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Xylem hydraulics and mechanics : where are the tradeoffs ?

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The xylem is a complex tissue that covers different key functions in woody plants: 1) it transports water throughout the plant to replace water lost during leaf transpiration, 2) it confers to trunk and branches their stiffness and flexibility, and 3) it stores water, nutrients and carbohydrates. These functions have set contrasted selective pressures on this tissue and shaped its structure during evolution. Understanding how xylem functions relate to xylem anatomy is a challenging issue. Each function is associated to a set of xylem characteristics that can be antagonistic across functions. It is therefore important to identify the tradeoffs between xylem functions. We will focus here on the tradeoffs between hydraulic traits (efficiency versus safety) and the tradeoffs between hydraulic and mechanical traits. A better understanding of the structural and genomic determinants of each function and the exploration of their genetic variability within and across species has recently brought new light on these questions.

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Morphogenèse
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hal-00964865 , version 1 (24-03-2014)

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  • HAL Id : hal-00964865 , version 1
  • PRODINRA : 226882

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Hervé H. Cochard, Eric Badel, Stéphane Herbette. Xylem hydraulics and mechanics : where are the tradeoffs ?. 7th Plant Biomechanics International Conference, Institut National de Recherche Agronomique (INRA). UMR UMR INRA / Univ. Clermont 2 : Physiologie Intégrée de l'Arbre Fruitier et Forestier (PIAF) (0547)., Aug 2012, Clermont-Ferrand, France. 1 p. ⟨hal-00964865⟩
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