Is Decreased Xylem Sap Surface Tension Associated With Embolism and Loss of Xylem Hydraulic Conductivity in Pathogen-Infected Norway Spruce Saplings?

Increased abiotic stress along with increasing temperatures, dry periods and forest disturbances may favor biotic stressors such as simultaneous invasion of bark beetle and ophiostomatoid fungi. It is not fully understood how tree desiccation is associated with colonization of sapwood by fungi. A de...

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Main Authors: Teemu Paljakka, Kaisa Rissanen, Anni Vanhatalo, Yann Salmon, Tuula Jyske, Nønne L. Prisle, Riikka Linnakoski, Jack J. Lin, Tapio Laakso, Risto Kasanen, Jaana Bäck, Teemu Hölttä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.01090/full