This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Water movement between roots and soil can be limited by incomplete root-soil contact, such as that caused by air gaps due to root shrinkage, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Phloem versus xylem water and carbon flow between a developing daughter cladode (flattened stem segment) and the underlying basal cladode of ...

Cacti are not just cultured for their aesthetic value, but also for food and medicine. One of the most important plants is the Opuntia ficus indica (Burbank’s spineless) commonly called "dilang baka" ...

Opuntia, the prickly pear cactus, originated in South America, moved into the valleys of the Andes and then north into Mexico and North America. In Southern California, opuntia grows in the coastal ...

If the first plants you think of when you hear "cactus" are those immense, multi-branched Saguaro cactuses (Carnegiea gigantea) so frequently featured in cowboy movies, you should know there are over ...