Special Issues

This special issue of Tree Physiology delves into the intricate dynamics of carbon reserves in woody plants. It features a collection of research papers and commentaries that explore various aspects of non-structural carbon (NSC) storage, allocation, and utilization. Highlights include studies on the seasonal variations of photosynthesis, the impact of drought on carbon storage, and the molecular determinants of source-sink relationships.

Resulting from the 6th Plant Dormancy Symposium, this latest special issue collates latest findings related to the mechanisms of plant dormancy in vegetative and floral buds, seeds and other meristems from a variety of experimental plant systems, ranging from agronomic and horticultural and tree crops, to model plants such as Arabidopsis and poplar.

Explore 14 articles presenting significant progress in research on long-distance transport in trees and on the links between phloem and other tree functions, taking a step towards answering all the questions concerning phloem physiology. This Special Issue brings together several different approaches including classic ecophysiology, C pulse labelling, anatomy, molecular biology and modelling.

In just over a decade since the publication of the first forest tree genome—that of Populus trichocarpa (Salicaceae; Tuskan et al. 2006)—we have witnessed tremendous advances in tree physiology leveraged from forest tree genomic resources. In this Invited Issue, entitled Tree Physiology and Genomics, we bring together 12 articles that skillfully illustrate uses of an ever-expanding forest genomics toolkit to further our insight into various physiological processes.

Forest canopy function presents a challenge to researchers due to the sheer size and difficulty of vertical access to large trees in an uncontrolled environment. Explore the difficulties and discoveries of academic researchers in this area, in a new virtual issue.