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N. Michele Holbrook

N. Michele Holbrook

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Plant Science and Agronomy
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
98
Citations
30482
World Ranking
181
National Ranking
64

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Photosynthesis

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Xylem, Stomatal conductance, Hydraulic conductivity and Horticulture. He performs integrative study on Botany and Chloroplast in his works. His work deals with themes such as Vascular bundle, Biophysics and Apoplast, which intersect with Xylem.

The concepts of his Stomatal conductance study are interwoven with issues in Water-use efficiency and Turgor pressure. His studies in Hydraulic conductivity integrate themes in fields like Rainforest, Tropical climate, Intraspecific competition and Cordia alliodora. His Horticulture research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Liquidambar and Dendrometry.

His most cited work include:

  • Increasing CO2 threatens human nutrition (572 citations)
  • Stomatal Closure during Leaf Dehydration, Correlation with Other Leaf Physiological Traits (452 citations)
  • Hydrogel control of xylem hydraulic resistance in plants. (442 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

N. Michele Holbrook mainly investigates Botany, Xylem, Phloem, Transpiration and Ecology. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Hydraulic conductivity and Horticulture. His research integrates issues of Cavitation and Biophysics in his study of Xylem.

The various areas that N. Michele Holbrook examines in his Phloem study include Sugar, Photoassimilate and Sucrose. His Transpiration study combines topics in areas such as Mechanics and Water content. His research in Photosynthesis intersects with topics in Soil water, Canopy and Turgor pressure.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (58.40%)
  • Xylem (42.40%)
  • Phloem (16.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Phloem (16.00%)
  • Tree species (7.20%)
  • Botany (58.40%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

N. Michele Holbrook focuses on Phloem, Tree species, Botany, Transpiration and Horticulture. His Phloem transport and Sieve tube element study, which is part of a larger body of work in Phloem, is frequently linked to Sieve, bridging the gap between disciplines. N. Michele Holbrook merges many fields, such as Botany and Gametophyte, in his writings.

N. Michele Holbrook has researched Transpiration in several fields, including Eddy covariance, Water balance, Surface runoff, Hydrology and Temporal scales. His work on Xylem and Vitis vinifera as part of general Horticulture research is often related to Standard procedure, thus linking different fields of science. His study in Xylem is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Petiole, Dehydration, Transmitted light, Light transmission and Cavitation.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Comparing optimal and empirical stomatal conductance models for application in Earth system models. (32 citations)
  • Comparing different methods for determining forest evapotranspiration and its components at multiple temporal scales (12 citations)
  • Where does Münch flow begin? Sucrose transport in the pre-phloem path. (11 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Photosynthesis

N. Michele Holbrook mostly deals with Phloem, Horticulture, Transpiration, Evapotranspiration and Stomatal conductance. His Phloem research includes themes of Sucrose, Mechanics, Metabolism and Cell biology. N. Michele Holbrook integrates many fields, such as Horticulture and Water transport, in his works.

In his study, N. Michele Holbrook carries out multidisciplinary Transpiration and Water storage research. N. Michele Holbrook has included themes like Atmospheric sciences and Canopy conductance in his Evapotranspiration study. The study incorporates disciplines such as FluxNet and Scaling in addition to Stomatal conductance.

Best Publications

  • Increasing CO2 threatens human nutrition.

    Samuel S. Myers;Antonella Zanobetti;Itai Kloog;Peter Huybers

  • The ‘hydrology’ of leaves: co‐ordination of structure and function in temperate woody species

    L. Sack;P. D. Cowan;N. Jaikumar;N. M. Holbrook

  • Stomatal Closure during Leaf Dehydration, Correlation with Other Leaf Physiological Traits

    Tim J. Brodribb;N. Michele Holbrook

  • Leaf hydraulics.

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  • Stem water storage and diurnal patterns of water use in tropical forest canopy trees

    G. Goldstein;J. L. Andrade;F. C. Meinzer;N. M. Holbrook

  • Hydrogel control of xylem hydraulic resistance in plants.

