Soil hydraulic properties, such as the water retention curve and saturated hydraulic conductivity, are essential for understanding and predicting water flow in soils. Direct measurement of these ...
International Journal of Plant Sciences, Vol. 172, No. 7 (September 2011), pp. 879-888 (10 pages) AbstractEarly angiosperms are hypothesized as constrained to wet environments where many of their ...
Water transport in conifers occurs through single-celled tracheids that are connected to one another via intertracheid pit membranes. These membranes have two components: the porous margo, which ...