{
  "id": 5391116,
  "title": "Stomatal and xylem plasticity, not growth rate, determines white spruce resilience to warmer and drier climates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/stomatal-and-xylem-plasticity-not-growth-rate-determines-white-spruce",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.02.748918v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In a warmer and drier climate, forest productivity will depend on trees' ability to maintain carbon uptake and hydraulic function. Whether fast-growing genotypes of boreal conifers are more vulnerable to combined climatic stress remains uncertain. Using a full-factorial field experiment, we investigated how progressive soil drying combined with extended warming affects growth, xylem development,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}