Vessels have diameters approximately that of a human hair and lengths typically measuring about 5 cm although some plant species contain vessels as long as 10 m. Xylem conduits begin as a series ...

Have you ever wondered if your plants were dry and dehydrated, or if you're not watering them enough? Farmers and ...

This research is based on previous studies dating back decades, such as Tyree and Sperry who reported (PDF) in 1989 on the vulnerability of the plant xylem (water transporting tissue) to ...

Have you ever wondered if your plants were dry and dehydrated, or if you’re not watering them enough? Farmers and ...

Wood is an important building material, carbon store, climate proxy and, together with the phloem, enables the efficient transport of water, nutrients andmetabolites along plants’ axes. Secondary ...

"But the unique structures formed by 'xylem tracheary element' cells often fail to develop properly in these mutant plants, which causes the cells to collapse and ultimately reduces plant growth ...