The hydraulic resistance of the leaf (R₁) is a major bottleneck in the whole plant water transport pathway and may thus be linked with the enormous variation in leaf structure and function among ...

Although the fibre cables are easily observed and can be pulled free from the porous-to-air diaphragms, their structure and function have been ignored or misinterpreted. • Methods Leaves of various ...

Published in the journal Plant Pathology, the study used advanced microscopy to trace how the BLD-causing nematode, Litylenchus crenatae subsp. mccannii, alters leaf structure and function in ...