A review of new research progress on the vulnerability of xylem embolism of woody plants

doi:10.17521/cjpe.2015.0080

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Xylem cavitation/embolism is the blockage of xylem conduits when woody plants suffer from water stress under drought and other environmental conditions, the study of embolism has become a hot and key topic under global climate change. Recent researches on the relationship between the vulnerability of xylem embolism and hydraulic architecture/drought tolerance have made some progress, however, scholars reached different conclusions based on results from different regions or different materials. This paper reviews the current achievements and controversial viewpoints, which includes indicator of xylem embolism vulnerability (P₅₀), method of vulnerability curve establishment, the relationship between embolism vulnerability and hydraulic architecture (vessel diameter, vessel length, pit area, wood density, fiber and fiber tracheid) and the relationship between embolism vulnerability and drought tolerance of woody plants. Future studies should use Cochard Cavitron centrifuge and Sperry centrifuge coupled with traditional methods to establish vulnerability curves, calculate P₅₀, analyze the difference among different organisms (root, stem, leaf), and measure physiological and ecological indexes. Future studies should be aimed to explore the relationship between the vulnerability of xylem embolism and hydraulic architecture/drought tolerance and to assess drought tolerance ability of different species under future climate change.

Key words: xylem embolism, embolism vulnerability, hydraulic architecture, drought tolerance

LI Rong,JIANG Zai-Min,ZHANG Shuo-Xin,CAI Jing. A review of new research progress on the vulnerability of xylem embolism of woody plants[J]. Chin J Plan Ecolo, 2015, 39(8): 838-848.

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