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Mechanism of Water Stress-Induced Xylem Embolism

We investigated the hypothesis that water stress-induced xylem embolism is caused by air aspirated into functional vessels from neighboring embolized ones (e.g. embolized by physical damage) via pores in intervessel pit membranes. The following experiments with sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) su...

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Main Authors: Sperry, John S., Tyree, Melvin T.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1988
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1055628/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16666352
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