The effect of plant water storage on water fluxes within the coupled soil-plant system
© 2016 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2016 New Phytologist Trust.
Veröffentlicht in: | The New phytologist. - 1979. - 213(2017), 3 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 1093-1106 |
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Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
Sprache: | English |
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | The New phytologist |
Schlagworte: | Journal Article drought resilience hydraulic redistribution leaf-level gas exchange nocturnal transpiration plant water storage root water uptake Soil Water 059QF0KO0R mehr... |
Zusammenfassung: | © 2016 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2016 New Phytologist Trust. In addition to buffering plants from water stress during severe droughts, plant water storage (PWS) alters many features of the spatio-temporal dynamics of water movement in the soil-plant system. How PWS impacts water dynamics and drought resilience is explored using a multi-layer porous media model. The model numerically resolves soil-plant hydrodynamics by coupling them to leaf-level gas exchange and soil-root interfacial layers. Novel features of the model are the considerations of a coordinated relationship between stomatal aperture variation and whole-system hydraulics and of the effects of PWS and nocturnal transpiration (Fe,night) on hydraulic redistribution (HR) in the soil. The model results suggest that daytime PWS usage and Fe,night generate a residual water potential gradient (Δψp,night) along the plant vascular system overnight. This Δψp,night represents a non-negligible competing sink strength that diminishes the significance of HR. Considering the co-occurrence of PWS usage and HR during a single extended dry-down, a wide range of plant attributes and environmental/soil conditions selected to enhance or suppress plant drought resilience is discussed. When compared with HR, model calculations suggest that increased root water influx into plant conducting-tissues overnight maintains a more favorable water status at the leaf, thereby delaying the onset of drought stress |
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Beschreibung: | Date Completed 21.02.2018 Date Revised 30.09.2020 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
ISSN: | 1469-8137 |
DOI: | 10.1111/nph.14273 |