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Table 3 Main physiological parameters of the plant organs and compartments

From: SurEau: a mechanistic model of plant water relations under extreme drought

Organs

Parameters

Leaf

Branch

Trunk

Root

Symplasm

π0 (MPa)

−2.1

−2.1

−2.1

−2.1

ℇ (MPa−1)

10

10

10

10

K (mmol s−1 MPa−1)

21.0

5.8

2.7

7.0

Q0 (mol)

43.7

134.7

354.4

329.3

Surface (m2)

10.5

5.8

2.7

54.1

Apoplasm

P50 (MPa)

−3.4

−3.4

−3.4

−3.4

Slope (% MPa−1)

60

60

60

60

K (mmol s−1 MPa−1)

31.5

82.5

393.9

3568

Q0 (mol)

14.6

269.5

709.0

658.6

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Annals of Forest Science

ISSN: 1297-966X