation affect embolism spreading in angiosperm xylem by gas diffusion

(2021) Xinyi Guan et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Evolutionary relationships between drought-related traits and climate shape large hydraulic safety margins in western North American oaks

(2021) Robert P. Skelton et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Limited plasticity in embolism resistance in response to light in leaves and stems in species with considerable vulnerability segmentation

(2021) Rodrigo T. Avila et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Cross-validation on saplings of High-Capacity Tensiometer and Thermocouple Psychrometer for continuous monitoring of xylem water potential

(2021) Roberta Dainese et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Linking xylem network failure with leaf tissue death

(2021) Timothy Brodribb et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

From cells to stems: the effects of primary vascular construction on drought‐induced embolism in fern rhizomes

(2021) Jacob S. Suissa et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

In vivo monitoring of drought‐induced embolism in Callitris rhomboidea trees reveals wide variation in branchlet vulnerability and high resistance to tissue death

(2021) Kate M. Johnson et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Reproductive water supply is prioritized during drought in tomato

(2021) Beatrice L. Harrison Day et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Lack of vulnerability segmentation among woody species in a diverse dry sclerophyll woodland community

(2020) Chris M. Smith‐Martin et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Xylem cavitation isolates leaky flowers during water stress in pyrethrum

(2020) Ibrahim Bourbia et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Neither xylem collapse, cavitation, or changing leaf conductance drive stomatal closure in wheat

(2020) Déborah Corso et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

A Leaf Selfie: Using a Smartphone to Quantify Leaf Vulnerability to Hydraulic Dysfunction

(2020) Francesco Petruzzellis et al.   Plants-Basel

Lack of vulnerability segmentation in four angiosperm tree species: evidence from direct X-ray microtomography observation

(2020) Ximeng Li et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Drought‐induced lacuna formation in the stem causes hydraulic conductance to decline before xylem embolism in Selaginella

(2020) Amanda A. Cardoso et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

A comparison of five methods to assess embolism resistance in trees

(2020) A.S. Sergent et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Visual and hydraulic techniques produce similar estimates of cavitation resistance in woody species

(2020) Alice Gauthey et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Combined high leaf hydraulic safety and efficiency provides drought tolerance in Caragana species adapted to low mean annual precipitation

(2020) Guang‐Qian Yao et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

New developments in understanding plant water transport under drought stress

(2020) Amanda A. Cardoso et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Vulnerability and hydraulic segmentations at the stem–leaf transition: coordination across Neotropical trees

(2020) Sébastien Levionnois et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Xylem embolism spreads by single-conduit events in three dry forest angiosperm stems

(2020) Kate Mary Johnson et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Non-invasive imaging reveals convergence in root and stem vulnerability to cavitation across five tree species

(2020) Jennifer M R Peters et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Quantifing vulnerability to embolism in tropical trees and lianas using five methods: Can discrepancies be explained by xylem structural traits?

(2020) Ya-Jun Chen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Visualizing embolism propagation in gas-injected leaves

(2019) Uri Hochberg et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Dead or dying? Quantifying the point of no return from hydraulic failure in drought‐induced tree mortality

(2019) William M. Hammond et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Direct comparison of four methods to construct xylem vulnerability curves: differences among techniques are linked to vessel network characteristics

(2019) Martin D. Venturas et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Juvenile and adult leaves of heteroblastic Eucalyptus globulus vary in xylem vulnerability

(2019) Christopher J. Lucani et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Embolism resistance in petioles and leaflets of palms

(2019) Thaise Emilio et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

From reproduction to production, stomata are the master regulators

(2019) Timothy J. Brodribb et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Xylem embolism resistance determines leaf mortality during drought in Persea americana

(2019) Amanda A Cardoso et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Linking water relations and hydraulics with photosynthesis

(2019) Dongliang Xiong et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Mapping xylem failure in disparate organs of whole plants reveals extreme resistance in olive roots

(2018) Celia M. Rodriguez-Dominguez et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Coordinated plasticity maintains hydraulic safety in sunflower leaves

(2018) Amanda A. Cardoso et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Wheat leaves embolised by water stress do not recover function upon rewatering

(2018) Kate M. Johnson et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Low Vulnerability to Xylem Embolism in Leaves and Stems of North American Oaks

(2018) Robert Paul Skelton et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

An inconvenient truth about xylem resistance to embolism in the model species for refilling Laurus nobilis L.

