The hidden cost of transpiration

David J. Beerling and Peter J. Franks
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David J. Beerling: University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK. P.J.F. is also at the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia. d.j.beerling@sheffield.ac.uk
Peter J. Franks: University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK. P.J.F. is also at the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia. d.j.beerling@sheffield.ac.uk

Nature, 2010, vol. 464, issue 7288, 495-496

Abstract: Theoretical analyses reveal how plant investment in the architecture of leaf veins can be shuffled for different conditions, minimizing the construction costs associated with supplying water to leaves.

Date: 2010
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