Hydraulic consequences of vessel evolution in angiosperms

J Sperry; U Hacke; Taylor Feild; Y Sano; E Sikkema

doi:10.1086/520726

Hydraulic consequences of vessel evolution in angiosperms

J Sperry, U Hacke, Taylor Feild, Y Sano, E Sikkema

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Abstract

We tested two hypotheses for how vessel evolution in angiosperms influenced xylem function. First, the transition to vessels decreased resistance to flow-often considered the driving force for their evolution. Second, the transition to vessels compromised safety from cavitation-a constraint emerging from the pit area hypothesis for vulnerability to cavitation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1127 - 1139
Number of pages	13
Journal	International Journal of Plant Sciences
Volume	168
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/520726
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes

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