By the narrowest of margins: nano-scale modification of pit membranes and the fate of plants during drought. A commentary on: 'Intervessel pit membrane thickness best explains variation in embolism resistance amongst stems of Arabidopsis thaliana accessions'

Craig R Brodersen

doi:10.1093/aob/mcab047

By the narrowest of margins: nano-scale modification of pit membranes and the fate of plants during drought. A commentary on: 'Intervessel pit membrane thickness best explains variation in embolism resistance amongst stems of Arabidopsis thaliana accessions'

Ann Bot. 2021 Jul 30;128(2):iii-v. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcab047.

Author

Craig R Brodersen¹

Affiliation

¹ School of the Environment, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.

Abstract

This article comments on:

Ajaree Thonglim, Sylvain Delzon, Maximilian Larter, Omid Karami, Arezoo Rahimi, Remko Offringa, Joost J. B. Keurentjes, Salma Balazadeh, Erik Smets and Frederic Lens, Intervessel pit membrane thickness best explains variation in embolism resistance amongst stems of Arabidopsis thaliana accessions, Annals of Botany, Volume 128, Issue 2, 23 July 2021, Pages 171–182, 10.1093/aob/mcaa196

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Arabidopsis*
Droughts
Embolism*
Water
Xylem

Substances

Water