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SUBMITTER: Ryu J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4861012 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ryu Jeongeun J Hwang Bae Geun BG Kim Yangmin X YX Lee Sang Joon SJ
Journal of experimental botany 20160305 9
The vulnerability of vascular plants to xylem embolism is closely related to their stable long-distance water transport, growth, and survival. Direct measurements of xylem embolism are required to understand what causes embolism and what strategies plants employ against it. In this study, synchrotron X-ray microscopy was used to non-destructively investigate both the anatomical structures of xylem vessels and embolism occurrence in the leaves of intact Zea mays (maize) plants. Xylem embolism was ...[more]