Bark structure is coordinated with xylem hydraulic properties in branches of five Cupressaceae species.

Autor: Jupa R; Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA., Rosell JA; Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico., Pittermann J; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Plant, cell & environment [Plant Cell Environ] 2024 May; Vol. 47 (5), pp. 1439-1451. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 17.
DOI: 10.1111/pce.14824
Abstrakt: The properties of bark and xylem contribute to tree growth and survival under drought and other types of stress conditions. However, little is known about the functional coordination of the xylem and bark despite the influence of selection on both structures in response to drought. To this end, we examined relationships between proportions of bark components (i.e. thicknesses of tissues outside the vascular cambium) and xylem transport properties in juvenile branches of five Cupressaceae species, focusing on transport efficiency and safety from hydraulic failure via drought-induced embolism. Both xylem efficiency and safety were correlated with multiple bark traits, suggesting that xylem transport and bark properties are coordinated. Specifically, xylem transport efficiency was greater in species with thicker secondary phloem, greater phloem-to-xylem thickness ratio and phloem-to-xylem cell number ratio. In contrast, species with thicker bark, living cortex and dead bark tissues were more resistant to embolism. Thicker phellem layers were associated with lower embolism resistance. Results of this study point to an important connection between xylem transport efficiency and phloem characteristics, which are shaped by the activity of vascular cambium. The link between bark and embolism resistance affirms the importance of both tissues to drought tolerance.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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