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Water in the Soil

Water Absorption by Roots

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Siefritz, F., Tyree, M. T., Lovisolo, C., Schubert, A., and Kaldenhoff, R. (2002) PIP1 plasma membrane aquaporins in tobacco: From cellular effects to function in plants. Plant Cell 14: 869–876.

Steudle, E., and Frensch, J. (1996) Water transport in plants: Role of the apoplast. Plant Soil 187: 67–79.

Tournaire-Roux, C., Sutka, M., Javot, H., Gout, E., Gerbeau, P., Luu, D. T., Bligny, R., and Maurel, C. (2003) Cytosolic pH regulates root water transport during anoxic stress through gating of aquaporins. Nature 425: 393–397.

Zwieniecki, M. A., Thompson, M. V., and Holbrook, N. M. (2002) Understanding the hydraulics of porous pipes: Tradeoffs between water uptake and root length utilization. J. Plant Growth Regul. 21: 315–323.

Water Transport through the Xylem

Alder, N. N., Pockman, W. T., Sperry, J. S., and Nuismer, S. (1997) Use of centrifugal force in the study of xylem cavitation. J. Exp. Bot. 48: 293–301.

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Davis, S. D., Sperry, J. S., and Hacke, U. G. (1999) The relationship between xylem conduit diameter and cavitation caused by freezing. Am. J. Bot. 86: 1367–1372.

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Hacke, U. G., and Sperry, J. S. (2003) Limits to xylem refilling under negative pressure in Laurus nobilis and Acer negundo. Plant Cell Environ. 26: 303–311.

Hacke, U. G., Sperry, J. S., Pockman, W. T., Davis, S. D., and McCulloh, K. (2001) Trends in wood density and structure are linked to prevention of xylem implosion by negative pressure. Oecologia 126: 457–461.

Jackson, G. E., Irvine, J., and Grace, J. (1999) Xylem acoustic emissions and water relations of Calluna vulgaris L. at two climatological regions of Britain. Plant Ecol. 140: 3–14.

Milburn, J. A., and Johnson, R. P. C. (1966) The conduction of sap. II. Detection of vibrations produced by sap cavitation in Ricinus stems. Planta 69: 43–52.

Nobel, P. S. (1999) Physicochemical and Environmental Plant Physiology, 2nd ed., Academic Press, San Diego, CA.

Pittermann, J., Sperry, J. S., Hacke, U. G., Wheeler, J. K., and Sikkema, E. H. (2005) Torus-margo pits help conifers compete with angiosperms. Science 310: 1924.

Sperry, J. S. (2000) Hydraulic constraints on plant gas exchange. Agric. For. Meteorol. 104: 13–23.

Steudle, E. (2001) The cohesion-tension mechanism and the acquisition of water by plant roots. Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol. 52: 847–875.

Tyree, M. T., and Sperry, J. S. (1989) Vulnerability of xylem to cavitation and embolism. Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol. 40: 19–38.

Wheeler, T. D., and Stroock, A. D. (2008) The transpiration of water at negative pressures in a synthetic tree. Nature 455: 208–212.

Zimmermann, M. H. (1983) Xylem Structure and the Ascent of Sap. Springer, Berlin.

Water Movement from the Leaf to the Atmosphere

Bange, G. G. J. (1953) On the quantitative explanation of stomatal transpiration. Acta Bot. Neerl. 2: 255–296.

Berg, V. S., and Hsiao, T. C. (1986) Solar tracking: Light avoidance induced by water stress in leaves of kidney beans in the field. Crop Sci. 26: 980–986.

Brodribb, T. J., and Holbrook, N. M. (2005) Water stress deforms tracheids peripheral to the leaf vein of a tropical conifer. Plant Physiol. 137: 1139–1146.

Brodribb, T. J., and McAdam, S. A. M. (2011) Passive origins of stomatal control in vascular plants. Science 331: 582–585.

Brodribb, T. J., Field, T. S., and Jordan, G. J. (2007) Leaf maximum photosynthetic rate and venation are linked by hydraulics. Plant Physiol. 144: 1890–1898.

Buckley, T. N. (2005) The control of stomata by water balance. New Phytol. 168: 275–292.

Buckley, T. N., and Mott, K. A. (2013) Modeling stomatal conductance in response to environmental factors. Plant Cell Environ. 39: 1691–1699.

Chiariello, N. R., Field, C. B., and Mooney, H. A. (1987) Midday wilting in a tropical pioneer tree. Funct. Ecol. 1: 3–11.

Cochard, H., Froux, F., Mayr, F. F. S., and Courand, C. (2004) Xylem wall collapse in water-stressed pine needles. Plant Physiol. 134: 401–408.

Franks, P. J., and Farquhar, G. D. (2007) The mechanical diversity of stomata and its significance in gas-exchange control. Plant Physiol. 143: 78–87.

Hsiao, T. C., O’Toole, J. C., Yambao, E. B., and Turner, N. C. (1984) Influence of osmotic adjustment on leaf rolling and tissue death in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Plant Physiol. 75: 338–341.

Jarvis, P. G., and Mansfield, T. A. (1981) Stomatal Physiology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Meidner, H., and Mansfield, D. (1968) Stomatal Physiology. McGraw-Hill, London.

Nobel, P. S. (1999) Physicochemical and Environmental Plant Physiology, 2nd ed. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.

Palevitz, B. A. (1981) The structure and development of guard cells. In Stomatal Physiology, P. G. Jarvis and T. A. Mansfield, eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 1–23.

