期刊
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
卷 45, 期 1, 页码 55-68出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/pce.14226
关键词
embolism; Ericaceae; growth form; hydraulic conductivity; hydraulic dysfunction; micro-CT; nondestructive imaging; water transport; woody plants; xylem anatomy
资金
- L'Oreal Austria fellowship [2016]
- Bundesministerium fur Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [P29896, P32203, I4918, J4300]
- Elettra-Sincrotone Trieste [20165277]
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [J4300, I4918, P32203, P29896] Funding Source: Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
The study reveals a high proportion of persistent xylem dysfunctions in unstressed Alpine dwarf shrubs, occurring in various but species-specific cross-sectional patterns. These dysfunctions reduce the specific hydraulic conductivity and are only partially reversible, indicating the importance of understanding the nature and prevalence of such dysfunctions in assessing plant hydraulic strategies.
Xylem conductive capacity is a key determinant of plant hydraulic function and intimately linked to photosynthesis and productivity, but can be impeded by temporary or permanent conduit dysfunctions. Here we show that persistent xylem dysfunctions in unstressed plants are frequent in Alpine dwarf shrubs and occur in various but species-specific cross-sectional patterns. Combined synchrotron micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) imaging, xylem staining, and flow measurements in saturated samples of six widespread Ericaceae species evidence a high proportion (19%-50%) of hydraulically nonfunctional xylem areas in the absence of drought stress, with regular distribution of dysfunctions between or within growth rings. Dysfunctions were only partly reversible and reduced the specific hydraulic conductivity to 1.38 to 3.57 x10(-4) m(2) s(-1) MPa-1. Decommission of inner growth rings was clearly related to stem age and a higher vulnerability to cavitation of older rings, while the high proportion of nonfunctional conduits in each annual ring needs further investigations. The lower the xylem fraction contributing to the transport function, the higher was the hydraulic efficiency of conducting xylem areas. Improved understanding of the functional lifespan of xylem elements and the prevalence and nature of dysfunctions is critical to correctly assess structure-function relationships and whole-plant hydraulic strategies.
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