Trees never rest: the multiple facets of
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Nadezhda Nadezhdina; Teresa S. David; Jorge S. David; Maria Isabel Ferreira; Mic
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Article
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2010
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The upward movement of water due to transpiration stops when soil water potential (Ξ¨~s~) drops below leaf water potential (Ξ¨~L~). Under these circumstances, water can move in any direction in the plantβsoil continuum through the passive conduits of roots and stems towards the lowest Ξ¨~s