Barbara Lachenbruch

Best Publications

• Xylem hydraulic safety margins in woody plants: coordination of stomatal control of xylem tension with hydraulic capacitance

  Frederick C. Meinzer;Daniel M. Johnson;Barbara Lachenbruch;Katherine A. McCulloh

  701
  Citations

• Size- and age-related changes in tree structure and function

  Frederick C. Meinzer;Barbara Lachenbruch;Todd E. Dawson

  277
  Citations

• Antisense Down-Regulation of 4CL Expression Alters Lignification, Tree Growth, and Saccharification Potential of Field-Grown Poplar

  Steven L. Voelker;Barbara Lachenbruch;Frederick C. Meinzer;Michael Jourdes

  271
  Citations

• Maximum height in a conifer is associated with conflicting requirements for xylem design

  Jean-Christophe Domec;Barbara Lachenbruch;Frederick C. Meinzer;David R. Woodruff

  258
  Citations

• Radial Variation in Wood Structure and Function in Woody Plants, and Hypotheses for Its Occurrence

  Barbara Lachenbruch;John R. Moore;Robert Evans

  253
  Citations

• Traits, properties, and performance: how woody plants combine hydraulic and mechanical functions in a cell, tissue, or whole plant.

  Barbara Lachenbruch;Katherine A. McCulloh

  234
  Citations

• Moving water well: comparing hydraulic efficiency in twigs and trunks of coniferous, ring-porous, and diffuse- porous saplings from temperate and tropical forests

  Katherine A. McCulloh;John S. Sperry;Barbara Lachenbruch;Frederick C. Meinzer

  202
  Citations

• Bordered pit structure and function determine spatial patterns of air‐seeding thresholds in xylem of Douglas‐fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii; Pinaceae) trees

  Jean-Christophe Domec;Barbara Lachenbruch;Frederick C. Meinzer

  196
  Citations

• The blind men and the elephant: the impact of context and scale in evaluating conflicts between plant hydraulic safety and efficiency.

  Frederick C. Meinzer;Katherine A. McCulloh;Barbara Lachenbruch;David R. Woodruff

  191
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• Transgenic poplars with reduced lignin show impaired xylem conductivity, growth efficiency and survival.

  Steven L. Voelker;Barbara Lachenbruch;Frederi Ck C. Meinzer;Peter Kitin

  176
  Citations

• Impacts of tree height on leaf hydraulic architecture and stomatal control in Douglas-fir

  David R. Woodruff;Katherine A. Mcculloh;Jeffrey M. Warren;Frederick C. Meinzer

  152
  Citations

• Tyloses and Phenolic Deposits in Xylem Vessels Impede Water Transport in Low-Lignin Transgenic Poplars: A Study by Cryo-Fluorescence Microscopy

  Peter Kitin;Steven L. Voelker;Frederick C. Meinzer;Hans Beeckman

  145
  Citations

• Climate-related trends in sapwood biophysical properties in two conifers: avoidance of hydraulic dysfunction through coordinated adjustments in xylem efficiency, safety and capacitance

  David M. Barnard;Frederick C. Meinzer;Barbara Lachenbruch;Katherine A. Mcculloh

  133
  Citations

• SAFETY FACTORS FOR XYLEM FAILURE BY IMPLOSION AND AIR-SEEDING WITHIN ROOTS, TRUNKS AND BRANCHES OF YOUNG AND OLD CONIFER TREES

  Jean-Christophe Domec;Jeffrey M. Warren;Frederick C. Meinzer;Barbara Lachenbruch

  130
  Citations

• Reduced wood stiffness and strength, and altered stem form, in young antisense 4CL transgenic poplars with reduced lignin contents

  Steven L. Voelker;Barbara Lachenbruch;Frederick C. Meinzer;Steven H. Strauss

  122
  Citations

• Relationships of density, microfibril angle, and sound velocity with stiffness and strength in mature wood of Douglas-fir

  Barbara Lachenbruch;G. R. Johnson;G. Downes;R. Evans

  115
  Citations

• Comparative hydraulic architecture of tropical tree species representing a range of successional stages and wood density

  Katherine A. McCulloh;Frederick C. Meinzer;John S. Sperry;Barbara Lachenbruch

  108
  Citations

• Phytophthora ramorum Colonizes Tanoak Xylem and Is Associated with Reduced Stem Water Transport.

  J. L. Parke;E. Oh;S. Voelker;E. M. Hansen

  106
  Citations

• Coordination of leaf structure and gas exchange along a height gradient in a tall conifer.

  D. R. Woodruff;Frederick C. Meinzer;Barbara Lachenbruch;D. M. Johnson

  102
  Citations

• Hydraulic architecture of two species differing in wood density: opposing strategies in co-occurring tropical pioneer trees

  Katherine A. Mcculloh;Daniel M. Johnson;Frederick C. Meinzer;Steven L. Voelker

  95
  Citations