Water relations in tree physiology: where to from here?

• Published in: Tree physiology Vol. 37; no. 1; p. 18
• Main Authors: Landsberg, Joe, Waring, Richard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada 31.01.2017
• Subjects: Plant Leaves - physiology; Plant Roots - physiology; Plant Stems - physiology; Plant Stomata - physiology; Plant Transpiration - physiology; Trees - physiology; Water - metabolism; models; stomata; transpiration; hydraulic pathways; review; plant water relations; scientific paradigm; cavitation

We look back over 50 years of research into the water relations of trees, with the objective of assessing the maturity of the topic in terms of the idea of a paradigm, put forward by Kuhn in 1962. Our brief review indicates that the physical processes underlying the calculation of transpiration are...