Xylem and phloem in petioles are coordinated with leaf gas exchange in oaks with contrasting anatomical strategies depending on leaf habit
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2024
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Martín Sánchez, RubénSancho Knapik, Domingo
Ferrio Díaz, Juan Pedro
Alonso Forn, David
Losada, Juan Manuel
Peguero Pina, José Javier
Mencuccini, Maurizio
Gil Pelegrín, Eustaquio
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As the single link between leaves and the rest of the plant, petioles must develop conductive tissues according to the water influx and sugar outflow of the leaf lamina. A scaling relationship between leaf area and anatomical traits of xylem and phloem is expected to improve the efficiency of these tissues. However, the different constraints compromising the functionality of both tissues (e.g., risk of cavitation) must not be disregarded. Additionally, plants present two main leaf habits (deciduous and evergreen) that may have different strategies to produce and package their petiole conduits to cope with environmental restrictions. In this study, we explore, in a diverse group of 33 oak species, the relationships between petiole anatomical traits, leaf area, stomatal conductance and photosynthesis rate. Results showed allometric scaling between anatomical structure of xylem and phloem with leaf area. We also found how photosynthesis and stomatal conductance at leaf-level are correlated with anatomical traits in the petiole. Nonetheless, the main novelty is how oaks present a different strategy depending on the leaf habit. Deciduous species tend to increase their diameters to achieve a greater leaf-specific conductivity. By contrast, evergreen oaks develop larger xylem conductive areas for a given leaf area than deciduous ones. This trade-off between safety-efficiency in petioles has never been attributed to the leaf habit of the species.
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Martín-Sánchez, R., Sancho-Knapik, D., Ferrio, J. P., Alonso-Forn, D., Losada, J. M., Peguero-Pina, J. J., Mencuccini, M., & Gil-Pelegrín, E. (2024). Xylem and phloem in petioles are coordinated with leaf gas exchange in oaks with contrasting anatomical strategies depending on leaf habit. ESS Open Archive. August 24, 2024.
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QuercusTejidos vegetales
Xilema
Floema
Conductancia estomática
Bosques de frondosas caducas
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Bosques de frondosas caducasConductancia Estomática
Floema
Quercus
Tejidos Vegetales
Xilema
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Esta investigación ha sido financiada por la subvención PID2022-631 136478OB-C32 financiada por MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 y por «ERDF A way of making Europe», por la subvención CNS2022-136156 financiada por MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 y European Union Next Generation EU/PRTR y por el grupo de investigación S74_23R del Gobierno de Aragón.