Root xylem in three woody angiosperm species is not more vulnerable to embolism than stem xylem
M. Wu, Y. Zhang, T. Oya, C. R. Marcati, L. Pereira, S. Jansen
The paper compares embolism resistance between root and stem xylem in three woody angiosperms, finding roots are more resistant in some species but not all.
bioRxiv · Mar 30, 2020Ecology