    Maciej A. Zwieniecki;Peter J. Melcher;N. Michele Holbrook

  • Potential errors in measurement of nonuniform sap flow using heat dissipation probes

    Michael J. Clearwater;Frederick C. Meinzer;José Luis Andrade;Guillermo Goldstein

  • Why Leaves Turn Red in Autumn. The Role of Anthocyanins in Senescing Leaves of Red-Osier Dogwood

    Taylor S. Feild;David W. Lee;N. Michele Holbrook

  • Relations between stomatal closure, leaf turgor and xylem vulnerability in eight tropical dry forest trees

    T. J. Brodribb;N. M. Holbrook;E. J. Edwards;M. V. Gutiérrez

  • Leaf hydraulic capacity in ferns, conifers and angiosperms: impacts on photosynthetic maxima

    Tim J. Brodribb;Tim J. Brodribb;N. Michele Holbrook;Maciej A. Zwieniecki;Beatriz Palma

  • Cutting xylem under tension or supersaturated with gas can generate PLC and the appearance of rapid recovery from embolism

    James K. Wheeler;Brett A. Huggett;Alena N. Tofte;Fulton E. Rockwell

  • Stomatal control in tomato with ABA‐deficient roots: response of grafted plants to soil drying

    N. Michele Holbrook;V.R. Shashidhar;Richard A. James;Rana Munns

  • Iso/Anisohydry: A Plant-Environment Interaction Rather Than a Simple Hydraulic Trait.

    Uri Hochberg;Fulton E. Rockwell;N. Michele Holbrook;Hervé Cochard

  • Spring Filling of Xylem Vessels in Wild Grapevine

    John S. Sperry;N. Michele Holbrook;Martin H. Zimmermann;Melvin T. Tyree

  • Partitioning of soil water among canopy trees in a seasonally dry tropical forest

    Frederick C. Meinzer;José Luis Andrade;Guillermo Goldstein;N. Michele Holbrook

  • Embolism Repair and Xylem Tension: Do We Need a Miracle?

    NM Holbrook;MA Zwieniecki

  • Confronting Maxwell's demon: biophysics of xylem embolism repair

    Maciej A. Zwieniecki;N. Michele Holbrook

  • Hydraulic and photosynthetic co‐ordination in seasonally dry tropical forest trees

    T. J. Brodribb;N. M. Holbrook;M. V. Gutiérrez

  • In Vivo Observation of Cavitation and Embolism Repair Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    N. Michele Holbrook;Eric T. Ahrens;Michael J. Burns;Maciej A. Zwieniecki

  • The hydraulic conductance of the angiosperm leaf lamina: a comparison of three measurement methods.

    Lawren Sack;Peter J. Melcher;Maciej A. Zwieniecki;N. Michele Holbrook

  • Pigment dynamics and autumn leaf senescence in a New England deciduous forest, eastern USA

    David W. Lee;David W. Lee;John O'Keefe;N. Michele Holbrook;Taylor S. Feild

  • Leaf hydraulic architecture correlates with regeneration irradiance in tropical rainforest trees

    Lawren Sack;Melvin T. Tyree;Melvin T. Tyree;N. Michele Holbrook

  • The role of freezing in setting the latitudinal limits of mangrove forests.

    S A Stuart;S A Stuart;B Choat;Katherine Martin;Noel Michele Holbrook

  • Stomatal protection against hydraulic failure: a comparison of coexisting ferns and angiosperms

    Tim J. Brodribb;Tim J. Brodribb;N. Michele Holbrook

  • Declining hydraulic efficiency as transpiring leaves desiccate: two types of response.

    Tim J. Brodribb;Tim J. Brodribb;N. Michele Holbrook

  • Vascular transport in plants

    N. Michele Holbrook;Maciej A. Zwieniecki

Frequent Co-Authors

Maciej A. Zwieniecki
Maciej A. Zwieniecki University of California, Davis
Timothy J. Brodribb
Timothy J. Brodribb University of Tasmania
Guillermo Goldstein
Guillermo Goldstein University of Miami
Peter John Huybers
Peter John Huybers Harvard University
Taylor S. Feild
Taylor S. Feild James Cook University
Lawren Sack
Lawren Sack University of California, Los Angeles
Abraham D. Stroock
Abraham D. Stroock Cornell University
Brendan Choat
Brendan Choat Western Sydney University
Michael J. Ottman
Michael J. Ottman University of Arizona
Frederick C. Meinzer
Frederick C. Meinzer Oregon State University

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