Andrea Nardini

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Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Effects of the experimental blockage of the major veins on hydraulics and gas exchange of Prunus laurocerasus L. leaves
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italia
    J Exp Bot 54:1213-9. 2003
  2. ncbi The hydraulic conductance of Fraxinus ornus leaves is constrained by soil water availability and coordinated with gas exchange rates
    Emmanuelle Gortan
    Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
    Tree Physiol 29:529-39. 2009
  3. ncbi Vein recovery from embolism occurs under negative pressure in leaves of sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
    Physiol Plant 133:755-64. 2008
  4. ncbi Pit membrane chemistry influences the magnitude of ion-mediated enhancement of xylem hydraulic conductance in four Lauraceae species
    Emmanuelle Gortan
    Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, Trieste, Italy
    Tree Physiol 31:48-58. 2011
  5. ncbi Ion-mediated increase in the hydraulic conductivity of Laurel stems: role of pits and consequences for the impact of cavitation on water transport
    Antonio Gascó
    Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italia
    Plant Cell Environ 29:1946-55. 2006
  6. ncbi Ion-mediated enhancement of xylem hydraulic conductivity is not always suppressed by the presence of Ca2+ in the sap
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, I 34127, Trieste, Italy
    J Exp Bot 58:2609-15. 2007
  7. ncbi More than just a vulnerable pipeline: xylem physiology in the light of ion-mediated regulation of plant water transport
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, Trieste, Italia
    J Exp Bot 62:4701-18. 2011
  8. ncbi Is rootstock-induced dwarfing in olive an effect of reduced plant hydraulic efficiency?
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italia
    Tree Physiol 26:1137-44. 2006
  9. ncbi Leafminers help us understand leaf hydraulic design
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
    Plant Cell Environ 33:1091-100. 2010
  10. ncbi Heterogeneity of gas exchange rates over the leaf surface in tobacco: an effect of hydraulic architecture?
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
    Plant Cell Environ 31:804-12. 2008

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  1. ncbi Effects of the experimental blockage of the major veins on hydraulics and gas exchange of Prunus laurocerasus L. leaves
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italia
    J Exp Bot 54:1213-9. 2003
    ..94+/-0.09 MPa. The conclusion was that stomata were very sensitive to changes in K(L) and that stomatal closure led to the homeostatic maintenance of Psi(L) and cavitation avoidance...
  2. ncbi The hydraulic conductance of Fraxinus ornus leaves is constrained by soil water availability and coordinated with gas exchange rates
    Emmanuelle Gortan
    Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
    Tree Physiol 29:529-39. 2009
    ..It is concluded that leaf hydraulics and its changes in response to resource availability should receive greater attention in studies aimed at modelling biosphere-atmosphere interactions...
  3. ncbi Vein recovery from embolism occurs under negative pressure in leaves of sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
    Physiol Plant 133:755-64. 2008
    ..This is the first study providing experimental evidence for 'novel refilling' in a herbaceous dicot and highlighting the importance of this process in the leaf...
  4. ncbi Pit membrane chemistry influences the magnitude of ion-mediated enhancement of xylem hydraulic conductance in four Lauraceae species
    Emmanuelle Gortan
    Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, Trieste, Italy
    Tree Physiol 31:48-58. 2011
    ..Our findings support the current interpretation of the ionic effect due to dynamic swelling and shrinking behaviour of pit membrane pectins...
  5. ncbi Ion-mediated increase in the hydraulic conductivity of Laurel stems: role of pits and consequences for the impact of cavitation on water transport
    Antonio Gascó
    Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italia
    Plant Cell Environ 29:1946-55. 2006
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  6. ncbi Ion-mediated enhancement of xylem hydraulic conductivity is not always suppressed by the presence of Ca2+ in the sap
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, I 34127, Trieste, Italy
    J Exp Bot 58:2609-15. 2007
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  7. ncbi More than just a vulnerable pipeline: xylem physiology in the light of ion-mediated regulation of plant water transport
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, Trieste, Italia
    J Exp Bot 62:4701-18. 2011
    ..More research is needed to address the ionic effect in more species, physico-chemical properties of pit membranes, and how the ionic effect may increase xylem hydraulic conductance 'on demand'...
  8. ncbi Is rootstock-induced dwarfing in olive an effect of reduced plant hydraulic efficiency?
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italia
    Tree Physiol 26:1137-44. 2006
    ..Accordingly, maximum transpiration rate and minimum leaf water potential did not differ significantly among experimental groups. We conclude that reduced root hydraulic conductance may explain rootstock-induced dwarfing in olive...
  9. ncbi Leafminers help us understand leaf hydraulic design
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
    Plant Cell Environ 33:1091-100. 2010
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  10. ncbi Heterogeneity of gas exchange rates over the leaf surface in tobacco: an effect of hydraulic architecture?
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
    Plant Cell Environ 31:804-12. 2008
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  11. ncbi Water stress-induced modifications of leaf hydraulic architecture in sunflower: co-ordination with gas exchange
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italia
    J Exp Bot 56:3093-101. 2005
    ..It is concluded that water stress has an important effect on the hydraulic construction of leaves. This, in turn, might prove to be a crucial factor in plant-water relationships and gas exchange under water stress conditions...
  12. ncbi Refilling embolized xylem conduits: is it a matter of phloem unloading?
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
    Plant Sci 180:604-11. 2011
    ..Far from being a challenge to irreversible thermodynamics, embolism refilling is emerging as a finely regulated vital process essential for plant functioning under different environmental stresses...
  13. ncbi Reduced content of homogalacturonan does not alter the ion-mediated increase in xylem hydraulic conductivity in tobacco
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
    Plant Physiol 143:1975-81. 2007
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  14. ncbi Changes of xylem sap ionic content and stem hydraulics in response to irradiance in Laurus nobilis
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
    Tree Physiol 30:628-35. 2010
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  15. ncbi Kinetics of recovery of leaf hydraulic conductance and vein functionality from cavitation-induced embolism in sunflower
    Patrizia Trifilò
    Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
    J Exp Bot 54:2323-30. 2003
    ..The possible consistent contribution of vital mechanisms for vein refilling is discussed...
  16. ncbi Ion-mediated enhancement of xylem hydraulic conductivity in four Acer species: relationships with ecological and anatomical features
    Andrea Nardini
    Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Universita di Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, I 34127 Trieste, Italy
    Tree Physiol 32:1434-41. 2012
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  17. ncbi Diurnal and seasonal variations in leaf hydraulic conductance in evergreen and deciduous trees
    Maria A Lo Gullo
    Dipartimento di Scienze Botaniche, Universita di Messina, Salita Sperone 31, 98166 Messina S Agata, Italia
    Tree Physiol 25:505-12. 2005
    ..Leaf habit (evergreen or deciduous) did not influence absolute values of K(leaf) or its diurnal variation...
  18. ncbi The dependence of leaf hydraulic conductance on irradiance during HPFM measurements: any role for stomatal response?
    Melvin T Tyree
    USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Experiment Station, 705 Spear St, Burlington, VT 05403, USA
    J Exp Bot 56:737-44. 2005
    ..Irradiance-mediated stimulation of aquaporins or hydrogel effects in leaf tracheids may be involved...