(2018) Laurent J. Lamarque et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Is xylem of angiosperm leaves less resistant to embolism than branches? Insights from microCT, hydraulics, and anatomy

(2018) M Klepsch et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Triggers of tree mortality under drought

(2018) Brendan Choat et al.   NATURE

Insights from in vivo micro-CT analysis: testing the hydraulic vulnerability segmentation in Acer pseudoplatanus and Fagus sylvatica seedlings

(2018) Adriano Losso et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Hydraulics regulates stomatal responses to changes in leaf water status in Athyrium filix-femina

(2018) Amanda A Cardoso et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Casting light on xylem vulnerability in an herbaceous species reveals a lack of segmentation

(2017) Robert P. Skelton et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Xylem resistance to embolism: presenting a simple diagnostic test for the open vessel artefact

(2017) José M. Torres-Ruiz et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Gas exchange recovery following natural drought is rapid unless limited by loss of leaf hydraulic conductance: evidence from an evergreen woodland

(2017) Robert P. Skelton et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Optical Measurement of Stem Xylem Vulnerability

(2017) Timothy J. Brodribb et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Outside-Xylem Vulnerability, Not Xylem Embolism, Controls Leaf Hydraulic Decline during Dehydration

(2017) Christine Scoffoni et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Stomatal Closure, Basal Leaf Embolism, and Shedding Protect the Hydraulic Integrity of Grape Stems

(2017) Uri Hochberg et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Drought-induced embolism in stems of sunflower: A comparison of in vivo micro-CT observations and destructive hydraulic measurements

(2017) Tadeja Savi et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Are flowers vulnerable to xylem cavitation during drought?

(2017) Feng-Ping Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A multi-species synthesis of physiological mechanisms in drought-induced tree mortality

(2017) Henry D. Adams et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Plant pneumatics: stem air flow is related to embolism - new perspectives on methods in plant hydraulics

(2016) Luciano Pereira et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Visual quantification of embolism reveals leaf vulnerability to hydraulic failure

(2016) Timothy J. Brodribb et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Direct observation and modelling of embolism spread between xylem conduits: a case study in Scots pine

(2016) José M. Torres-Ruiz et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Evidence for Hydraulic Vulnerability Segmentation and Lack of Xylem Refilling under Tension

(2016) Guillaume Charrier et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Revealing catastrophic failure of leaf networks under stress

(2016) Timothy J. Brodribb et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Current controversies and challenges in applying plant hydraulic techniques

(2015) Steven Jansen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Are needles ofPinus pinastermore vulnerable to xylem embolism than branches? New insights from X-ray computed tomography

(2015) Pauline S. Bouche et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Extreme Aridity Pushes Trees to Their Physical Limits

(2015) Maximilian Larter et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

How Does Leaf Anatomy Influence Water Transport outside the Xylem?

(2015) Thomas N. Buckley et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Noninvasive Measurement of Vulnerability to Drought-Induced Embolism by X-Ray Microtomography

(2015) Brendan Choat et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Vulnerability to cavitation inOlea europaeacurrent-year shoots: further evidence of an open-vessel artifact associated with centrifuge and air-injection techniques

(2014) José M. Torres-Ruiz et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Role of aquaporins in determining transpiration and photosynthesis in water-stressed plants: crop water-use efficiency, growth and yield

(2014) MENACHEM MOSHELION et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Reversible Deformation of Transfusion Tracheids in Taxus baccata Is Associated with a Reversible Decrease in Leaf Hydraulic Conductance

(2014) Y.-J. Zhang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The Role of Plasma Membrane Aquaporins in Regulating the Bundle Sheath-Mesophyll Continuum and Leaf Hydraulics

(2014) N. Sade et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

How reliable are methods to assess xylem vulnerability to cavitation? The issue of 'open vessel' artifact in oaks

(2014) N. K. Martin-StPaul et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Methods for measuring plant vulnerability to cavitation: a critical review

(2013) Hervé Cochard et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Leaf Shrinkage with Dehydration: Coordination with Hydraulic Vulnerability and Drought Tolerance

(2013) C. Scoffoni et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought

(2012) Brendan Choat et al.   NATURE

Poplar vulnerability to xylem cavitation acclimates to drier soil conditions

(2010) Hosam Awad et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Does sample length influence the shape of xylem embolism vulnerability curves? A test with the Cavitron spinning technique

(2010) HERVÉ COCHARD et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Measurement of vulnerability to water stress-induced cavitation in grapevine: a comparison of four techniques applied to a long-vesseled species

(2010) BRENDAN CHOAT et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

The Dynamics of Embolism Repair in Xylem: In Vivo Visualizations Using High-Resolution Computed Tomography

(2010) C. R. Brodersen et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Soil salinity and drought alter wood density and vulnerability to xylem cavitation of baldcypress (Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.) seedlings

(2009) Volker Stiller   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Comparison of methods to quantify loss of hydraulic conductivity in Norway spruce

(2008) Peter Hietz et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Hydraulic Failure Defines the Recovery and Point of Death in Water-Stressed Conifers

(2008) T. J. Brodribb et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY