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Ice scream: what do trees tell during freezing?

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Freezing is a limiting factor for plant life, as it can cause damage on living tissues and embolism formation in xylem conduits. Ice formation in plant tissues is usually detected by exotherm analysis or infra-red thermography, whereas freeze-thaw induced embolism is measured through loss of hydraulic conductivity (PLC). We used a nondestructive method based on ultrasonic acoustic emissions (UE) generated by the freezing xylem. However, the exact source(s) of UE has not been identified up to now, especially in angiosperm species, in which xylem tissues are composed of several diverse cell types. We report recent advances on how UE detection could enable insights into: We report recent advances on how UE detection could inform on: (i)Ice nucleation and propagation (Charrier et al., 2015), (ii)Presence of ice within xylem (Charrier et al., 2014a), (iii)Loss of hydraulic conductivity after a freeze-thaw cycle (Charrier et al., 2014b), (iv)Damages generated on living cells (Kasuga et al., 2015). Results indicate that cavitation events are generated at the ice front leading to UE. Species-specific cavitation thresholds are thus reached during freezing due to the temperature-dependent decrease of ice water potential, while bubble expansion (embolism) and the resulting PLC occur during thawing. Contrarily to drought-induced embolism, UE analysis during freeze-thaw cycles can allow to split between cavitation and embolism stages: on freezing and thawing, respectively. Ultrasonic emission analysis enabled new insights into the complex process of xylem freezing and might be used to monitor ice propagation in a whole plant in natura in relation with stress intensities and physiology (Charrier et al., 2017).
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hal-01863650 , version 1 (28-08-2018)

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  • HAL Id : hal-01863650 , version 1
  • PRODINRA : 441907

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Guillaume Charrier, Katline Charra-Vaskou, Stefan Mayr, Thierry Ameglio. Ice scream: what do trees tell during freezing?. 11th International Plant Cold Hardiness Seminar, University of Wisconsin. USA., Aug 2018, Madison, United States. 72 p. ⟨hal-01863650⟩
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