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Testing for ion-mediated enhancement of the hydraulic conductance of the leaf xylem in diverse angiosperms

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Replacing ultra-pure water solution with ion solution closer to the composition of natural xylem sap increases stem hydraulic conductance by up to 58%, likely due to changes in electroviscosity in the pit membrane pores. This effect has been proposed to contribute to the control of plant hydraulic and stomatal conductance and potentially to influence on carbon balance during dehydration. However, this effect has never been directly tested for leaf xylem, which constitutes a major bottleneck in the whole plant. We tested for an ion-mediated increase in the hydraulic conductance of the leaf xylem (K x) for seven species diverse in phylogeny and drought tolerance. Across species, no significant changes in K x were observed between 0 and 15 mM KCl. We further tested for an effect of ion solution during measurements of K x vulnerability to dehydration in Quercus agrifolia and found no significant impact. These results for leaf xylem contrast with the often strong ion effect reported for stems, and we suggest several hypotheses to account for the difference, relating to the structure of xylem conduits across vein orders, and the ultrastructure of leaf xylem pores. A negligible ion response in leaves would weaken xylem sap ion-mediated control of plant hydraulic conductance, facilitating modeling of whole plant hydraulic behavior and its influence on productivity.
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hal-01995245 , version 1 (26-01-2019)

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Christine Scoffoni, Grace P John, Hervé H. Cochard, Lawren Sack. Testing for ion-mediated enhancement of the hydraulic conductance of the leaf xylem in diverse angiosperms. Journal of Plant Hydraulics, 2017, 4, pp.e-004. ⟨10.20870/jph.2017.e004⟩. ⟨hal-01995245⟩
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