Abstract
In their article in this issue, Trifilo et al. (2015) add more information to a long-running debate in the field of plant hydraulics. They observed recovery in the percent loss of hydraulic conductivity (PLC) from midday to early morning in stems from five of the nine species they examined, which is somewhat controversial. The debate and controversy center on the frequency with which xylem conduits experience embolisms, which are air bubbles in vessels or tracheids. These embolisms render the con
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