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When is a soil too dry for plants to take up water?

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: As soil dries, plants limit water loss by closing tiny apertures called stomata in their leaves. A global analysis reveals that the soil water-content values at which this stomatal control starts depend on the hydraulic properties of the soil, and that plants’ ability to adapt to drought are specific to soil texture. The hydraulics of sandy soils make their ecosystems more sensitive to soil drying.

Source: Nature

DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-03764-w

Authors: Carminati, Andrea, Javaux, Mathieu

Language: English

Topic: Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $12,290

OpenAlex ID: W4404567634

FWCI: 0.179

Cites: 6

Cited by: 1

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