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 |