The capacity of different plants to repair compromised xylem vessels and the mechanisms controlling these repairs are currently being investigated. Choat, B., Cobb, A. R. & Jansen, S. Structure ...

Water and minerals are transported up through the plant stem in xylem vessels. Xylem is a tissue consisting of dead, hollowed-out cells that form a system of pipes.

The sucrose is transported around the plant in phloem vessels ... into glucose for respiration. Xylem Transpiration Moves water and minerals from roots to leaves Columns of hollow, dead reinforced ...

With leaves on, water is pulled upwards from tree roots through the xylem vessels by the differences in water potential from the air to the soil and escapes through the leaves (the soil-plant-air ...