Stelar starch management tailors diurnal and rehydration-related water flows in Pinus pinea needles
Peter A. R. Bork, Chen Gao, Emilie Thor Herfelt, Margaux Schmeltz, Tomas Bohr, Alexander Schulz
The paper uses synchrotron tomography to show diurnal starch fluctuations and osmotic water pumping in pine needle vascular cells, linking starch metabolism to water flow regulation.
bioRxiv · Mar 7, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology