The meeting of stomata, trichomes and xylem: Are leaf and wood anatomy coordinated to control water loss and transport in olive?
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Photosynthetic tissues of terrestrial plants require a continuous water supply to avoid desiccation while allowing CO2 to diffuse to chloroplasts. This imposes a functional coordination between water-conducting tissues and stomatal regulation. What is the anatomical basis of this coordination? MET...