Raschke, K., and Fellows, M. (1971) Stomatal movement in Zea mays: Shuttle of potassium and chloride between guard cells and subsidiary cells. Planta 101: 296–316.

Sack, F. D. (1987) The development and structure of stomata. In Stomatal Function, E. Zeiger, G. Farquhar, and I. Cowan, eds., Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, pp. 59–90.

Sack, L., and Holbrook, N. M. (2006) Leaf hydraulics. Annu. Rev. Plant Biol. 57: 361–381.

Sack, L., Cowan, P. D., Jaikumar, N., and Holbrook, N. M. (2003) The ‘hydrology’ of leaves: coordination of structure and function in temperate woody species. Plant Cell Environ. 26: 1343–1356.

Sharpe, P. J. H., Wu, H.-I., and Spence, R. D. (1987) Stomatal mechanics. In Stomatal Function, E. Zeiger, G. Farquhar, and I. Cowan, eds., Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, pp. 91–114.

Zeiger, E., and Hepler, P. K. (1976) Production of guard cell protoplasts from onion and tobacco. Plant Physiol. 58: 492–498.

Ziegler, H. (1987) The evolution of stomata. In Stomatal Function, E. Zeiger, G. Farquhar, and I. Cowan, eds., Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, pp. 29–58.

Overview: The Soil–Plant–Atmosphere Continuum

Web Topics

Balling, A., and Zimmermann, U. (1990) Comparative measurements of the xylem pressure of Nicotiana plants by means of the pressure bomb and pressure probe. Planta 182: 325-338.

Bange, G. G. J. (1953) On the quantitative explanation of stomatal transpiration. Acta Botanica Neerlandica 2: 255–296.

Canny, M. J.(1995) A new theory for the ascent of sap-cohesion supported by tissue pressure. Annals of Botany 75: 343-357.

Canny, M. J. (1998) Transporting water in plants. Am. Sci. 86: 152–159.

Comstock, J. P. (1999) Why Canny's theory does not hold water. American Journal of Botany 85: 897-909.

Davis, S. D., Sperry, J. S., Hacke, U. G. (1999) The relationship between xylem conduit diameter and cavitation caused by freezing. American Journal of Botany 86: 1367-1372.

Frensch, J., Hsiao, T. C., and Steudle, E. (1996) Water and solute transport along developing maize roots. Planta 198: 348–355.

Hacke, U. G., Stiller, V., Sperry, J. S., Pittermann, J., and McCulloh, K. A. (2001) Cavitation fatigue. Embolism and refilling cycles can weaken the cavitation resistance of xylem. Plant Physiology 125: 779–786.

Holbrook, N. M., Burns, M. J., and Field, C. B. (1995) Negative xylem pressures in plants: A test of the balancing pressure technique. Science 270: 1193–1194.

Holbrook, N. M., Ahrens, E. T., Burns, M. J., and Zwieniecki, M. A. (2001) In vivo observation of cavitation and embolism repair using magnetic resonance imaging. Plant Physiology 126: 27-31.

Jackson, G. E., Irvine, J., and Grace, J. (1999) Xylem acoustic emissions and water relations of Calluna vulgaris L. at two climatological regions of Britain. Plant Ecology 140: 3-14.

Jensen, C. R., Mogensen, V. O., Poulsen, H.-H., Henson, I. E., Aagot, S., Hansen, E., Ali, M., and Wollenweber, B. (1998) Soil water matric potential rather than water content determines drought responses in field-grown lupin (Lupinus angustifolius). Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 25 (3): 353–363.

Kramer, P. J., and Boyer, J. S. (1995) Water Relations of Plants and Soils. Academic Press, San Diego.

Meidner, H., and Mansfield, D. (1968) Stomatal Physiology. McGraw-Hill, London.

Palevitz, B. A. (1981) The structure and development of guard cells. In Stomatal Physiology, T. A. Mansfield and P. G. Jarvis, eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 1–23.

Passioura, J. B. (1980) The meaning of matric potential. J. Exp. Bot. 31: 1161–1169.

Pockman, W. T., Sperry, J. S., and O'Leary, J. W. (1995) Sustained and significant negative pressure in xylem. Nature 378: 715–716.

Sack, F. D. (1987) The development and structure of stomata. In Stomatal Function, E. Zeiger, G. Farquhar, and I. Cowan, eds., Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, pp. 59–89.

Sharpe, P. J. H., Wu, H., and Spence, R. D. (1987) Stomatal mechanics. In Stomatal Function, E. Zeiger, G. Farquhar, and I. Cowan, eds., Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, pp. 91–114.

Steudle, E. (2001) The cohesion-tension mechanism and the acquisition of water by plant roots. Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol. 52: 847-875.

Steudle, E., and Frensch, J. (1996) Water transport in plants: Role of the apoplast. Plant Soil 187: 67–79.

Stiller, V., and Sperry, J. S. (1999). Canny's compensation pressure theory fails a test. American Journal of Botany 86: 1082-1086.

Tyree, M. T. (1997) The cohesion-tension theory of sap ascent: Current controversies. J. Bot Exp.. 48: 1753–1765.

Tyree, M. T., and Sperry, J. S. (1989) Vulnerability of xylem to cavitation and embolism. Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. 40: 19–38.

Wei, C., Tyree, M. T., and Steudle, E. (1999) Direct measurement of xylem pressure in leaves of intact maize plants. A test of the cohesion-tension theory taking hydraulic architecture into consideration. Plant Physiology 121: 1191-1205.

Zeiger, E., and Hepler, P. K. (1976) Production of guard cell protoplasts from onion and tobacco. Plant Physiol. 58: 492–498.