Anatomical and hydraulic responses to desiccation in emergent conifer seedlings.
Megan L MillerAdam B RoddyCraig R BrodersenAndrew R McElroneDaniel M JohnsonPublished in: American journal of botany (2020)
Larix occidentalis seedlings appeared to be more susceptible to secondary xylem embolism compared to the other two species, but all three maintained hydration of the vascular cambium under severe stress, which could facilitate hydraulic recovery by regrowth of xylem when stress is relieved.