Stemflow Unveils Trees' Weatherproofing Stratagem During Autumnal Senescence
Summary statement Tree weatherproofing during senescence is imprinted in trees' stemflow chemistry. We supply novel data on stemflow neutral sugars leaching and propose a conceptual model to explain the interplay between higher stemflow neutral sugar concentrations during senescence and ecophysiological changes in bark/wood chemistry that initiate cold hardiness.
Authors
- Alison J. Shapiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4553-7421)
- Sunitha Sadula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2309-5642)
- S. Iida
- Karl Kaiser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4951-4665)
- Yagya Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6150-9385)
- Yuichiro Otsuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7501-199X)
- Dionisios G. Vlachos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6795-8403)
- Delphis F. Levia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7443-6523)
- Jeffrey L. Chang
- Kazuki Nanko
- Thomas H. III Epps (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2513-0966)
- Robyn C. O’Halloran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7484-7177)
Institutions
- Texas A&M University at Galveston (US)
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (JP)
- University of Delaware (US)
- Texas A&M University (US)
- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plant Cell & Environment
- Published
- 2025-06-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.15668
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.11
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation