Conduit position and connectivity affect the likelihood of xylem embolism during natural drought in evergreen woodland species.
Carola PritzkowMatilda J M BrownMadeline R Carins-MurphyIbrahim BourbiaPatrick J MitchellCraig BrodersenBrendan ChoatTimothy J BrodribbPublished in: Annals of botany (2022)
The spatial analysis of embolism occurrence in field-grown trees suggests that embolism under natural drought probably propagates by air spreading from embolized into neighbouring conduits in a circumferential pattern. This pattern offers the possibility to understand the temporal aspects of embolism occurrence by examining stem cross-sections.