the most commonly used parameter to study xylem water transport), mean vessel diameter (MVD) and mean hydraulic diameter with ...

A root system consists of a complex network ... The capacity of different plants to repair compromised xylem vessels and the mechanisms controlling these repairs are currently being investigated.

most of the cells that make up the xylem are specialised cells called vessels. As water travels through the xylem in the stem and leaf, it is being replaced by water taken up by the roots.

The sucrose is transported around the plant in phloem vessels ... back into glucose for respiration. Xylem Transpiration Moves water and minerals from roots to leaves Columns of hollow, dead ...