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This research was supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion, European Union NextGeneration, European Regional Development Fund, Gobierno de Aragon.

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Martín‐sánchez, RubénAuthorSancho-Knapik, DomingoAuthorFerrio, Juan PedroAuthorAlonso-Forn, DavidAuthorPeguero-Pina, Jose JavierAuthorGil-Pelegrin, EustaquioAuthor

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Xylem and Phloem in Petioles Are Coordinated With Leaf Gas Exchange in Oaks With Contrasting Anatomical Strategies Depending on Leaf Habit

Publicated to:Plant Cell And Environment. 48 (2): 1717-1734 - 2025-02-01 48(2), DOI: 10.1111/pce.15231

Authors: Martin-Sanchez, Ruben; Sancho-Knapik, Domingo; Ferrio, Juan Pedro; Alonso-Forn, David; Losada, Juan Manuel; Peguero-Pina, Jose Javier; Mencuccini, Maurizio; Gil-Pelegrin, Eustaquio

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Consejo Super Invest Cient EEAD CSIC, Estn Expt Aula Dei, Zaragoza, Spain - Author
CREAF, Cerdanyola Del Valles, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Ctr Invest & Tecnol Agroalimentaria Aragon CITA, Dept Sistemas Agr Forestales & Medio Ambiente, Zaragoza, Spain - Author
ICREA, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Inst Mediterranean & Subtrop Hort La Mayora IHSM M, Malaga, Spain - Author
Sistemas Agrícolas, Forestales y Medio Ambiente. Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón - Author
Univ Balearic Isl UIB, Dept Biol, Res Grp Plant Biol Mediterranean Condit, Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Island, Spain - Author
Univ Zaragoza, Inst Agroalimentario Aragon IA2, CITA, Zaragoza, Spain - Author
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Abstract

As the single link between leaves and the rest of the plant, petioles must develop conductive tissues according to the water influx and sugar outflow of the leaf lamina. A scaling relationship between leaf area and anatomical traits of xylem and phloem is expected to improve the efficiency of these tissues. However, the different constraints compromising the functionality of both tissues (e.g., risk of cavitation) must not be disregarded. Additionally, deciduous and evergreen plants may have different strategies to produce and package their petiole conduits to cope with environmental restrictions. We explored in 33 oak species the relationships between petiole anatomical traits, leaf area, stomatal conductance, and photosynthesis rate. Results showed allometric scaling between anatomical structure of xylem and phloem with leaf area. We also found correlations between photosynthesis rate, stomatal conductance, and anatomical traits in the petiole. The main novelty is how oaks present a different strategy depending on the leaf habit. Deciduous species tend to increase their diameters to achieve greater leaf-specific conductivity. By contrast, evergreen oaks develop larger xylem conductive areas for a given leaf area than deciduous ones. This trade-off between safety-efficiency in petioles has never been attributed to the leaf habit of the species.

Keywords

<italic>quercus</italic>Anatomía de la plantaCavitation resistanceClimatConductive tissuesConductividad hidráulicaEmbolismFotosíntesisHydraulic architectureHydraulic conductivityLeaf habitPecioloPetiolesPhloemPhotosynthesisPlant leavesPlant stomataPlant transpirationQuercusStomatal conductancStomatal conductanceTrade-offsTransportVulnerabilityWater-stressXylem

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Plant Cell And Environment due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position 20/273, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Plant Sciences. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-09-15:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 1

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-09-15:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 19.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 19 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/10532/7370

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Martín-Sánchez, Rubén) and Last Author (Gil Pelegrín, Eustaquio).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Martín-Sánchez, Rubén.