Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Flow similarity model predicts the allometry and allometric covariation of petiole dimensions

The paper tests the flow similarity model against elastic and geometric similarity models for petiole allometry across 43 angiosperm species and finds better alignment with flow similarity predictions.

Root water gates and not changes in root structure provide new insights into plant physiological responses and adaptations to drought, flooding and salinity

The paper investigates how aquaporin activity and xylem structure affect water transport in plants under drought, flooding, and salinity, finding that AQP activity, not xylem changes, primarily controls root conductance.