Accuracy of the pneumatic method for estimating xylem vulnerability to embolism in temperate diffuse-porous tree species
S. S. Paligi, R. M. Link, E. Isaza, P. Bittencourt, J. Sarmento Cabral, S. Jansen, R. S. Oliveira, L. Pereira, B. Schuldt
The paper compares pneumatic and flow-centrifuge methods for estimating xylem embolism resistance in temperate tree species, finding high agreement in some parameters but variability in others.
bioRxiv · Feb 15, 2021Plant Biology