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Abstract Cavitation decreases the hydraulic conductance of the xylem and has, therefore, detrimental effects on plant water balance. However, cavitation is also hypothesized to relieve water stress ...

Summary Vulnerability to cavitation curves are used to estimate xylem cavitation resistance and can be constructed using multiple techniques. It was recently suggested that a technique that relies on ...

For trees, the price of the light-harvesting advantage of height is metastability. Active water loss from the leaf stomata enables sap to be drawn up the tubes of the xylem to a far greater height ...