The timing of autumn leaf senescence is driven by external cues such as temperature and photoperiod and is strongly regulated by internal developmental processes. Correlative evidence suggests that e...

Abstract. Seasonal climate warming affects temperate plant phenology differently. Early winter warming can delay dormancy release and budburst due to insuf

The relationship between tree carbon (C) assimilation and growth is central to understanding tree functioning and forecasting forest C sequestration, yet remains unresolved. The long-standing debate ...

Abstract. Plants’ non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs) serve as their capital for growth, reproduction, defense, and survival. To increase the NSC availabil

Increased atmospheric evaporative demand in recent years has increased drought severity by an average of 40% globally across both dry and wet regions, and the trend is likely to continue under future warming scenarios.

The carbon (C) balance of plants is the sum of all source and sink processes. However, due to methodological limitations, most studies focus predominantly on measurements of leaf-level assimilation an...

In most tree species, roots serve as major carbon (C) sinks, where C is depleted first when C assimilation is limited. Recent methodological advancements in sugar infusion allow for a better underst...

In forests dominated by large clonal plants, such as giant moso bamboo, drought can alter the allocation of newly assimilated C within the tissues of source ramet but may not affect its allocation am...