In large trees, the daily onset of transpiration causes water to be withdrawn from internal storage compartments, resulting in lags between changes in transpiration and sap flow at the base of the tree. We measured time courses of sap flow, hydraulic resistance, plant water potential and stomatal resistance in co-occurring tropical forest canopy trees with trunk diameters ranging from 0.34-0.98...

During vessel evolution in angiosperms, scalariform perforation plates with many slit-like openings transformed into simple plates with a single circular opening. The transition is hypothesized to have resulted from selection for decreased hydraulic resistance. Previously, additional resistivity of scalariform plates was estimated to be small – generally 10% or less above lumen resistivity – ba...

For terrestrial plants, maintenance of the integrity of the rootto-leaf water transport pathway is essential for sustaining photosynthetic 9as exchange and growth. The problem of maintaining long-distance water transport is especially challengin9 in trees because path-length resistances and gravity can result in steep gradients of increasing xylem tension from roots to terminal branches, potent...

A range of continental-scale soil datasets exists in Europe with different spatial representation and based on different principles. We developed comprehensive pedotransfer functions (PTFs) for applications principally on spatial datasets with continental coverage. The PTF development included the prediction of soil water retention at various matric potentials and prediction of parameters to ch...

This article discusses issues related to the study of hydraulic resistance on pressure pipelines hydropower plants pumping turbid water flow. Experimental studies, carried out in laboratory conditions a bench model, pursued main goal studying nature changes losses various characteristic sections for All experimental studies were with different local resistances and along length section.To clari...

Sediment erosion not only reduces efficiency and life of hydropower turbines but also causes problems in operation and maintenance. Several factors are responsible for this erosion in hydro turbine components. This paper presents the sediment erosion types in hydraulic turbines and their components based upon an extensive literature review and the field observation at Cahua hydropower plant, Pe...