The New phytologistPlant LeavesCell DeathDehydrationDroughtsWater
Fifty shades of fade: linking transmittance loss to cellular death during leaf dehydration.
Alexandre J H Gonzalez, Marylou Mantova, Christelle Blavignac, Hervé Cochard, William M Hammond, N Michele Holbrook, Adam C Graham, Emily E Perry, José M Torres-Ruiz
Published: 202510.1111/nph.70627
Abstract
Drought-induced tree mortality is associated with hydraulic failure and subsequent cell death. Leaf vitality is a critical indicator of tree water stress; however, current methods for assessing cell death are destructive and unsuitable for large-scal…
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